Your favorite thing about working for Schneider...least favorite...?

driver mills that "train" solely to get cheap drivers often are called bottom feeders. Or at least that's what I've observed.
They'd rather have a noob behind the wheel than pay an experience driver what they're worth.

But hey somebody has train drivers and give them a chance to prove they won't run people over or drive off a mountain. Sad part is a lot of so called "training" by these companies is really teaming with a trainer asleep in the bunk. Or trainers that want care more about getting miles out of a noob more so than training them the right way.

I'm an IC here but what I do like is all the open window drop and hook freight and terminals and drop lots everywhere.
What I don't like is they're a bit unorganized and too many 10+ year old trailers on the road.

 

I like that they have a lot of dedicated positions. I have found over the years a good dedicated account works better for me. I like the consistency. As far as working for a huge company, some of the good things are health benefits, 401k, vacation, paycheck is always in the bank on Friday. New Tractors.
Some of the bad things, Schneider is cheep as hell in my opinion. No holiday pay. No idleing trucks for the most part. Fuel stops tied to bonuses. Big company politics.
Having worked for both large and small truck companies. They both have there goods and bads.

 

Coming from an IC here, I'd never be a company driver here.
There is worse out there for sure but company drivers get cheap trucks and cheap pay.

 

I would think that having everyone think I was a construction barrel

 

no more new orange tractors. all white and the platinum colored ones now.

 

Might try PM'ing Chinatown. He's always good at finding stuff like that.

Google does okay, but it's hard to pick through what's BS and what's truthful sometimes.

What I like:
Their focus on safety and getting it done the right and legal way. They also do seem to value the drivers they have, but it depends upon location I've heard.

What I don't like:
The company stance is my way or the highway, so some of their policies irritate me. (I cannot stand being micromanaged, my dbl is guilty of micromanaging as well.) I strongly dislike the stance on sleep apnea, and the company they use to handle it (ample complaints about them online, some legit some not.). My last complaint is their cheapness, any repairs are done in the absolute cheapest way possible; this is perhaps doubly true at the atlanta OC as the mechanics blame any issues on the driver and I've gotten my truck back from pm's with more stuff broken that I have to get fixed later.

While I appreciate Sni giving me a place to start, I must say that if I'm going to get along in this industry I won't be staying with Sni. Better than most starter companies or megas, but certainly not the best overall.

 

That's total BS from someone who never drove company for Schneider. You can do well as a company driver for Schneider, there are lots if miles, and the freight is plentiful. Also, the company trucks are late model freight liners, and well maintained. You could do a lot worse than work for Schneider as a company driver.

 

...actually company trucks are bottom rung basic models. Sure, they look nice inside and out but that doesn't mean they aren't cheap.

Not to mention freightshakers. Not a bad brand but they do have that name for a reason. ...don't even ask me about internationals, and I pull lighter loads.

The trucks themselves are relatively well maintained, but the "fixes" Sni pays for often enough are only band aids that never actually get fixed. And I've picked up some trailers I'm surprised the dot didn't stop me for a level 1 just based on looks. (It would've passed all the same. If it isn't safe, I don't move. Period.)

The rest is easily true. If you're willing to do the work then the money is there for the taking, every Friday.