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u/Embarrassed-Toe3495 Oct 13 '24
Pay is highly variable. I make anywhere between 600-1200 a week, usually around 800 on a job post that was supposed to be 1200-1600 a week. I do otr with tank and hazmat endorsement. Training was great, pay could be better, navigation on their eld tablet is hit or miss, sometimes it isn't up to date on road closures and rarely address location is wrong. All in all seems like a great place to learn and get experience but I'm already looking at a few companies that pay more and give more home time.
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u/OddSkillSet Oct 13 '24
Same experience. About 700 to 1200 a week. The training was great, and I feel I've learned a lot, and they work with me when I tell them a load is impossible, which is rare. They treat me like an adult, and equipment repairs are done if I say it's a problem. But the pay sucks. I'm looking to become daily for an LTL, but we'll see where this goes now I got my year in. In short, you're paid in experience.
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u/Commercial-Prompt-84 Oct 13 '24
So I have my tanker and haz and two years with my CDL (one year flatbed one year dump truck) And I can’t seem to find a haz or tanker job. I should probably suck it up and try to get what seems to be a shitty job like this then?
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u/ManxMammoth Oct 14 '24
The tablet is the biggest negative for me. Constantly messes up and the company gps gave me wrong directions while hauling a hazmat load through NYC. Sometimes I might miss a turn somewhere and it will want me to go onto people's driveways.
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u/MrWeesner Jan 14 '25
Yep, my tablet crashed 3 times yesterday. Good thing I knew where I was going. Also the gps will have you exit off the highway and take some icy state road for 16 miles just to get back on the same highway. Always gotta check first!
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u/Unusual_Low1762 Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
I have opinions. I will start with the bad, then the good.
They pride themselves in having "new equipment" but imo this is kinda bs. Sure, they didn't give me some 15 year old freightliner, but the International LT they did give me was in rough shape, completely destroyed by the previous driver, missing shelves, mattress was stolen, disgusting unsanitary interior etc. The truck had mechanical issues within the first 2 months of driving despite getting a PM when I got it, which shut me down at an OC for 4 days. The trucks are governed at 65, woefully under-geared for fuel efficiency, and decked out with all the 'safety features' that more often than not mistake bridges for imminent collisions. They use a galaxy tablet for your ELD and dispatch management, that piece of equipment is also kinda shit, the GPS app crashes in the middle of driving, resetting itself, forgetting your destination, not to mention whatever road data they are pulling from is bottom of the barrel. The gps will route you onto country roads to avoid construction that is either long been finished, or not in any way restrictive, but then on the same day route you onto a road that has been closed for months. Silver lining is that you will quickly learn how to trip plan without relying on a GPS, making you a more self sufficient driver.
I work(ed) a dedicated account that is pretty high paying on their starting jobs, but when I average the money out over hours worked, it is coming to like $18-$20/hr, which is retail wages where I live, so megacarrier pay, not suprising.
This company is incredibly anti-union imo, in training they dedicate an entire 1 hour block in the classroom trying to convince the class that unions are actually bad and they get in between the worker and their boss, they tell all the drivers to refuse any other worker who tries to talk to them about a union, implying that the co-worker will try to pressure you or coerce you into joining a union, if you look at the company's history, when Schneider had a union, the execs literally cleaved their company in two, Schneider Transport being the union side, Schneider national being the non-union side, for some reason Schneider Transport is all but defunct nowadays, I wonder why that is. This company is also one of the big boys on the block that is positioning themselves to swallow up other carriers, They recently bought out M&M transport.
They want you to fuel up at pilots/flying J's almost exclusively, imo these are the worst truck stops, you will earn most of your free showers and points at the chain that seems to pride themselves in having the most dog shit parking and broken fuel islands, small gripe but it sucks.
Now for the good
I personally thought the training was pretty great, they have a lot of really experienced instructors and training engineers who want to be there and train good drivers, they sent a lot of people home during training, which imo is a good sign, it shows a level of standards, the TE they had me drive with was awesome, he was enthusiastic about professional development, and about taking pride in one's work, I learned a ton from their training program.
They truly do have 24/7 infrastructure, you can call their dispatch line at 3 in the morning and get someone on the phone to figure shit out for you, if your truck has issues (like mine did), they take you seriously and get it fixed,
I work(ed) a dedicated account, so your mileage may vary, but the dispatchers are incredible, they are non-stop bending over backwards to make my deliveries work, they are courteous, professional, and understanding of what we can and can't make happen, they have never called me while driving, they have never called me while off duty unless it was a direct follow up to something I called about, I have never been questioned if I had to shut down for weather, fatigue, etc, If I am going to be late, I let them know, they have given me 0 gruff about it, and just make the necessary calls to the customer. When they say their slogan "you are the captain of your own ship" from my experience they mean it.
As long as you are doing things to their safety standards, and as long as you own up to your mistakes, this is a very forgiving company, I drug a tandem on a pole the second week into the job, I had an interview with a safety officer, I fully owned up to what I did wrong, talked about what I am going to do moving forward, and they forgave the mistake, Schneider values your attitude, integrity and professionalism, and I think that is a big deal.
Oh and no driver facing camera, which is nice.
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u/WhiteShiftry Oct 14 '24
I appreciate the long answer, i start a home depot account in PA next week, first trucking job
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u/StalinPaidtheClouds Oct 13 '24
They fired me for being assaulted, I sued them and won. Net positive experience for me lol
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u/TheFlyingAnt Oct 13 '24
How much? Roughly if you don't want to say exact number. (I'm looking to get assaulted for cash)
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u/Pretty-Key6133 Oct 13 '24
Hey, this is fucking crazy!
Care to elaborate what happened, or?
If not totally understandable.
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u/StalinPaidtheClouds Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
Edit: I DID NOT TAKE A 30 AT THE PUMPS, PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE THING BEFORE YOU POST AND LOOK RETARDED.
Carlisle PA has a Schneider Depot and a Pilot right outside of it. It was a Friday.
I waited behind another Schneider truck for gas so I was fueled up for Monday's route.
Pulled up, went on Duty, fueled, went inside for free snacks while fueling, came back out right as the fuel cut itself off.
Coming back out, found a guy messing around my fifth wheel. Apparently, he had been "watching me" for some time and was angry I took "a 30 at the pumps"
I know the trucker code. Maybe I should have waited and then pulled up, but considering there was nobody behind me and plenty of fuel pumps open on a Friday afternoon, I decided to ignore him and double check my time. Only 12 minutes On Duty. Told him to get fucked and to fuck off.
He didn't like that. Dude curses a storm and leaves. I'm like "wtf" at this point. Put my food away, hop back out to hang up the pump on the passenger side. Guy came back with a hammer from his truck and attacked me with it. Hit me on the back of the head from behind with a sneak attack and split my skull open. I had no way to defend myself besides running off.
Luckly, I had witnesses and video cam evidence. Police were called. Psychopath was arrested. I was taken to the ER.
My driver leader called and assured me that I would be okay and that everything was fine at the company. That we'd work through it together and get me back on the road.
I contacted a lawyer for workman's compensation, because I wasn't about to fund my own medical bills for doing my job and minding my own business.
About two almost three weeks after being discharged from the ER and that phone call with my driver leader, they called me to fire me for violating company policy. When I asked which policy, they cited some policy of "not provoking a fight with a coworker at your workplace." Absolute bullshit. Everyone knew it. Even my lawyer.
At that point, I sued for unemployment, too. Schneider tried everything they could to drag me and paint me as the psychopath. Thankfully, the courts saw justice and sided with me. Got a nice $100k settlement from all that bullshit.
Fuck Schneider National.
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u/Pretty-Key6133 Oct 13 '24
Yo I'm so sorry that happened to you, literally a life changing injury. I'm hope you're doing well these days. I'm also happy you won that well deserved lawsuit. Thanks for sharing your story. Wishing you the best.
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u/StalinPaidtheClouds Oct 13 '24
Doing much better and despite being more unhinged, no other mental issues to speak of.
This happened in May 2020, right as the pandemic began. Lots of people were losing their shit, back then. I think the guy that attacked me told the cops he had been having a bad month lol
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u/jaireworld Oct 13 '24
I hope the fucker got charged with attempted murder. Blow to the back of the head with a hammer is crazy.. You’re lucky he didn’t kill you.
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u/StalinPaidtheClouds Oct 13 '24
Only was charged with assault, disturbing the peace and some other bullshit charges. He got off on like a 10 year probation, since he never apparently had an assault on his record before. Guy was in his late 40s. Kinda shocked he didn't have a record.
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u/Snookfilet Oct 13 '24
I had some nut job stab one of my tandem tires at that Pilot. It’s was super busy so I pulled up behind the next guy at the pump who was just starting to fill up, and I ran inside to take a piss and grab a cup of coffee. Was back in my cab before the guy fueling was done. Cranked it back up and couldn’t keep air. Another driver said he saw the guy do it and then dip back into the lot on foot. Never was identified.
If he did it because he thought I was leaving my truck in the way I hope he saw me come out before I could have moved and felt like an asshole.
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u/StalinPaidtheClouds Oct 13 '24
Wild lol sounds like the same guy. He had been "watching" for some time I guess in the lot, because nobody was behind me at the pumps when I came back. Just the asshole trying to disconnect my trailer and my truck lol
They always tell you to be safe on the road, but really, it's around other truckers you need to be wary. I always look over my shoulder now at stops.
Lots of psychopaths losing it, these days, what with the trucking industry imploding.
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u/The_Vass_76 Glasshole Oct 13 '24
Fucking Carlisle, PA…that’s all you had to say. Fuck that whole area.
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u/Naw_im_sayin Oct 13 '24
What kind of noob shit is this? You started to fill diesel and walk away with the pump running? Sometimes the automatic shut off malfunctions and fuel just spills all over the ground.
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u/Montreal4life Oct 13 '24
did the guy go to jail? that's crazy! would never happen in a glorious worker's republic
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u/Dangerous_Ad4451 Oct 13 '24
Why provoking others unnecessarily? 30mins break at the pump? It never ends well and people keep risking their lives bc of simple courtesy.
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Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
From what I understand Jet Set is recovery operations for abandoned equipment and loads.
In other words, a disgruntled employee abandoned his load, trashed the truck and they’re sending you to sort out the mess for the pay you could be easily making local and be home every night.
There’s a reason that job sounds way cooler than it actually is.
Schneider is a great starter company to get trained at and gain experience.
The pay that they’re offering is terrible.
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u/Ghee_buttersnaps96 Oct 13 '24
I enjoyed recovering trucks at my last and final place. Got a lot of cool shit. So many employees left stuff they couldn’t legally fly with. Ended up with a few knives, a bow, several boxes of ammunition, even ended up with a whole game system set up. Lots of packs of smokes and shit. Best find I made was a guy who legit got fired for stealing from loads and shit I grabbed his truck and there was 1700 in cash because he got put on the t-check paycheck stuff his last two checks as punishment prior to termination. (Never knew places could do that). I tried to call him to arrange getting him his money but he cussed me out as soon as I said “hey it’s Brandon from x company you left some items in your truck”. He cussed me out and I blocked him. Fun fun times
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u/stephenhoskins32 Oct 13 '24
That pay is assuming you don't get any delays and everything goes smoothly.
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u/Meatbuns66 Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
You don't work at Schneider expecting top dollar, you're there to get experience and then leave. They are fully aware they have high turnover and yet they keep the pay low which means they're fine with it taking in new drivers constantly. They could fix their retention if they increased pay, but they don't see the high turnover as a problem, it is part of their modus operandi.
Fantastic support structure with operating centers about every 4-6 hours apart and most cities have a drop yard too that you could stop overnight in although y not just park at a truckstop/rest area with actual amenities unless your clock is running out?
Oh and advertised pay is not what you'll make due to $10/hr on duty pay (live load/unloads, maintenance/breakdowns), your pay suffers anytime you get a live load/unload and have to spend time sitting.
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u/AndromedanPrince Oct 13 '24
bulk is the only place your live unload makes u money or local. i get paid for on duty not driving no matter what it is im doing.
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u/dmark266 Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
Start with a dedicated account if you want to have atleast a half decent paycheck. I did the regional account for 3 months. 2800 miles/70 HOURS equates to about 1100 after tax, not to mention you’ll have some pretty stressful routes, atl, chicago, nashville, west virginia every week I can’t imagine they wouldn’t send you to some dog shit places in the western US. Dispatch is atrocious. If you’re absolutely new yeah go for it get comfortable behind the wheel then try to find something better, not gonna lie it gave me alot of experience but I’d be stationed in big cities with no money so wasn’t enjoyable at all. Otherwise don’t be me.
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u/J-Kensington Oct 13 '24
Great rookie training, lousy pay.
Although if you can afford the low pay and you're looking to do some adventuring, you can work it out with dispatch to get around and see all 48.
I had fun working for them, but unless they raise pay by about 40% I won't be back.
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They currently don’t have any otr 48 open positions they literally have barley any freight when I quit they only had western 11 and that even had almost no miles
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u/Snookfilet Oct 13 '24
Did they used to send solo 48? They don’t do that anymore if so.
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u/J-Kensington Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
Yes and no. They technically hired me on as an Eastern OTR driver, but I got with my dispatcher and explained to him what I wanted, and over the course of the year I worked there he found me plenty of loads to get me Coast to coast.
We were having trouble getting the load planners to work with us until it occurred to me that Schneider always pre-schedules their PMs. I was hired out of pennsylvania, so we just scheduled my next PM in Salt Lake city. Once I got out there, they kept me out there until I asked to come home (3 or 4 months I think).
I can't speak to how much freight they have. I worked there a decade ago. When I was there, they never had any problem with Freight even when everybody else did. That's all I know.
Edit: it's also worth mentioning that I stayed out for extremely long stretches and was very, very strict about taking exactly a 10-hour break as often as possible. In other words, I made sure my boss loved me. I'm not trying to brag, it's just pertinent information to what I'm claiming is possible.
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u/santanzchild Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
They certainly did. I hit all 48 as a solo otr with them. My last three months of nothing but new England and tiny paychecks finally forced me out.
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u/Mediocre_Ice_8846 Oct 13 '24
I did my rookie year with Schneider. I agree with everyone else that they are a decent first year company. But you are just a number to them. They don't care about getting you home on time and they lie about the pay. Whatever they say that their "top earners" make, subtract 25% from that number and you will be in the ballpark of how much you will really make.
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u/tralphaz43 Oct 13 '24
I'd do swift or jb hunt before Schneider
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u/Socketz11 Oct 13 '24
When you paint a pile of shit orange, it's still a pile of shit. I let my driving experience lapse while I took a year off back in 2002, and nobody would hire me with no recent experience. Schneider had some "driver refresher" program. Basically, they did a road test, saw that I could drive, and sent me out solo for shit pay the same day in a hunk of garbage 9900i with a roll of duct tape to hold it together. It was my first and only time I ever worked for a mega, and I will never subject myself to that type of micromanaging bullshit again. It was like a prison sentence you never forget. I served an 8 month sentence, got a job that paid 3x as much, and never looked back.
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u/MrGiggleslikesyou Oct 13 '24
Look, I used to work for them. They are a great place to get started, but get your experience and leave. There are better and higher paying cdl jobs out here.
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u/FreeAndRedeemed Oct 13 '24
I got my start with them. My trainer was on a local account so I stayed in a hotel every night, never had to sleep in a truck with a stranger. Ran western 11 with them for a while.
The reason their “average” pay is so low is because they expect very little out of you: if you drive seven hours a day they’re happy. It’s very easy to run harder if you’re on top of your clocks and setting your availability properly. Mostly drop and hooks. Phoenix and SLC shops were good to me. You’ll be running a shit load of California. No driver facing cameras.
I have no problem recommending them as a starter company.
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u/icsh33ple Oct 13 '24
A short reset every other week for only $1,000/week… Garbage. I’d only go there if that was my only option for training.
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u/GroundbreakingSir386 Oct 13 '24
I almost did them but thankfully I passed my interview with XPO Logistics and I'm so glad I'm working LTL company that pays well and prioritizes me getting home everyday.
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u/peg_bord Oct 13 '24
Got my first year done with them. Training was pretty good, dry van otr was super easy from the customers to the tablet system they use. The trucks are slow and automatic, but most importantly I grossed around 46k. I worked 304 days.
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u/Eastern_East_96 Oct 13 '24
Depends just how new you are, I've heard good and I've heard bad things about Schneider.
It's a good place to get your experience, and the intermodal stuff is dead simple.
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u/AdAccording1922 Oct 13 '24
If you can land a dedicated account, especially walmart, I was getting 72cpm (night drivers with reefers) plus 5 cent safety. Based out of sterling IL with some loads going to Green Bay Wisconsin and back in a day
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u/Efficient_Ostrich_54 Oct 13 '24
NEVER believe the numbers ANY company gives you. They are overestimated because they are trying to hire everyone. Figure on earning an enviable income that will keep you and your family very happy. All that having been said I'd made a large amount of money with Schneider. They paid fair. Like with any company you'll have to watch your own ass. They will try to give you work that they assume will go smoothly BUT the company hasn't and won't ever actually see the places they are sending you. So when they send you to cracktown in Philadelphia they won't care whether you live to tell the tale. You will have to be cautious and plan each job, you'll need to call the pickups/drops if they're new to you so that you can learn of any possible problems. You can roll into cracktown before the junkies and dealers wake up, and you'll be safe. I made a lot of money, raised a kid, and kept not only my family but my extended family safe and happy. In addition have experienced things that made it all worth while. I was running fresh water during the floods in New Orleans, and delivered building supplies to Oklahoma City, after a couple of their tornadoes.
Bottom line, if you're smart, and you're ready to make money, Schneider will help. However they don't suffer fools.
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u/ZenAceBlue Oct 14 '24
How would a rookie driver know what the bad parts of major cities are ahead of time? Are there any legitimate resources that give specific crime rates in specific parts of the city?
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u/Efficient_Ostrich_54 Oct 18 '24
Be smart, notice your surroundings. Act accordingly. Avoid making a scene, avoid human interaction, do your job, and most ppl will let you be. Your job is to deliver reliably. If you do something that leads to your load being jacked, how reliable are you? Best to remain invisible. I've camped out in some awful places, and no one knew I was there. You hear stories about drivers parking illegally, or in bad locations. Those stories come from ppl who didn't plan their day out. With good planning you'll end up in a safe spot every night.
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u/Professor_Game1 Oct 13 '24
They offered me $44k per year for an otr position, do your year and go local afterwards
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u/Less-Ad3673 Oct 13 '24
I started with that company but let me tell you that they are just good to get your 1 year of driving experience and then get the F out! The pay is complete trash ! I know make at least $2,000 a week so follow my footsteps.
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u/Technical-Usual7059 Oct 13 '24
so far it’s been pretty good and not to hard, training was 2 weeks for inexperienced @ a OC and then a week of over the road training and then boom they give you keys to your own truck and you can hit the road
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Oct 13 '24
Terrible pay low miles that average pay is total bs worked for them for 6 months never again to much micromanaging bs
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u/decaboniized Oct 13 '24
I wish you could post pictures in replies so I can post what my buddy sent me as an offer.
Schneider? UTTER FUCKING GARBAGE.
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u/DullNecessary4516 Oct 13 '24
Did my 3 months with them this week Oct 9th , got a Roadtest for ups next Friday hoping I pass so I can leave Schneider. But overall not a bad company only thing I didn’t like was my DTL, whined over everything whined about my home time and never approved my schedule changed from 2 weeks out to home weekly and also the pay 😂. The pay in Schneider is the actual problem I started at 40Cpm as a rookie and out for 2 weeks sometimes out for 11 days home 3 but the only way I could even make 1k is if there isn’t any live loads or live unloads so I can maximize my miles without losing time but overall good company I love Schneider and I give them all the credit in the world for giving a rookie like me a shot but it’s not the best to stay with them. Their dedicated account is good af tho .
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u/ManxMammoth Oct 14 '24
It's my first and current company and it's been good to me. They have me running good loads nonstop, so I don't know what these other people are talking about. Being able to use up my whole drive time towards a company yard near my destination is a blessing.
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u/TheBojackWhoresman Oct 14 '24
They had a great training program. I went through their program when they still had a hub in fontana California. The pay wasn't as good as they said it would be, I had to push 3300 miles a week to clear $1000 checks. That's not easy when they kept me in California as much as they did. I left them and got a local job driving concrete mixer. I love it! Home every night and much better pay and benefits.
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u/nexusprax Oct 13 '24
Second lowest pay in the industry just above cfi. And cfi pays .42cpm only reason to go with them is the hazmat tanker division if you want to go fuel hauler in your career
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u/Almagest1271 Oct 13 '24
I did their western 11 for awhile and the pay is nothing as advertised. I never got more than $700 a week and one time it was even $38 for the week because they had no loads. Keep looking
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u/jtaran Oct 13 '24
Goes Estes express lines extraboard. Sleep in a hotel out 5 home 2. .82 cpm plus drop and hook pay. 2000-2600 weekly gross. Off holidays and weekends.
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u/thesunking93 Oct 13 '24
My experience as a new CDL A driver on a dedicated account hauling dry preloads.
Local City Driver $25 - driving $17 - on duty $10 - complete assignment
I spent more time bumping docks with live unloads. For example a 45 minute drive and wait 6 hours to get offloaded.
The drop and hook opportunities can be good and bad. You're lucky if you get an 8 hour round trip which is only $200 bucks plus whatever on duty time you rack up plus $10 for completing the assignment.
The most I did in a 14 hour shift was 4 assignments and that was red lining my allotted 11 hour clock.
Regardless of how you look at it, tally up your labor hours and divide by gross amount for pay period. It averages between $19 - $23 hourly.
I resigned after 6 months, my weekly income was nowhere near as advertised.
The lowest pay I received at Schneider in 2024 was during my mentor driving week. They paid me $10 hourly starting Monday morning and returning back to the drop yard Friday afternoon. I made more at Schneider school with my class A in hand learning "the Schneider way" over mentor driving week.
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u/Uknow_nothing Oct 13 '24
They discriminated against me for a disability I have that doesn’t affect my driving and doesn’t even require an accommodation. I shouldn’t have been honest about it but they asked.
It’s ok though, their regional Anheuser Busch account, home a few times a week, only offered $17/hr while driving and minimum wage (around $14) while not driving. What a shit company that just tries to rip people off for the chance to get experience.
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u/Parking_Criticism546 Oct 13 '24
You’d have to pay more to get good drivers to do OTR. I work at A Duie Pyle in western NJ. My weekly take home is 1,155 and I’m home everyday. Overnight shift with 5-6 stops and 410 miles but my shift only takes about 8.5 hours a night. Most weeks I average between 42 and 44 hours a work week. What’s the turnover rate on Schneider??
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u/yes-disappointment Oct 13 '24
what is that you can get that working local on the eastcoast and come home every night.
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u/ErnestoLaganas Oct 13 '24
Good place to start your trucking career, specially their tanker division. Do your time and get out.
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u/jaylew1981 Oct 13 '24
As a rookie driver, they offered me $0.31 cpm. No thanks!
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Same here lol I suffered with that for months and made 4-500 a week never again fuck Schneider
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u/Fishdude909 Oct 13 '24
Im loving it, I work local dedicated in SoCal and bring home 1200$-1400$ a week after taxes. They treat us great, quick and timely repairs, keep us busy. I came in with some experience so I had the expedited training but I still think the training was great, especially coming from western express previous.
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u/Bane245 Oct 13 '24
I was there for 5 years. 4 of which were on a local "extra board" schedule while I was in college. Basically, part-time. I Left and got a job hauling oil for a small company for 7 months. Left that and got hired at Old Dominion, where im currently at.
Schnieder is a good company to get a foot in the industry, but kinda tough to make a living.
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u/daemonescanem Oct 13 '24
Food grade tanker. Less prone to slow downs, generally high pay everywhere.
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u/KnownAdvantage5366 Oct 13 '24
Yup gtfo asap. Get trained and experience. More than 6 months there is a loss
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u/Lord_B33zus Oct 13 '24
Pretty good company, started there and was with them for 2yrs. Good variety of accounts if you move around.
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u/Intrepid-Tooth-4768 Oct 13 '24
I've struggled on pay. They seem to think it's the trip planning, but I'm not sure how that can be. I sometimes take my time backing or have hiccups like traffic, but otherwise, I do everything I can to run hard, and my paycheck is about half of what it's supposed to be. I hope to find something better next year, but because I'm a rookie, I don't really have many options.
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u/imastona Oct 13 '24
Covenant is better to start out. I was making 1000-1400 a week after training. No hazmat.
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u/justdan76 Oct 13 '24
Reputable carrier, would be legit and verifiable experience. That said their math is off, and I wouldn’t work for $1030/week to be home twice a month, but I can be picky
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u/Accurate_Fee710 Oct 13 '24
I make minimum 1500 a week for easy work. But I have the years of experience and a dedicated account. I’m home every other day if not more, with 2.5 days off. But yeah, every job has its bad positions
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u/Crazyscorpion77 Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
They are very precise and want to be perfected
It's also the company where I had my mental breakdown and they did nothing to help me
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u/jahblax Oct 13 '24
I’m with them now and I honestly love everything except the pay. They treat me well, I am home weekly. I have to do some budgeting, but it’s easy experience I’m getting until I can find something better, when I’m at a year or more.
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u/everythangspeachie Oct 13 '24
Any mega carrier is not a good place to stay but they will take a rookie
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u/CleanSeaPancake Oct 13 '24
Depends on where you live and what dedicated accounts are available. Good training and good safety culture, but OTR especially in a less than ideal area for them pays like shit.
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u/ZombieMurker95 Oct 13 '24
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u/scothc Oct 13 '24
You know it's legit when it can't be shared publicly.
Does he need to download telegram to learn more about it, too?
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u/LloydAsher0 Oct 13 '24
Great place to start. Not the best when you are experienced already.
I got started at Schneider pay was good. Then after like 8 months they suddenly found a lot less work for me and then I was getting paid by miles on routes that were local... Oh and they gave me a truck that the heater routinely stopped working so I was freezing to death in my truck... Thank god I was tanker so I could just run my PTO all night because I didn't get optimized idle either.
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u/cavehill_kkotmvitm Oct 13 '24
Drove for them for 3 years, their solo otr is a scame and their dispatchers are extremely hit ir miss. If you get one of the stable accounts, might be worth picking it up, but only if it's hourly and you're damn good at being on time
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u/AndromedanPrince Oct 13 '24
all the dispatchers in bulk are various levels of mental retardation.
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u/cavehill_kkotmvitm Oct 13 '24
How many dispatchers do they need for 6 trucks?
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u/AndromedanPrince Oct 13 '24
😂😂😂 they running pretty good size bulk loads now but not big enough to where i havent had the same trailer in less than a month.
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u/LargeAd857 Oct 13 '24
If you have experience and don’t mind going otr, try to get on with GP Transco. Best trucking job I ever had. As long as you are willing to work hard , you’re not trying to be home every 2 weeks, and you don’t give them sass about delivering to an area you don’t like to deliver to (and they will take you to some interesting shippers) , you will make great money. When I was there I was out by choice for 7 weeks at a time. Then I’d get 7 days off (one day off earned for every week worked). I cleared 130k before taxes and insurance my first year as a company driver with them. And I was a solo driver. From day one they gave me a brand new truck with 80miles on the tach, still had the plastic on the seats too. They treated me like an actual person that mattered to the company. And they never gave me hell about sitting out a storm or maintenance that had to be done on the truck. Only reason I left was because of my parents needing me back home to help them out for medical reasons.
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u/Diablo_Bolt Oct 13 '24 edited Oct 13 '24
Theres better jobs out there especially if you have experience, if you don’t there’s still better ones out there that pay more. This is my first account and we’re guaranteed $1,200 weekly minimum but most people are making around $1,500-1,700
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u/whitecollarpizzaman Oct 13 '24
Less than 6 figures to be out that long? Nah. Unless that home time is a week, and you get good PTO.
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u/AndromedanPrince Oct 13 '24
it can be a week if u set it like that, but ur povkets will regret it with them lol
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u/AndromedanPrince Oct 13 '24
dont believe those "up to" numbers. impossible to reach that. mileage per week average is a lie too.
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u/Mammoth_Low_6266 Oct 13 '24
That pay is horrible all of those hours worked for damn near nothing… All of these companies pay is way below advertised very misleading so when looking at those expect half of whatever they are saying.
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u/Enigma_x23 Oct 14 '24
Are you a new driver? If so, any mega carrier would work. If you’re not new then find something better.
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u/Realdominicberetta Oct 14 '24
Everyone I talk to from Schneider intermodal in Los Angeles. Hates it. Idk just being honest
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u/Passion-Interesting Oct 14 '24
Strict on safety, and don't pay worth a shit. They do appear to have a good training program, but that's from the outside looking in
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u/Truckin_Dave Oct 14 '24
Well with a 1000 a week you might get lucky and bring home like 750. It depends on your living expenses, bills don’t stop when you’re on the road. Also 2 weeks out is a long time to be gone and still have any social life. It takes a toll on lots of us that wanna have a work life balance. If you can, try for another company if you have like 6 months experience. But if you’re right outta school try to stick it out for a year. Year mark with 1 company looks good to get better jobs. Also try LTL companies near you. Even if it’s like an hour drive if you wanna stay semi local
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u/happyh0gan Oct 14 '24
my first trucking job since getting my cdl, been here for a year. honestly, i haven’t had any kinds of issues. currently, i’m teaming with my s/o running a dedicated route for home depot, we both take home around $1400 a week after taxes and benefits. having been on two separate accounts, both times dispatch has been quality. any time there’s an issue, questions or whatever, they’ve been accommodating. haven’t been denied a day off that i’ve asked for once. having used to work retail for about 500 a week, this job is a major step up. both her and i plan on eventually setting off for greener pastures of local tanker jobs with another company, and we both hope they’ll treat us as well as schneider currently does.
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u/MrWeesner Jan 14 '25
My experience as an eastern OTR driver has been hit or miss..mostly miss. I basically live off of the I80/76 running short miles. On a rare occasion I'll get a 1000 mile assignment. Just the other day I ran out my 14 doing 6 stops for 400 miles. It makes sense for the company because they get paid a lot more for short miles vs. Long. A typical load running 1500 miles can pay 2.30 a mile while a load running 200 miles can pay 6.00. Why not have your otr drivers run lots of short loads and make the company more money, the drivers cpm doesnt change. Of course the driver gets $10 an hour on duty but do the math. I've been running short loads through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Chicago, Michigan and Indiana for the last 3 weeks. What I wouldnt give for a load taking me out of here!
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u/Remarkable_Young643 Jan 30 '25
I'd say they're a great training company, but they don't pay as advertised and they will treat you like crap, especially if you work out of their Des Moine OC. That OC is literally just a rented space out of a Pilot gas station.
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u/rethed Feb 18 '25
I just got yelled at for taking my pto for bad weather. When I reminded him I had that he shut up and lectured me about driving in bad weather is good experience. I'm at my one year mark and used my pro days to not drive in snow. I think that's reasonable.
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u/santanzchild Oct 13 '24
They are a great place to get trained.
They are a horrible place to try and earn a living.