Ok I quit, but I’ll be back…. Maybe

Thanks for that.

I was trying to figure out their game. Looks more and more like they are run like a convenience store chain with an internal fuel supply group.

As apposed to Space Age, a fuel/oil distribution company with some retail outlets and some truck stops.

Corporate emphasis and focus are import to how a business runs.

 

They have a big contract with UP so I think that’s what mostly keeps them going.

 

Stay with Schneider -- until you have 1 year plus -- by going/moving to where the freight is (you're basically homeless anyway....right?):

Schneider -- tanker driver -- Citronelle, AL -- open to all CDL holders

Loads like this would afford you the opportunity to sidestep the coming reduced freight volumes due to the tariffs.

Think about it....


-- L

 

It's not 'playing politics' - it's standing up for yourself.

If the account manager is being a dill hole, then his boss needs to know. As a driver, about the only way you can jerk his leash and get him to heel is by going to his boss. You're national dedicated, not a domiciled driver. That means things have to work a little different - like not starting/ending your day at the store.

All the contact info you need is on the landing page in Compass. I strongly encourage you to make the call, regardless of your plans.

 

At this point, probably not much. Last week you probably would have gotten a great deal. Possibly pulled from the account, definitely a different arrangement for overnight parking, and probably an attitude adjustment from the account manager.

Larger picture - you had problems at Western. AC and the truck tablet didn't work and your manager didn't want to route you into a company shop. A call to his manager/driver relations/safety could have solved that problem. Maybe not at Western, but it definitely would at Schneider. Now you're having issues with another manager who is putting his needs above yours. You can either work to find a resolution or quit. Working to find a resolution means having a couple of conversations with the manager, and when that doesn't work you go to his boss. It may not end up getting you everything you want, but a 10 minute phone call could have saved you a week of being stinky and pissed off.

Whatever the outcome - staying National Dedicated, going back to the DG you were on, or moving to a new company - you're going to have to develop skills to deal with dill hole managers. Might as well take a dry run now.

 

While you are still part of "team Orange" -- that Schneider tanker gig is a diamond in the rough, becuz:

• You would likely sidestep imported freight issues/volumes, later
• that tanker training/experience would set you up for later higher-paying gigs with:
  • crude oil/petrochems
  • cryogenics
  • fuel
  • and still others

If your current zip code is a problem -- have you considered using the RV world to relocate to a zip code that has this tanker freight?

I see Schneider constantly advertising for tanker drivers along the I -10 corridor in LA, MS, AL...& the I-65 area of AL.

-- L

 

Here's some that hire from your zip code and have trucks nice enough to live in:
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James H Clark &Son Inc
4100 S 500 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84123
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Pride Transport Inc
5499 W 2455 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84120
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Navajo Express
1400 W 64th Ave, Denver, CO 80221
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Stevens Transport | North American Multimodal
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Crazy Horse | Transport
2916 Imperial Purple Ct Las Vegas, NV 89117
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Marten Transport | Homepage
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