Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by freightwipper, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. LifeSucksThenYouDie

    LifeSucksThenYouDie Light Load Member

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    I am home. I was told to keep my trailer.
     
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  3. LifeSucksThenYouDie

    LifeSucksThenYouDie Light Load Member

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    We were told in orientation the old fine was $50 per day. The new fine would be $150 per day. I don't know if it is true, but 22 people were told this by the Choice operations manager in Charlotte.
     
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  4. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    If it's just one off and you have the day after booked they don't really care..
     
  5. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Sooo many loads to MA ugh no thanks!
     
  6. fr8monkey

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    Why? They pay good usually....anyways I have a question for u? Can I use a 4000 dollar down payment for a used truck if I don't qualify for a new truck with sfi? And then go on the choice program?
     
  7. LifeSucksThenYouDie

    LifeSucksThenYouDie Light Load Member

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    From what I have seen, if they will lease you a used truck they will lease you a new one.
     
  8. freightwipper

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    Somebody just beat me to a great load leaving the Northeast by two seconds :biggrin_2553:

    That's what I get for thinking about it for just a moment! ZERO time to think on good loads :banghead:


    This is the last thing you ever want to see....

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  9. freightwipper

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    I'm in PA and pretty much anywhere from PA to MA pays between $2-3 a mile to the truck.
    Problem is coming out of MA pays peanuts.
    If I go 350 miles into MA at $2.50 and then come out 350 miles back to PA at $1 then I'm pretty much running the truck at $1.75

    I can run at $1.75 if not better staying in the midwest, no way I'm gonna deal with New England craziness unless I can earn wayyyy more than what I can elsewhere but that's just me.

    As far as trucks go.. they don't care about your credit rating pretty much not at all.
    What they care about is your living expenses, if you have a mortgage on a million dollar house and are paying child support on 5 kids Schneider will deny you even if you have an 800 credit rating.

    Most used trucks are zero down unless you want a KW or Peterbilt.
    Best route is a new Freightshaker on a one year lease, it's $1000 up front BUT Schneider gives you a $1400 bonus into your maintenance account when you lease on with a new truck so in other words you get paid to get a new truck.
     
  10. freightwipper

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    I love when drop and hooks turn into live loads that take forever.
    Somehow this crap only happens to me when I'm in the Northeast region.

    I'm GTFO and heading back to the midwest to camp out for a bit.
     
  11. TennMan

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    They don't care under current contract however under new they will or else why change it.
     
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