Schneider Question

nredfor88 · Feb 13, 2020

WesternPlains said: ↑

Schneider doesn't allow intelligent life forms in the trucks.
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Based on what I’ve seen, not many companies do.

CaliTrucker1982 · Feb 13, 2020

good place to start or no?

Opus · Feb 14, 2020

Yes

Rocknroller4 · Mar 8, 2020

Timberwookie said: ↑

And i forgot to mention, pay varies. There's no set in stone figure to give. Might sign on at .26/mi, or .45/mi.
I've been told a time or two that OTR (over the road) gets capped at .55/mi, but i don't know either way.
Doesn't honestly matter much, depends entirely on how many miles you get in.
Also, Schneider OTR pays by household-goods-miles. Meaning zipcode to zipcode.
So if you have a pick up at one side of a zip, have to drive 15 miles to get through it, you don't get paid those 15 miles. Sounds minor, but it can add up and sucks if you have an LTL (less than truckload) run in the same zip.

I've had runs net $450ish for the week (maintenance issues and cosignee delays are a major bummer) and I've had close to $900 for a week.

Best way to figure pay is to get their offer on cents/mile do your math and figure in a bad week as 1200 miles, a good week as 2500 miles, average the two and you've got an extremely rough (and potentially wildly inaccurate) idea of what pay would be like.
Figure in breakdown pay is like $80 for the day (and you HAVE to be on your manager (Driver Business Leader or DBL) to make sure you get paid for problem days) and detention pay (which doesn't begin until you've been held up at live load, live unload, cosignee for two hours and i don't know what it is yet) and you get an idea.

Schneider isn't a bad company at all, i might come across as disaffected but i just appreciate brutal honesty and wish i had been informed properly instead of being given best-case-scenarios. And it's really easy to get starry eyed with the potential earnings. But it is ~NEVER~ perfect runs. Just doesn't happen. You get lost, miss an exit, the GPS is off by miles on destination, rain, snow, stupid drivers, anything almost. And your best case scenario earnings just took a hit.
Main thing is to be aware of your surroundings, situational awareness must be high, and always! always! always! assume someone is going to do something mindnlowingly retarded in front, beside, and even behind you. Drive your trailer around turns, know where your trail is going to take it, do not rush, and be extremely careful at truck stops. Last thing i ever want is to be responsible for destroying someone's livelihood due to my negligence. GOAL. (Get out and look) it doesn't matter if you're holding up traffic at a delivery or truck stop, especially if you don't GOAL and rip someones bumper off or crush the side of the tractor/trailer.

Additionally, like this reply hasn't gotten too long already, take the no-cell-phone policy serious. I'm personally sick and tired of seeing other truckers bobbing and weaving and almost sideswiping me or someone in front of me (which could slow you down for a while if they wreck).

There's so much that goes into doing this job, you literally canmot explain it all. If you want to be in the industry, pick someone that gives you the best benefits, doesn't sugarcoat the mundane bull, and doesn't promose you guaranteed mileage/pay. They have no control over either. Doesn't matter if it's Swift, Covenant, Steven's, KLLM, US Xpress, or anyone else including Schneider. Get in. Keep an accident free record for at least 6 months to 1 year, then decide if you want to stay, move on, or find a local/dedicated company.

Much luck and best wishes, homie.
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One of THE best posts here that finally informs the brutal truth about it all. Thank you.

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