Not coming to Schneider at this time.

They just recently put a mt trl assignment on an ic in Phoenix who was picking up in Phoenix going to so cal and they wanted him to go to West Memphis to pick up an my trl..lol

 

I saw that. Wonder how that all turned out?

 

@FatDaddy because it shows that you're not gonna be subject to irrational movements.. Once they see you can afford to say no they don't bother you.. When they no you can't afford to say no or are afraid to say no just like with anything in life you'll get taken advantage of

 

I can usually accomplish that without paying the $250

So your theory is that if the company can make a free $250 of you then they will leave you alone?

See...if I am the company I'm under the belief that if you are willing to pay it once I will keep sending you irrational moments.

Free money.

 

It's been rare lately I've had to go on MT hunts due to no MTs at my drop site thankfully.........
BUT Schneider has been more often trying to get me to not pick up an MT at my drop site and go somewhere else to get an MT.
Most often where I drop when this happens has been customers that only receives and doesn't ship loads so why would Schneider want them to keep trailers and have me go out of route and waste my time?
Sometimes sending me to go to a shipper to take an empty and my last drop had empties and doesn't ship?!?
What I think is going on is we're being used strategically as guinea pigs into trailer positioning for company drivers.
So we go on more stupid trailer moves ahead of time so that company drivers won't have to.
If you're all cool with being taken advantage of be my guest but I'm not.
When I book a load I'd appreciate doing the assignment as I agreed to and be left alone.

 

You are describing a situation that is apples and oranges. Different story if you are at a drop with empties and they are sending you somewhere else. Has happened to me twice. Both times I refused the move and took the empty from where I was.

Wasn't an issue either time...the "claim" was they were showing no empties. My guess is that they were testing me (or any IC for that matter) to see what they could get away with

 

I think you're right.
And for the record if I need an empty I'm cool with getting one at an assigned location in route, my problem is when they try to send me in the opposite direction.
Like was just posted.. an IC in Phoenix picking up in Phoenix being sent to West Memphis for an MT !?! lol wtf

 

Lol. It's an obvious screwup but it's funny as hell

 

I had a D/H load. drop loaded trlr, and generic p/u mty. so I p/u mty, send in trlr #. as I was pulling into shipper for next load, box people tell me to take mty back and p/u a specific trlr #. I think not!!! That trailer wasn't found.