Starting Pay For Schneider

Hello I will be getting my CDL license on 11/06/15 road test day and Schneider has already given me a conditional job offer I have applied for a region position home weekly and next Wednesday I have a big phone interview/call with the recruiter to talk about the positions and pay but I would like to know if anyone has inside knowledge of the starting pay the minimum I found on there website was $48,000 a year and then all the way to $65,000+ being that I have no experience I assume I would be starting At the lowest pay but I would like to know if the $48,000 is where I would most likely be starting out at? Thank you in advance for any and all help!!!

A few thoughts on your evaluation of Schneider:

The drivers had nothing good to say about the company and nothing good about the trucks they were given to drive.

Schneider has well over 10,000 drivers. How many did you actually speak with? And none of them had anything good to say about the company and yet they all choose to work there?

They have very nice equipment. The average age of their trucks is under 3 years old.

The newbie sign on bonus is $1000 paid out over a year's time so let's break down down to about $81 dollars a month so an extra $25 bucks per week. WHOOPIE!!!!

How much of a bonus do you think a new driver should get coming out of school, and do you really think you should judge a company based upon the size of their sign on bonus?

And if $1,000 paid out at $25 bucks a week is peanuts, I can give you my information and you can start sending me that many peanuts each week.

They also have tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000.

You are not allowed much idle time and their trucks do not have APU's in them to give you better comfort and to run a regular mini refrigerator and regular appliances to fix your meals in and a microwave. All of those comforts really matter to a driver is is going to be out at 2 weeks or more at a time

Over 99% of the trucks on the highway today do not have an APU. I drove for 15 years and never had an APU. You can idle when you need to in order to be comfortable and run your electronics just fine.

Schneider is a great company but so are a lot of others. The biggest factors you should consider when choosing a job are:

1) Home time

2) The types of freight you'd like to haul

3) Pay & Benefits

4) Other opportunities the company may have in various divisions

Once you determine which companies offer the home time and the type of freight you'd like to haul your choices will be narrowed down considerably. At that point you can use other factors to determine which one suits you the best.

Don't worry too much about sign on bonuses or APU's.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

OOS:

When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

APU's:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.

Could be worse...you could be stuck in a contract with celadon making .18 a mile...Schneider sounding real good to me on this end

TreeBark, be really careful about entertaining those thoughts!

You may think you are getting a raw deal, but it is the deal you entered into. The very best thing you can do for your future career is to hang in there and complete what you started with CRST. I can't tell you how many times we have had folks come back in our forum thinking they saw some greener grass somewhere else only to discover their rose-colored glasses had really fooled them.

You've got to consider this first year as a total learning experience, and brother, you will learn a lot during that inaugural year. Don't be trying to turn it into the high paying job you've always dreamed of, it is going to be years before you are driving at that level. Have you ever thought about the fact that as a team driver you are getting paid while you sleep? I don't know of any job like that anywhere. I know that CRST does not have the most generous pay package for the rookie drivers, and you are usually paired up with another rookie, which makes it double trouble on your paycheck, but they did what they agreed to do - they helped you get your CDL , and I assume it was going to be next to impossible for you to do it without them or you wouldn't have gone that route.

Hang in there man, and do the right thing, you will be proud that you did. You sure don't want to get out there looking for driving jobs and discover that no one will hire you because CRST is holding an unfinished contract that will allow them to force your new employer to pay what you owe for them training you.

Herbie, Welcome to Trucking Truth! Stick around and join our discussions.

I can't speak directly for Schneider, but generally rookies (unless they have special endorsements) will make around $40,000 their first year - if all things line up.

Look carefully at Schneider's quote for $48,000. Do you see any "fine print", or an asterisk *, or does it say "the top 10% of our first year drivers can make ..."? Schneider's not a bad place to start, but, you know, you see advertising, and you get interested.

Herbie, Welcome to Trucking Truth! Stick around and join our discussions.

I can't speak directly for Schneider, but generally rookies (unless they have special endorsements) will make around $40,000 their first year - if all things line up.

Look carefully at Schneider's quote for $48,000. Do you see any "fine print", or an asterisk *, or does it say "the top 10% of our first year drivers can make ..."? Schneider's not a bad place to start, but, you know, you see advertising, and you get interested.

I will take another look but it did not say anything like that as I could see anyway

Yessir I just looked again it gave the minimum of $48,000 to a max of $65,000 depending on exp being that I have none I assumed the least amount shown

Look carefully at Schneider's quote for $48,000. Do you see any "fine print", or an asterisk *, or does it say "the top 10% of our first year drivers can make ..."? Schneider's not a bad place to start, but, you know, you see advertising, and you get interested.

Here is the excerpt from Schneider's Regional Truck Driving Jobs page:

Bigger Money, Better Benefits

Consistent freight and predictable miles make for paychecks you can count on. You can earn $48,000 - $65,000, depending on experience and location. In addition to your base pay, you’ll have the opportunity to earn performance bonuses and have access to unlimited referral bonuses of $1,000. Schneider drivers also enjoy valuable benefits like medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, vacation days and a 401(k) program with company match.

I went through the entire process up to setting up a date for orientation. They offered .30/ mile to start. I looked at all they were offering and the training schedule. I went elsewhere and couldn't be happier. Personally I think the bonuses they are offering are just a carrot that in reality is what they should be paying from day one. An illusion if you will.

Right that's what I seen it was just the 48k-65k depending on exp and location I am reading it as no less then 48k and no more then 65k

Look carefully at Schneider's quote for $48,000. Do you see any "fine print", or an asterisk *, or does it say "the top 10% of our first year drivers can make ..."? Schneider's not a bad place to start, but, you know, you see advertising, and you get interested.

Here is the excerpt from Schneider's Regional Truck Driving Jobs page:

Bigger Money, Better Benefits

Consistent freight and predictable miles make for paychecks you can count on. You can earn $48,000 - $65,000, depending on experience and location. In addition to your base pay, you’ll have the opportunity to earn performance bonuses and have access to unlimited referral bonuses of $1,000. Schneider drivers also enjoy valuable benefits like medical insurance, dental and vision coverage, vacation days and a 401(k) program with company match.

I went through the entire process up to setting up a date for orientation. They offered .30/ mile to start. I looked at all they were offering and the training schedule. I went elsewhere and couldn't be happier. Personally I think the bonuses they are offering are just a carrot that in reality is what they should be paying from day one. An illusion if you will.

Where else did you go if you don't mind me asking? With no experience and what did they start you out at?

Herbie pay attention:

Where else did you go if you don't mind me asking? With no experience and what did they start you out at?

Make sure your cursor is OUTSIDE the "blockquote" parts. That separates the "quote" from your writing.

Averitt. Paid orientation, nothing but professionalism, organization, courtesy and respect. 6 weeks of training at $600/week. Clean, modern, apu equipped automatic trucks with some of the latest safety technology. First week of OTR training never stepped foot into a dirty truck stop or spent a dime. Stayed at company service centers with showers, ammenites and fuel. I have absolutely no complaints other than the fact that the 2015 Volvo we are in shakes the bubbles out of my drink in the cup holder. I love the place so far.

OTR:

Over The Road

OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.