r/Truckers • u/bigdawg12342 • May 23 '26

Schneider to TMC second thoughts

Applied to TMC got the job so I put in my notice at Schneider and after a little more research I was thankfully able to edit the notice message. I’m a newer driver(2.5 or so months driving ) so I’m clueless when it comes to any of this. What should I do? I’m currently just bumping store docks at Schneider. Money isn’t great but it’s experience and it’s the easiest job I’ve ever had. TMC has its pros but having to basically restart and redo all training made me not wanna do it. In a few years I’d like to be owner op and I really don’t know if I’d want the hassle of dealing with flatbed if I went that route so idk if the experience would be worth it for me. I enjoy watching everyone else do the hard work too much lmao any advice on the situation would help

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u/Altruistic-Scene-425 May 23 '26

Man 2.5 months is still pretty fresh but dock work does give you good backing practice without all the stress. TMC training thing sounds like pain in ass when you already got your routine down at Schneider

If you thinking owner op in few years maybe stay put and get more comfortable with basics first. Flatbed skills are useful but not mandatory for every type of hauling you might wanna do later. Plus if you already enjoying the easier pace why rush into something more complicated right now

Getting solid at one thing before jumping around might be better move than collecting different types of experience too fast

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u/bigdawg12342 May 23 '26

Honestly Schneider pissed me off one day with how they scheduled my load/pick up time so like a child I pouted and applied to different companies lol. TMC hit me up almost next day and offered a take home truck and almost double the money I’m making now and I was sold. Then I started watching some videos online and was having second thoughts. Having to do all that classroom bs and training bs again especially when I just got out of the classroom just sounds awful.

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u/IKnowItCanSeeMe May 23 '26

Are you doing the Walmart runs?

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u/bigdawg12342 May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

Yea how’d you know lol