Roehl or Schneider?

While i will not commit either way on companies good or bad, the LAST place in the #### world you want to be getting any advice from, is the CB.. ...that is like getting your daily news fromthe Tabloidss at the checkout lane.
You will find good and bad with any company that hires new drivers, Best thing to do, narrow your primary wants and/or needs to only 2 or 3 thenresearchh the company based off just that. you will do yourself good that way.

 

The CB is just ONE more resource...sure folks will BS you a bit...but the same is possible here too!!

 

I agree, which is why i say its all in what you are really looking for, hometime,mileage,new equipment, easy loads, etc..

you ain't gonna get all them at the same place, gotta choose the most important and go with it lol

 

SNI has 10 times as many drivers and Roehl has many more complaints on here than SNI. That should be a indication. I have worked for both. SNI hauls 7% of the freight in the U.S. This means alot more drop and hooks and alot more variety of freight and alot more freight lanes. This means less sitting and more moving. I have sat in the drivers lounges of both companies and heard alot more crying and complaining in the Roehl buildings.

At Roehl you will tend to haul alot of paper new and scrap which means heavier and more time at the cat scales. Live loads and unloads also means more unpaid time in the truck.

The terminals aren't even close, SNI has cafeterias and Roehl has vending machines. SNI has nice showers with toilets like the truckstops, Roehl are in bathroom stalls and are as small as closets (Ellenwood)

I speny nearly three years at Roehl and figured that all trucking was alike. Since coming to SNI 2 months ago I have seen what I would consider a very professional company now versus a minor league company in Roehl. They always address me by name when entering or exiting a terminal and I hear thew word "sir" repeated all the time. At Roehl everything boiled down to " Oh well thats trucking" attitude. At SNI they try to make it a better experience and I actually feel as though what I am doing is important to the company. As far as turning down a load, if you are a company driver you must haul what they assign you if you legally can. It is like this at bith companies.

At SNI you are given detention after 2 hours period. At Roehl it is not promised and I only saw it once in 6 requests. Roehl claims if a customer doesn't pay it then the driver doesn't receive it.

Roehl will route you the shortest distance with no regard to the condition of thew roads. All sorts of back higways thru small towns. Sni trusts you the driver to get there. Reohl babysits its drivers because the DSR's are taught to do that. MPG's, idle, and out of route are all you will here about. Roehl also forbids you to talk to planners or customers service, your DSR must speak to them on your behalf. At SNI I have phone numbers and macros on my quallcom to deal with them directly. Once again at SNI I am treated like a big boy

Roehl was fine and I did my training at thier school and drove for them as a company driver and a O/O. The biggest thing I learned was they are not all like Roehl, it can be better and there are companies that treat drivers better. At Roehl I had a job at SNI I feel as though I have a career and have found a home