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

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dretrucks said: ↑

I DID apply and I was offered a position, thank-you. I'm just relaying what was told to me by my recruiter.

Congratulations! Schneider National is proud to extend you a conditional offer to lease your truck with one of the Schneider National, Inc. motor carrier subsidiaries ("Schneider").

You must meet certain Federal Truth-in-Leasing and Department of Transportation (DOT) criteria, and other applicable lease criteria. Pursuant to certain regulations, Schneider will complete a Driver Qualification File, conduct a background check of your driving record, employment history, and review your DOT physical examination results, DOT alcohol/drug screen results, and Schneider Hair Follicle Drug Screen results to ensure they are satisfactory. You must also pass a Schneider driving test and written skills test, and your truck will have to meet certain Schneider and DOT inspection standards and criteria. Finally, you must sign an Independent Contactor Operating Agreement (ICOA) with Schneider.

Information about your lease opportunity (as of April 22, 2016):

Work/Account Name: Van Truckload OTR

Pay: Percentage

We look forward to your long and successful lease with us. The information provided in this message will help provide a smooth transition to your new home at Schneider. If you have any questions, please contact your recruiter, xxxx xxxx at 920-592-6xxx.

Thank you,
Schneider Owner Operator Recruiting

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Yes they opened up a few slots. I'm took one too. This just happened in the last couple weeks.

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Yes they opened up a few slots. I'm took one too. This just happened in the last couple weeks.
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Probably due to more people who failed

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I was informed by my SFI Rep the other day in Charlotte that they are being very picky now who they approved to come on to this program because so many have come on and within 2 months turn the truck back yet so they're trying to but the brakes on that mess for the most part
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Good...

They were letting on any Joe Schmo before.
That's why I'm here lmao!

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Good...

They were letting on any Joe Schmo before.
That's why I'm here lmao!
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yeah, right......of all the loosers, we suck the least!!! Yea us......LOL!!

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Soooo I'm just wondering...
Do all these people that lease a new truck and then run for .90 or $1 a mile plus FSC ever do math before jumping into it?
Whenever I run the numbers I see I'd earn more as a company driver vs doing one of those cheap lease mileage scams.
Why anybody would choose to have the responsibility of a $150,000 truck and pay for it so they can earn less money than a company driver and yet still rely on dispatcher to run their life and business... it just ... it just blows my mind
I don't get it, it doesn't make sense to me but yet sooo many people do it.

Everybody likes to bash companies, brokers, cheap freight etc but I think us drivers are at fault for a lot.
There's too many dummy drivers out here ruining it for the rest of us, just saying.
Okay rant over

freightwipper, Jun 20, 2016

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freightwipper said: ↑

Soooo I'm just wondering...
Do all these people that lease a new truck and then run for .90 or $1 a mile plus FSC ever do math before jumping into it?
Whenever I run the numbers I see I'd earn more as a company driver vs doing one of those cheap lease mileage scams.
Why anybody would choose to have the responsibility of a $150,000 truck and pay for it so they can earn less money than a company driver and yet still rely on dispatcher to run their life and business... it just ... it just blows my mind
I don't get it, it doesn't make sense to me but yet sooo many people do it.

Everybody likes to bash companies, brokers, cheap freight etc but I think us drivers are at fault for a lot.
There's too many dummy drivers out here ruining it for the rest of us, just saying.
Okay rant over
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This is exactly why I've not pulled the trigger on owner operator with Total, 0.92 a mile plus FSC which averages to like 0.16 a mile is no where near enough to be successful

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This is exactly why I've not pulled the trigger on owner operator with Total, 0.92 a mile plus FSC which averages to like 0.16 a mile is no where near enough to be successful
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There we go, someone using their brain

freightwipper, Jun 20, 2016

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There we go, someone using their brain
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Spreadsheet may seem stupid but it's a #### good way to run the numbers lol

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I like to work smarter..not harder...running more miles for less money makes no sense...

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People like to rag on me and my short loads but the numbers make sense to me.
Of course it's about managing the deadhead and time with customers when dealing with multiple loads a day.

However all I got to do is about 350 miles or so a day at $2 all miles.. do that for 7 days and I'll clear around $3,000 after all costs for a full week. If done right it I can pull off good weeks without driving a lot but it takes lots and lots of planning.

If I did 3500 miles a week at $1.45 all miles I'd earn less than doing 2500 miles at $2 all miles.
I'd rather spend more time farting around at customers rather than driving like a mad man to make the same if not less money. Thats just me though.

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