New in Schneider

Cool, welcome to the family. Intermodel was another area I would have looked into if I couldn't do Bulk. I'm leaving tomorrow morning to go to what is left of the Evergreen OC to pickup a truck there and take it to Dallas and then on to Houston to get my assigned ride.

 

Its who i'm signed up for .. I'm just waiting on the DOT part now.
if i pass.. then training begins Jan 20th

Cloud

 

You training in Dallas?

 

rev,if you take the per diem,you get all 52 dollars of it for every day you are out away from home whether you work or not,no taxes are paid on your part of perdiem,its all to the good right off the top,if you don't take it,you are taxed on all your perdiem and only get a portion of it when you itemize,you only get 3/4 of it when you file it yourself,like 39.00,instead of 54,its 58 in canada if you run it,if you are out for 270 days at 54 a day,you will get14580.00 right off the top with no taxes or ss on it. remember if they give you 2 cents a mile perdiem,and you don't get the 54. each day ,you can still claim the whole difference up to 54 a day regardless of any miles you run. Before anyone opts out of perdiem,make sure you check with a private accountant that knows trucking. just trying to help you guys out. its true that if you get a loan you won't show your total income,but unless your going to mortgage a house or retire soon your money is better getting the perdiem,one thing to keep in mind,that perdiem of 14580.00 could all go into a retirement fund too. Thats the best thing to do if you can afford to do it. Good luck with schneider,think you'll be fine. take care.

 

Did you use their simulator? If so, how was it and how long were you on it? Also, how do you like Bulk division?

 

That will be where I'll be going .. so yep

Cloud

 

whats intermodal driving?

 

It was OK. It can't take the place of a truck. It worked for some people do learn double clutch. Was ok to get the techniques of snub braking down a mountain but it definitely cannot take the place of the real thing. You don't stay on the sim for very long. The first day you might be on/off it for an hour or so. Most exercises only take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. The guys there spend more time screwing with you like running a deer into the side of your truck in a warehouse.

Bulk is good so far but I'm just getting started. I'm here in Houston picking up my truck.