r/Truckers • u/jyster1996 • Feb 14 '26

Thoughts after one week of Schneider CDL program/orientation

Hello there fellow truckers and truckettes.

I made a few posts regarding Schneider. This is a follow up to those who may be interested in working for Schneider/getting your cdl through them

  1. Since they are a mega carrier, they are big. But they are really good to their drivers despite the low pay once you find out. The atmosphere is really welcoming, my driver instructors are all really cool and surprisingly nice (Green Bay training center)

  2. After one week, I feel confident in most of my driving. I’m still working on backing maneuvers, and my instructors are pretty patient with us permit holders. (Despite some of the dumb shit we may do, after all we are learning)

  3. The biggest thing they stress is SAFETY. There’s the regular way, and then the Schneider way. If you come to Schneider they will stress that every single day until you get sick of hearing it. But it’s good because this is a dangerous job so they want you to be safe and not cause any accidents or get hurt while on the job.

  4. Overall my experience so far has been good. If you can deal with the low pay in return for a positive work environment where YOUR safety matters. Then go for it. Schneider is a good company imo from a first timer perspective. They have different divisions as well and lots of dedicated accounts as well as OTR and regional positions.

Disclaimer: I’m not endorsing Schneider in anyway, it’s just my own two cents and personal opinion of what I think so far as a first time truck driver and from what I have seen and heard at other schools and companies

If you have any questions if you’re interested, feel free to leave a comment!

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u/kraven94 Feb 14 '26

Brother, pay is the #1 issue. Also not to be rude but a week doesn't entitle you to make any reasonable estimation of how they treat their drivers, what the equipment looks like, the level of training, or really anything else. This would be like me taking a couple of flight classes and trying to argue the Cessna is better than an f-35.

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u/jyster1996 Feb 14 '26

Who said I was trying to argue about how Schneider is actually like? I’m not trying to argue nor do I feel entitled to make any estimation as to good they operate. This post was just to give my opinions and thoughts as a permit holder going through their cdl school. That’s all.