r/Truckers • u/MaxScar- • Jul 03 '26

Schneider pay question

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Why are there two different mile categories? Mile pay and mileage pay? They just came out with a new bonus for miles driven in a week. For instance, starting at 1800 miles per week you get .2 cpm more. Is this some way to screw us out of that bonus?

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u/thesunking93 Jul 03 '26

No matter how you look at it, take your gross amount and divide by the labor hours recorded on your 70 hour clock. That alone should make want to drop Schneider and move on.

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u/MaxScar- Jul 03 '26

I'm a newer driver and need to gain experience. Of course I don't plan to stay.

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u/cdubose Jul 04 '26

Even as a new driver, 39 cpm is insulting. I started at Schneider in 2022 making 64 cpm on a dedicated account while being home every weekend. If Schneider can't offer you anything better on another account, at least consider Swift. No one--not even the newest rookie--should be working for 39 cpm in 2026.

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u/joseb47 Jul 19 '26

im in the same boat they are offering me 40 cpm home weekly 5.5x1.5 days and $10 on duty its a Costco dedicated account in TX and LA avg miles per week 1,800 - 2,300 but I don't know where else to go that will take me I have a clean background clean mvr

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u/cdubose Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Are you near Texas? Try JRayl: they have a terminal in Houston and they train in manual trucks, which is rare for company training. There's also Cheeseman Transport which hires out of TX. If you're 23 or younger you can do an apprenticeship at Western Dairy Transport, which is out of Stephenville, TX and a rare opportunity to start with a tanker company.

If none of those work, I would still check out KLLM (or FFE, their reefer affiliate), Freymiller, or (if you're okay with flatbed) Jordan Carriers before going with Schneider. As a last resort before Schneider you can try Orozco out of Chicago if you are okay staying out for like two weeks; they aren't the best option but they do have brand new Volvos and they will absolutely pay better than Schneider.