My 4 Month Review of Schuster

Pretty good first month back from the holidays

 

For the month:
12,652 paid miles
1 NYC and 1 Northeast pay
3 extra paid stops

 

They actually did away with the physical screening thing. Funnily enough, it was from my orientation class where a lady got sent home. She also complained the entire class about everything imaginable, so y’know, tough loss I reckon. But yeah, Schuster posted a bulletin in the driver’s lounge in late 2021 regarding the change to that policy lol. I think it’s silly that more companies can’t do a physical ability test. I know reefer work is not labor-intensive, but that test was so easy that there’s no way someone could properly secure a load or do a thorough pre trip if they couldn’t pass it. And chains would be an absolute no if someone couldn’t handle it. But anyways, it’s no longer

I agree about there being a somewhat high turnover rate, but the fleet sized has also increased by 30-40% since I first hired on in 2021. Internationals might be a dealbreaker for some. I’m sure there’s a couple less than stellar dispatchers in the office. But it’s also a company that hires to pull a reefer OTR with 6 months experience. Between relatively new drivers that are just wanting experience until they get a good local offer, people that aren’t a good fit for reefer work, and the nature of OTR trucking in general, that’s not really a surprise.

I might just be lucky with my dispatcher, but I’ve never been micromanaged by him. Night shift has one over achiever that asks if you’re about to head to receiver, even with an hour to spare from 10 minutes away lol, but they’re friendly enough besides that.