Pay Scale For Schneider
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Yeah I have heard a lot of people say the newer trucks have lots of issues.
I was hired by Schneider Bulk out of a private school. Schneider used to have a CDL school, but not anymore.
Like I said... my experience with Schneider has been great.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Yeah I have heard a lot of people say the newer trucks have lots of issues.
I was hired by Schneider Bulk out of a private school. Schneider used to have a CDL school, but not anymore.
Like I said... my experience with Schneider has been great.
How is it going for you at Schneider? I will be graduated from CDL school in August 12 and been thinking of applying at Schneider here in Chicago.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Yeah I have heard a lot of people say the newer trucks have lots of issues.
I was hired by Schneider Bulk out of a private school. Schneider used to have a CDL school, but not anymore.
Like I said... my experience with Schneider has been great.
How is it going for you at Schneider? I will be graduated from CDL school in August 12 and been thinking of applying at Schneider here in Chicago.
ThinksTooMuch is no longer with Schnieder. He got a job at US Express driving locally.
But he always had nothing but fantastic feedback about Schneider and I can assure you it's a great company.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Funny story though. I got a 2008 Freightliner with 600,000 miles on it, and 200,000 on the engine (rebuilt engine I guess?). Not one issue with it so far except that tire. Two other guys in my training class got a 2011 and a 2012. It was just the luck of the draw, those were the trucks available at our respective Operating Centers. I was jealous at first. But...
The 2011 has overheated, had alternator issue, had some issue with 9th and 10th not having enough power, and a few other small things. The 2012 is having bunch of electrical issues, lots of sensors being tripped, lights not working, etc.
I am now very comfortable in my truck. My dispatcher said in a few months he'll give me a newer model, but I think I won't take it"
I loved--LOVED--my '09 Century. It would do 67 MPH (not real world fast, but for a SNI truck that was pretty good), never left me stranded, didn't run DEF, and didn't have the annoying On Guard unit. It got to where I was thinking "man I hope they don't get rid of this truck anytime soon and try to put me in a Cascadia!" :-)
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I was told by a recruiter from schneider that I would be an over the road driver for the first 3 months and that I should expect $800-$1000 a week driving out of Chicago with no experience. What do you guys think?
Over The Road:
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.
I am currently driving for Schneider Bulk. As I type this I am on the side of the road with my first tire blow out lol.
I drive Bulk OTR. Pay starts at $0.37/mile loaded and empty, at 6 months goes to $0.42, then at 1 year goes to $0.44. Ive been solo for only 1 week and done about 2500 miles this week. Recruiter and dispatcher told me 2000-2500 is around what new drivers get as they learn the ropes and such.
There is also pay for loading/unloading, which you will sometimes have to do.
Tankers are not for everyone. I love it so far. The surge is not that bad, you get use to managing your shifting, braking, acceleration, and all that. I think people make a big deal out of surge but you just have to drive smarter
There is pay for 24 hour detention, pay for being detained at a customer for more than 2 hours, I got a $7500 sign on bonus as well, not sure if they still doing that or not.
Consider Schneider Bulk. Feel free to PM me with questions and stuff. I'll try to answer.
Did they give you the bonus with first check or are they giving it to you in periods?
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.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
I know this post is old but I clicked the Schneider info page and it is missing info
Tractors used: Freightliner and International Pay: Starts at .39 cpm , after 3 months .41 cpm. 6 months .44 cpm.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
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Some of the older trucks are better. My first was a 2012 FL Cascadia and the idiot lights in the dash were always on; it tended to "road walk" (maybe because of the super single drive tires - I don't know, but could never seem to relax while steering it); it would overheat; stopped using DEF; a hood bracket snapped. I was given a 2006 FL Columbia as a loaner when the 2012 was taken in for repairs. After a week with the Columbia, I told them to forget about returning me to the 2012. Although the Columbia has 300K more miles on it, it runs like a sewing machine, has more power and stays straight down the road making it much easier to drive (oh yeh, has more storage, an APU and an inverter, yay!). Sometimes newer is not better.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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.