Including anything that goes above what the D.O.T. requires ....... I mean, when is it enough ?? When you have to sit on a probe every time you sit in the drivers seat ?? When a test is so inaccurate and produces the highest rate of false positives, that the DHHS can't even come up with proper guidelines, you don't know if you're okay or not
@@xladydriver Partially true. Women have more hair on head than men, but men have more hair on chest than women; but on the whole, women have more hair.
Schneider recruiter called me. At least she was honest about the trucks having all the latest "safety nannies ". Lane departure warning buzzers, following distance buzzers and the worst, the truck can overrule the driver and brake on it's own if the radar and brain "thinks it sees a situation".
The sleep apnea crap is BS I just left Schnieder for that reason my DBL sends me a message that said Charles you have been randomly selected to have a sleep apnea test done so I call him and told him I wasn’t paying for it so I wasn’t taking it he then send me a message that says if you don’t make the appointment with in to weeks for the test Schnieder will put you out of service with in 30 days ...so I called him and formally gave him a two week notice
What a crock of bs..... you have to meet certain requirements by DOT for that. They cant force you unless you are medically flagged. Schneider can go to hell
Worked for Schnieder 1981-1986 (transport it was still a union carrier then) .27/mile 9.50hr paid for everything you did and 1 motel a week. 30.00 limit. Wow how things have changed!
It took them awhile. They formed a separate division (sst-special services division) and everyone hired after a certain date was hired in there. Still had to pay dues,but no representation and not covered by union contract. As union people retired quit or fired the were replaced by SSD drivers.
Everyone should get hub miles. We do enough crap for free, we shouldn't drive for free. I was pretty shocked when I started driving when I figured it out
They were my training wheel company. I am very thankful to them for showing me the ropes, and taking a kid who had only worked as a journalist prior to that and turning me into a proper truck driver. But that was 2003. The company, much like the times, seems to have changed drastically since then.
@@TruckingAnswers I want to say that it is because the Schneider family no longer runs the company, but then I remember that Don Schneider broke the union so he could keep all the money for himself, so...pick your poison, I guess.
Same here. Trained in 04 when they still did their own training and got training for free for working for a year. Not a bad deal. Left after 6 years for personal reasons not related to the company. They seemed pretty decent back then but like you said times have changed
Awesome plus the 62mph truck running in the bronx. Sign me up. Im quitting my .69 cents a mile 500 mile a nite 28.05 a hr ltl linehaul job right now!!!
When I went to orientation there you had 2 different physical agility test if you couldn't pass one you couldn't get on that account I drove teams there never made 1000 I left im happy now
I went to Schneider Academy and teamed with my wife for 10 years. Yes they are annoying af with their sleep apnea stuff. I lost weight and don't have to use CPAP anymore.
So I worked for Schneider last year from July on. I'd go back to work for them on a Regional basis but not OTR. I got a sleep study done and a CPAP thru their program. It made a huge difference in my alertness and fatigue levels. And I didn't pay for the test. I think the machine was $11 a month if you're on their insurance to have and it was a pretty nice one as CPAPs go. They strapped some monitors to me at a clinic and sent me home to sleep and I went back that morning for the results. I feel much better with the CPAP than without it. The whole measure-the-neck thing is part of the company physical and it doesn't determine if you have sleep apnea, it determines that you fall into certain categories that are more prone to sleep apnea. They said up front they would fire me for talking on the phone in any shape, form or fashion while driving. I never sat much, I was always moving. They provided me with toll passes, weigh station bypass electronics and GPS in the Qualcomm but they were transitioning to tablets when I left. When I went to Dallas they didn't have the physical capacities thing. They are a North American company so you can expect to go anywhere in North America if you are OTR. I think the kind of equipment (flatbed, taker, van) all have different pay for that particular orientation. I like to keep running and always have a preplanned next load and they always had plenty of freight for me. Yeah, they don't have as many perks equipment-wise and they are prolly toward the low end cpm-wise but they are a well established company with a good reputation and the DOT never gave me any grief. As long as I was legal I always got the green light at just about every scalehouse. They kept my truck in good running order and as long as I acted like a professional they treated me well.
If I took a selfie of myself sitting in the driver's seat. Then printed it out. Hung it in front of the driver facing camera, I wonder how long before anyone in the safety department noticed
I currently work for Schneider. The only part of this I’m aware of is first a scheduled phone interview with a Schneider MD or associate. You get a questioner from a rep. If you answer yes to any of it then yes you are required to take a sleep apnea test. If you take a physical with them you are not automatically required to do a sleep apnea test unless; you answer yes to a sleep apnea questioner and the answers you gave might require a sleep apnea test. I think they’re policy changed since a year ago of this video, I’m not aware currently as of sep. 2020 of an automatic involuntary sleep apnea test. Also the rates vary on every account so some of the rates vary. Currently everyone is getting raises. It’s not a lot but the rates you have may be out dated . I’m told as of next year Jan 2021 an MD told me, the fmcsa requirements will be more stringent . Ie: your neck size, your weight etc will be considered if you need a sleep apnea test. Everyone will have to comply with this I’m told . So if your overweight are out of the body index that’s on the chart then yep you can be disqualified if you don’t at least take the sleep study. It’s not scumbag Schneider controlling all of this. It’ll be the fmcsa . All of you may feel the pinch if your overweight or have sleep problems. I’m coming back to Schneider from an IC and I haven’t been required to take a sleep study. Of course I already have a medical card. Now starting in January I may have to take a sleep study if I don’t shed some weight. You all may be doing the same thing no matter what trucking company your with. Much to popular belief , Schneider doesn’t control everything . That includes the spot market and sleep studies. I’m not a recruiter , just a driver that’s been there a while. No trucking company is the best. I stick to it here because it’s better pay than some places I’ve been too.
Yrs ago I had a friend who got a seat belt ticket in the truck in ca. He went to court, had a black judge which worked in his defense. He explained that Aberham Lincoln created a law that no man be tied or bound to his job. The judge agreed and threw it out. Consider that....
I'm gonna be honest, I didn't get hhg working at Schneider. Maybe it was different then than now. What made me quit was when I was told I was peaked at 38 cpm.
yeah...... peaked at 0.38cpm WOW!! I was offered May of 2019 0.48cpm HHG miles as a rehire. I quit the 1st time I drove for them cause of the shorting of my pay. 456 mile driven, 360 of that I was paid for. So why would I go back? haha.
I will say I think for brand new.... And I do mean BRAND NEW drivers their training program I think is worth it... I really never meet a schneider company driver that has problems backing, after that though I wouldn't stay longer than learning some of the roads out... None of these megas are good long term, but use them like they'll use you and its worth it.
Just got hired here not too long ago. I intend to learn the ropes, and figure out the industry. Company otr solo. We'll see how it goes. I have no frame of reference, so it seems fine to me. Will update.
Why would anybody consider working for Schneider they're just another low-rent company like Warner US Express England JB Hunt bad for your personal well-being tell him to pound sand better places to work
They measured my neck and said i have SA. I used to play football and have a muscular neck. Ive done a sleep study at my own doctor and was told i dont have SA prior to this. I could go on a 20 minute rant on why i quit working there, but i wont.
I used to work for Schneider. Some of their dedicated accounts are okay, but they will micro manage you. And they were playing games with my home time. I'm not going to work for them again. I start with EPES Family Dollar account soon. I told myself I'd never go on a dollar store account but they say I can make at least $1300 per week. And I gotta take care of my family, so we'll see what happens. Will keep you updated!
Fantastic video Mark!!! Thank-you to you and your viewing audience too with up to date 'be-aware' truths in the trucking business. Horrific and horendous way to treat your employee. No wonder so many people end up moving on. We're all people who want to be treated fairly. I would stay with the company that doesn't come out with BW.(by-the-way, you owe us) for 'additional charges' hen you'd be working for them. My dog gets treated better🐾 Thank-you Mark for sharing your experience and having a forum that lets us newbies see the traps before were cobbled up and spat out👿
Went to their training program in green bay in 2003. It was a great program with a Teflon skid pad. They treated me great for a CDL grad. Doesn't sound too good any more.
That is absolutely right Mark. Schneider offered me 0.48 cpm for regional dry van. But wait....🤔 that's household goods miles!! So.. yeah that means I'm guaranteed to be shorted on my miles i actually drove which in turn knocks down my 0.48cpm pay rate. 🤬Plus I have a 17" neck so I automatically draw the sleep study wildcard. How do I know these facts?🤔 I drove for them and yes I quit due to low pay. But wait... it gets more interesting, Schneider called me 6 months later to be a rehire but expected me to call my doctor and pay for a sleep study before they would rehire me. Hahaha...🤣😂 WOW!! some nerve to call me to come back only if I pay for a sleep study with my 17" neck. Guaranteed for sure with Schneider you will get jacked around with micromanagement. ( I have a current 2yr DOT med card so why would I even do a sleep study? lol.. that would be crazy!! ) Great information Mark. 👍👍
It dosent follow you around doctor to doctor? If one wants you to get a sleep test? I'm leaving my company for the same reason...6'3 and big neck. Naturally high BMI...I am overweight but also work out/lift.
@@angrensly926 no it doesn't, each company has their own policy, I switched 2 companies after Schneider and both had me do a new DOT physical and neither of those 2 even brought up the sleep study nonsense. I've been with the current company I'm driving at for 18 months. Click on my icon and give to my channel for some videos of what I've been doing since Schneider.
I'm a Schneider company driver 3 years 4 months. I don't fall into the sleep apnea category, I'm 6'4" 220 lbs., this would be a deal breaker for me. I don't recruit anyone come to Schneider, it's a typical mega-carrier. I stay because it fits for my location and personal needs for employment.
They are cdl mills that prey on new drivers just getting into the industry and they hope they have their replacement trained before they figure out the grass is greener elsewhere.
Dion, they must be doing something right. Typical Truck drivers whine and complain about everything. In reality, they can't even hold down a job in fast food. Never bite the hand that feeds. Go Mega Carriers!
I quit Schneider after a year because of 63 miles an hour, HHG miles, and low cents per mile. I just started working for Crete and my paychecks are 3 to 5 hundred more a week. Sleep apnea is a huge scam.
First off on Sleep Apnea Testing, the testing is done by a SALES VENDOR. I went to VA and the test was negative but the vendor said otherwise and the vendor said that they override the decision of VA. Everybody that gets tested by PSS is put on a CPAP.
They are in bed together. I know a few companies that test for sleep apnea at their own expense and the drivers automatically fail. They pay for the testing and you automatically fail. To test independently at a hospital can be expensive and it's something a lot of drivers can't afford but I knew guys who got diagnosed with sleep apnea by the company and when they called BS and went for independent testing they passed
Is Schneider a bad place to start as a driver, though? I've applied for several companies where I wanted to work, particularly LTL companies, since I graduated from trucking school, and none has contacted me. It seems that any company that's eager to hire inexperienced drivers has some pretty bad drawbacks, so it's just a matter of deciding which drawbacks you can tolerate. It also seems that the few good companies that do sometimes hire new drivers "don't have any openings for student drivers at this time."
That's what I am finding! I live in Charlotte,NC. It's a large trucking area. Hard to get LTL. It's all about insurance. The smaller companies just can't afford to take on inexperienced drivers!?!?
I currently drive for them in their tanker division. Lots of sitting, no hazmat pay, must micro manage your governed truck, layover pay starts at 24 hours, cannot wear bluetooth headset. I didn't find out about all this until after I got hired. I already have 2 years driving experience and decided to do tanker and I thought they were the only company that trains for tanker.
They said they didn't have the paperwork for the health insurance (with dental) when I was at orientation so they had to mail it to us. It was supposed to start on day one. They waited until they knew I was leaving the house to go out for 2 weeks or more and then they put the papers in the mail. I didn't get them in time to get the insurance- I would have to wait until the next open enrollment . I promptly quit. Schneider is NFG.
Physical capacities test is only done for certain accouns. The only good thing is when DBL tries to push you, yiu can push back. I only drove 8.5 hours daily so i could run 8 day a week. The dbl wanted me to run my clock but a refused. Pay for starting is not so good, only 33/mile plus bonuses for gas/availability/ performane, and thats another 4 to 5 cents. You also get a cent raise quarterly. I left the company because of the apnea test.
I used to run NYC loads into Manhattan,. It was usually paper towels to office buildings. Inalways got a great load on the way out Usually was NJ to Georgia, or MS, then a load home. Used to run from Chicago to Buffalo, cut across Canada. Experienced drivers got more for orientation, I was on military leave and came back. $85.00 per day and lunch. Students got flat rate.
I believe sleep apnea is a required test if your neck measures 17" or more,for your medical card.The test is sleeping while on monitors,to see how many times you stop breathing.If you need a CPAP,you only get a 1 year medical card.
Schneider hired me for a specific account. When i arrived for orientation they claimed there were no longer any positions available for that account so they would have to put me somewhere else. I refused and told them put me on that account or i walk. They refused and i walked. Come to find out, now that i spent 2 hours at their little bait and switch orientation they consider that employment.
I worked for Schneider six years ago, and back then it was 29 cents a mile for van dry load. I didn’t have to do sleep apnea test then. We were paid 50 dollars a day for orientation and days with driver trainer. I will say that it was a low BS job, It was ok as far as working conditions. The pay was low, I just kept my head down and worked a year then then took a local hourly job the day my one year aniversary occurred
I have orientation with Schneider for local Intermodal on May 28th now I'm scared to go reading all the comments.. I just need to gain more experience but I have to fly to Chicago from Kansas City Missouri I hope everything turns out well...
Sherron Gladney I am with there final mile but about to be getting to CDLs in the next month but I don’t think I will be driving for there company but wish you the best and follow your heart ❤️ on it!
@@pbama5220 to be honest I really don't want to go because the pay is too low. Plus I'm afraid if I go to orientation out of town that it's a possibility they might not hire me and I'll be stuck out there or waste my time. And I also have to find someone to watch my children and I'm not really liking that because I haven't been away from my children since they were born. 😑
One advise from my personal experience. If you go there do not talk about another football team beating the Packers like I did or they will fair your road test like they did me after my 4 1/2 hour road test
I took a sleep apnea test. And I had it and got a cpap machine. I can honestly say the first couple months I hated it. Fast forward a year later. I can say I get the best night sleep I have ever had
My career counselor at my truck driving school recommended Schneider to me. You've actually recommended better companies, though. JBS Carriers, one of the companies you talked about for doing it better, is waiting for me to pass my road test and then they will fly me out to orientation so I can start working. Speaking of my road test, I took my road test yesterday. I was performing my pre-trip inspection for my examiner. By the time we got to the back of the trailer, both of us spotted a nail in one of the treads to my inner rear dual tire. I was told I did fantastic, but I wasn't allowed to continue the test until my school repairs the tire. They rescheduled my road test to June 8th.
The other company that keeps calling me is Werner, but JBS Carriers has a way better reputation with how they treat their drivers. I've been sharing their phone number with other classmates, too.
I drove for SNI from 1997-2005 and here's what my take is. When I started it was hard to get hired, and they trained us in Green Bay for free. Half of my class worked in white-collar type jobs, thee other half worked in trucking in some form or another. Everyone passed a basic math test before they were hired. There was no physical test because you were climbing in and out of cabovers and trailers all day long if you were not in shape they would know it fast. We used to get home every weekend, the recruiting material used to say that 90% of our solo drivers are home every weekend. We used to get 48 hours off for being out a full week come in Friday or Saturday and leave Sunday or Monday, and 72 uninterrupted hours off for being out for 2 weeks. we got 9 paid holidays when I started. That was $125.00, and if you were driving you got double the mileage pay for that day. We got detention pay after 6 hours, and layover pay after 12. If we had to go to a meeting or training or something like that, we got paid either a half-day at $40.00 for the meeting or a full day at $85.00 for the day. If you went to an OC there was a company car that you could take to go run errands. In Green Bay, you just called a cab. You could ask your STL to set up a corporate tour for you. When you got it you went to the headquarters and a retired driver would take you around and you could actually sit with the load planners and they would explain how they put loads on drivers. The bottom line they told me was to keep updating as often as possible. They would take you up to meet Don Schnieder and Wayne Lubner, and that night you were put into a hotel downtown. I worked on an account for 2 months where we lived in a Ramada Inn and worked an 8-hour shift, no weekends. We could stay in a company hotel for $35.00, and you could ask your STL for a hotel night, and they would route you to an OC in the afternoon and show you available at 9am the next morning. Sometimes the STL would pay for the hotel for you. When Don Schnieder stepped down, the company went south immediately. Show me a large carrier that does not pay HHG miles. Seriously, they all do that to standardize miles when they quote rates. So if they are quoting HHG they are going to pay HHG. I drove for SNI and any load going to or through Detroit I always cut across Canada. My brother in law is a Teamster and he gets HHG miles but he gets $21.15 an hour pay also. But all the drivers are against unions.
the issue on sleep apnea is on the DOT certification is the question have you been diagnosed with sleep apnea and I believe another question on whether you have taken a sleep test. I suspect every trucking company wants to determine whether there is a potential for such an ailment of a potential driver.
Trucking Answers that’s good as long as you get a DOT a physical certification then you are right. You can say hey I got a certification what’s the beef. Another test is potentially redundant.
I left Schneider National the day after they tried to tell me that at the end of my 14 days out that my 2 days off where going to be at their Gary, In depot and not at home. When you quit they will stop just short of giving you the company if you will only stay. I got offered a pay raise, and a brand new truck during the forced meeting with my manager. The only thing they offer that might be worth it to a new driver. Is the additional training. After that you are just a number to them.
I work for Schneider and they do go above DOT Standards but they dont make you go for a sleep apnea test. Steven's on the other hand, I left them because they told me that I needed a sleep apnea test or I would be terminated. So i went home and told them Im done. Even tho, Schneider is very strict they wont fire you for using a blutooth headset, they will fire you if you were using that blutooth headset while you were involved in an accident. You can use blutooth as much as you want, just dont crash.
I would never go back to work for Schneider as a company driver. As an owner operator on their choice board I would consider however. Depends on what other o/o are saying about their experience.
They screwed my husband over during orientation. Made him take hazmat test even though he was going to drive dry van. He didn't even have the hazmat endorsement. They had him take it 3 times in a day and he missed them by 1. They sent him back home immediately. Also, they kept serving him meat for lunch and he specifically told them he was vegetarian.
3 weeks for new drivers, 4 days for experienced. New driver is one week in class, one week on the road, last week in class then you are on your own in a truck.
I was a Schneider driver from 2015-2018. Here’s my experienced input: Sleep apnea-they have a nurse practitioner give you the test, you can sleep in your truck, but here’s the thing, it’s not an official diagnosis that you do or don’t have sleep apnea. It is just a test that suggests whether you may or may not have it. I never had to pay for the test, I never had to pay for any of the equipment because of their insurance (which is excellent in my opinion). And I still have the equipment to this day. I was a regional driver and an OTR driver. I would average 2000 miles a week. They never sent me to the Northeast, I was predominately in the Midwest and in the southeast, usually the Carolinas, Georgia, the Chicago area, etc. also their fuel bonus system is pretty decent. They have a 0% tolerance for talking on the phone while driving, even if you have a headset, which made no sense to me because headsets are legal. I’ve driven for JB Hunt, and Swift, and Schneider, if I had to choose any of them, it would be Schneider hands-down.
I guess it depends the Schiender terminal? cause im 95% sure they didnt charge me $400-$1500 dollar for this health test or even take away a portion from my pay check. I didnt even bother signing up for the health care plan. I was stationed in chicago, working with containers/Rails.
I know this is a old posted video. Werner also did this also and if "they determined" you have sleep apnea. They try to set you up with with a 3 month med card every time. I left them also a year ago and they still today to this day call from time to time to get me to use it.
Maverick does a similar process regarding sleep apnea, they do a screening process (neck width, BMI, etc) and if you fall in one of those categories, they give you a watch to sleep with on your hand and based on those results it will tell them if you require a full-on sleep study which I did. I have sleep apnea, if you have it, you need a CPAP, I couldn't do my job without my CPAP, 100%. I don't like how it affects my medical having to be redone every year though.
@@TruckingAnswers I agree, but a lot of people who are underweight who just don't fall in the criteria of neck size, BMI, etc, go unnoticed with sleep apnea. And it's really messed up how they tag someone with it who really doesn't have it. If you have it though, you 100% need it. I was mad at first that I was diagnosed with it, but I feel rested now after 6-8 hours whereas before I could sleep 10-12 hours and still be tired.
Yes They do. The clinic they get info is called Presision Sleep Solutions based in Houston. I did a 2nd Opinion at VA and they had Negitive results but PSS is the results they go by and seems like EVERYONE that goes through a 3rd Party PSS clinic is having a Positive Test Result and issued a CPAP or as I call it..... C-CRAP.
I never liked cpap. To tell the truth, in the last 3 years since I left trucking I stopped using it and I sleep well every night and I have no problem staying alert at work every day, where I drive a passenger van the majority of the time. (No cdl involved). I keep wondering whether or not to take my cpap machine to my local pawn shop.
With Schneider you have to clean every trailer out upon picking up an empty. So you are claiming in a trailer consistently. Everything else you said is true. I did not have to take a sleep apnea test. They also have a chiropractor and wellness doctor onsite at the Operating Center.
I cant complain about Schneider, though it is my first driving job. I'm getting .42cpm and average 2750 miles a week on my account, I'm off every weekend for my 34, and they never call or bother me. I've got a great team that has my load preplanned a week in advance, so I always know what I'm doing. But the hhg does suck and I can there benefits is ok but not worth what you pay per week, but still not bad for a first time gig to get that 1 year experience imo.
I worked there a few years ago. Unless they made drastic changes besides the front camera. I didn't have to take that sleep test. My partner on teams opened his mouth and told him he felt like he wasn't getting enough sleep. Then they had him do it and paid for it. He had to quit and I did the dedicated reginal Coke run. Made pretty good money from that. To each is own I guess. Unless your 300 plus lbs or completely out of shape. Can't blame them. Walking in you already know "SAFETY" is their #1 thing. Was so sick of hearing that word lol.
@@TruckingAnswers No, you can't. Before the test, they take you to the boot room, and you either have acceptable boots on(they must say slip resistant and oil resistant on them to be acceptable) or you buy a pair from them(at a heavy discount, in fairness), and put them on to continue your orientation. From that point forward, you must be wearing approved boots, whenever you are in their trucks or facilities.
They don't allow 8/2 splits. I couldn't work there just for that. lol I can turn more miles with th 8/2. I know Schneider drivers making $35k per year. I make more than double that solo. Oh big XM radio... I make enough for the radio lol. Orientation pay varies depending on your experience too. They micromanage. My friends get calls constantly from dispatch. I would hate that
I ran for them a year or so ago ... Not going to say they were ALL bad, but I was NOT getting home on time most of the time ... I think I got home on time once in two years .. But the main thing was they took a turn where they were instituting policy to make them ..Law Suit Proof ...NOT have safe environment for drivers
Another thing to consider schneider doesn’t like u running any toll rds or tollways.. so plan on taking longer routes for your hhg miles and payin out of pocket for tolls
You only get $300 dollars for waiting at a shipper or a receiver no matter if it’s 6 hours or 34 still the same. I know because I’m here as a lease driver
Only if you have refused to take the test. Unfortunately, some of these companies just put whatever they want on there. If that has happened you may need a lawyer to at least send them a letter to remove it if it isn't true.
They're good for hometime if you're an inexperienced driver wanting to be home more. Pay issues though... Don't stay with them longer than you need to.
I won't drive for any company that goes above what's required by the D.O.T.
Including anything that goes above what the D.O.T. requires ....... I mean, when is it enough ?? When you have to sit on a probe every time you sit in the drivers seat ?? When a test is so inaccurate and produces the highest rate of false positives, that the DHHS can't even come up with proper guidelines, you don't know if you're okay or not
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Actually that test could be deemed discriminatory as females tend to have longer hair than males.
And at the same a lot of there trucks are below DOT standards, especially their Bulk division. They can't put their money where their mouth is.
@@xladydriver Partially true. Women have more hair on head than men, but men have more hair on chest than women; but on the whole, women have more hair.
Mark, thank you for exposing the scumbags. Schneider, JB Hunt, many more like them have destroyed the trucking business.
most of the Megas are really bad
HHG miles. Now that we've went back in time. I got my denim jacket and Rick Springfield cassettes ready. Let's go trucking in our cabovers.
I saw Rick Springfield in concert!
Ha ha, that reminds me of when i was there in 07 as a new driver . The 04 freightliner classic had a tape deck in it yet.
Cash is King trucking I’m shocked they aren’t still rockin the cabovers.
Don't forget the rubber band on your tach-o-graph!
@@TruckingAnswers rick Springfield sounds like middle aged white guy music 😁
Schneider recruiter called me. At least she was honest about the trucks having all the latest "safety nannies ". Lane departure warning buzzers, following distance buzzers and the worst, the truck can overrule the driver and brake on it's own if the radar and brain "thinks it sees a situation".
That self braking truck is horribly dangerous!
Only if your using cruise control will it self brake. But ya it's horrible.
The new freightliner sucks period, the only thing good about it is the king pin
I worked for Schneider years ago. NO THANK YOU.
The sleep apnea crap is BS I just left Schnieder for that reason my DBL sends me a message that said Charles you have been randomly selected to have a sleep apnea test done so I call him and told him I wasn’t paying for it so I wasn’t taking it he then send me a message that says if you don’t make the appointment with in to weeks for the test Schnieder will put you out of service with in 30 days ...so I called him and formally gave him a two week notice
Sleep apnea isn't a dot requirement, Schiender should be fined
@@MegGriffin702 can't fine a company for having their own policies for hiring, they pay for it and he was informed prior to being hired.
What a crock of bs..... you have to meet certain requirements by DOT for that. They cant force you unless you are medically flagged. Schneider can go to hell
@@passngas2733 D0T can do anything they want
@passn gas I was not informed before I was hired they told me I was randomly selected
Worked for Schnieder 1981-1986 (transport it was still a union carrier then) .27/mile 9.50hr paid for everything you did and 1 motel a week. 30.00 limit. Wow how things have changed!
Yep a lot of drivers have no idea back in the day Schneider transport had union drivers and paid good money!
Yes it was fun. 1980 international transtar II formula 300 Cummins 9 speed trans. 45ft trailer....
How did they get rid of the union?
It took them awhile. They formed a separate division (sst-special services division) and everyone hired after a certain date was hired in there. Still had to pay dues,but no representation and not covered by union contract. As union people retired quit or fired the were replaced by SSD drivers.
Those were the good days , I drove 80-2016 not at the pumpkin. Truck driving today is BS.
Everyone should get hub miles. We do enough crap for free, we shouldn't drive for free. I was pretty shocked when I started driving when I figured it out
They were my training wheel company. I am very thankful to them for showing me the ropes, and taking a kid who had only worked as a journalist prior to that and turning me into a proper truck driver.
But that was 2003. The company, much like the times, seems to have changed drastically since then.
Its like they are headed down I-70 into Denver
@@TruckingAnswers I want to say that it is because the Schneider family no longer runs the company, but then I remember that Don Schneider broke the union so he could keep all the money for himself, so...pick your poison, I guess.
Same here. Trained in 04 when they still did their own training and got training for free for working for a year. Not a bad deal. Left after 6 years for personal reasons not related to the company. They seemed pretty decent back then but like you said times have changed
@@floridadude8382 I did almost three years before trading in my experience for a union LTL career. Best decision I ever made.
Awesome plus the 62mph truck running in the bronx. Sign me up. Im quitting my .69 cents a mile 500 mile a nite 28.05 a hr ltl linehaul job right now!!!
U work for FDXF?
Aaron Roberts nope
IcanseeyourHalo sounds miserable bro
When I went to orientation there you had 2 different physical agility test if you couldn't pass one you couldn't get on that account I drove teams there never made 1000 I left im happy now
I went to Schneider Academy and teamed with my wife for 10 years. Yes they are annoying af with their sleep apnea stuff. I lost weight and don't have to use CPAP anymore.
So I worked for Schneider last year from July on. I'd go back to work for them on a Regional basis but not OTR. I got a sleep study done and a CPAP thru their program. It made a huge difference in my alertness and fatigue levels. And I didn't pay for the test. I think the machine was $11 a month if you're on their insurance to have and it was a pretty nice one as CPAPs go. They strapped some monitors to me at a clinic and sent me home to sleep and I went back that morning for the results. I feel much better with the CPAP than without it. The whole measure-the-neck thing is part of the company physical and it doesn't determine if you have sleep apnea, it determines that you fall into certain categories that are more prone to sleep apnea.
They said up front they would fire me for talking on the phone in any shape, form or fashion while driving. I never sat much, I was always moving. They provided me with toll passes, weigh station bypass electronics and GPS in the Qualcomm but they were transitioning to tablets when I left. When I went to Dallas they didn't have the physical capacities thing. They are a North American company so you can expect to go anywhere in North America if you are OTR. I think the kind of equipment (flatbed, taker, van) all have different pay for that particular orientation.
I like to keep running and always have a preplanned next load and they always had plenty of freight for me. Yeah, they don't have as many perks equipment-wise and they are prolly toward the low end cpm-wise but they are a well established company with a good reputation and the DOT never gave me any grief. As long as I was legal I always got the green light at just about every scalehouse. They kept my truck in good running order and as long as I acted like a professional they treated me well.
So it may be they are back charging drivers who leave before a certain time.
If I took a selfie of myself sitting in the driver's seat. Then printed it out. Hung it in front of the driver facing camera, I wonder how long before anyone in the safety department noticed
That's great
He said Schneider doesn't use driver-facing cameras.
I recently just got my cdl last Monday & I was going to go with schneider until this video. Thanks.
I currently work for Schneider. The only part of this I’m aware of is first a scheduled phone interview with a Schneider MD or associate. You get a questioner from a rep. If you answer yes to any of it then yes you are required to take a sleep apnea test.
If you take a physical with them you are not automatically required to do a sleep apnea test unless; you answer yes to a sleep apnea questioner and the answers you gave might require a sleep apnea test.
I think they’re policy changed since a year ago of this video, I’m not aware currently as of sep. 2020 of an automatic involuntary sleep apnea test.
Also the rates vary on every account so some of the rates vary. Currently everyone is getting raises. It’s not a lot but the rates you have may be out dated .
I’m told as of next year Jan 2021 an MD told me, the fmcsa requirements will be more stringent . Ie: your neck size, your weight etc will be considered if you need a sleep apnea test. Everyone will have to comply with this I’m told . So if your overweight are out of the body index that’s on the chart then yep you can be disqualified if you don’t at least take the sleep study.
It’s not scumbag Schneider controlling all of this. It’ll be the fmcsa . All of you may feel the pinch if your overweight or have sleep problems.
I’m coming back to Schneider from an IC and I haven’t been required to take a sleep study. Of course I already have a medical card.
Now starting in January I may have to take a sleep study if I don’t shed some weight.
You all may be doing the same thing no matter what trucking company your with.
Much to popular belief , Schneider doesn’t control everything . That includes the spot market and sleep studies.
I’m not a recruiter , just a driver that’s been there a while. No trucking company is the best. I stick to it here because it’s better pay than some places I’ve been too.
Yrs ago I had a friend who got a seat belt ticket in the truck in ca. He went to court, had a black judge which worked in his defense.
He explained that Aberham Lincoln created a law that no man be tied or bound to his job. The judge agreed and threw it out.
Consider that....
Lmaoooo!!
Haha 🤣🤣 cool story bro!
sound like bull.
I'm gonna be honest, I didn't get hhg working at Schneider. Maybe it was different then than now. What made me quit was when I was told I was peaked at 38 cpm.
yeah...... peaked at 0.38cpm WOW!! I was offered May of 2019 0.48cpm HHG miles as a rehire. I quit the 1st time I drove for them cause of the shorting of my pay. 456 mile driven, 360 of that I was paid for. So why would I go back? haha.
I'm at TRANSPORT AMERICA. .50 com OTR
I will say I think for brand new.... And I do mean BRAND NEW drivers their training program I think is worth it... I really never meet a schneider company driver that has problems backing, after that though I wouldn't stay longer than learning some of the roads out... None of these megas are good long term, but use them like they'll use you and its worth it.
Just got hired here not too long ago. I intend to learn the ropes, and figure out the industry. Company otr solo. We'll see how it goes. I have no frame of reference, so it seems fine to me.
Will update.
@@spunkyprep well where is the update?
Ah yes the orange rolling sweatshop, hard pass!
Funny lingo
Why would anybody consider working for Schneider they're just another low-rent company like Warner US Express England JB Hunt bad for your personal well-being tell him to pound sand better places to work
They test for apnea when they are the one making you sick.
They measured my neck and said i have SA. I used to play football and have a muscular neck. Ive done a sleep study at my own doctor and was told i dont have SA prior to this. I could go on a 20 minute rant on why i quit working there, but i wont.
I used to work for Schneider. Some of their dedicated accounts are okay, but they will micro manage you. And they were playing games with my home time. I'm not going to work for them again.
I start with EPES Family Dollar account soon. I told myself I'd never go on a dollar store account but they say I can make at least $1300 per week. And I gotta take care of my family, so we'll see what happens. Will keep you updated!
Any large places that hires students by the bucketload generally micromanages drivers.
Fantastic video Mark!!!
Thank-you to you and your viewing audience too with up to date 'be-aware' truths in the trucking business. Horrific and horendous way to treat your employee. No wonder so many people end up moving on. We're all people who want to be treated fairly. I would stay with the company that doesn't come out with BW.(by-the-way, you owe us) for 'additional charges' hen you'd be working for them. My dog gets treated better🐾 Thank-you Mark for sharing your experience and having a forum that lets us newbies see the traps before were cobbled up and spat out👿
Went to their training program in green bay in 2003. It was a great program with a Teflon skid pad. They treated me great for a CDL grad. Doesn't sound too good any more.
That is absolutely right Mark. Schneider offered me 0.48 cpm for regional dry van. But wait....🤔 that's household goods miles!! So.. yeah that means I'm guaranteed to be shorted on my miles i actually drove which in turn knocks down my 0.48cpm pay rate. 🤬Plus I have a 17" neck so I automatically draw the sleep study wildcard. How do I know these facts?🤔 I drove for them and yes I quit due to low pay. But wait... it gets more interesting, Schneider called me 6 months later to be a rehire but expected me to call my doctor and pay for a sleep study before they would rehire me. Hahaha...🤣😂 WOW!! some nerve to call me to come back only if I pay for a sleep study with my 17" neck. Guaranteed for sure with Schneider you will get jacked around with micromanagement. ( I have a current 2yr DOT med card so why would I even do a sleep study? lol.. that would be crazy!! ) Great information Mark. 👍👍
It dosent follow you around doctor to doctor? If one wants you to get a sleep test? I'm leaving my company for the same reason...6'3 and big neck. Naturally high BMI...I am overweight but also work out/lift.
@@angrensly926 no it doesn't, each company has their own policy, I switched 2 companies after Schneider and both had me do a new DOT physical and neither of those 2 even brought up the sleep study nonsense. I've been with the current company I'm driving at for 18 months. Click on my icon and give to my channel for some videos of what I've been doing since Schneider.
I'm a Schneider company driver 3 years 4 months. I don't fall into the sleep apnea category, I'm 6'4" 220 lbs., this would be a deal breaker for me. I don't recruit anyone come to Schneider, it's a typical mega-carrier. I stay because it fits for my location and personal needs for employment.
.48 a mile? the going rate right now is .55-.60 for solo.
how are these big companies not going out of business being as they are
They are cdl mills that prey on new drivers just getting into the industry and they hope they have their replacement trained before they figure out the grass is greener elsewhere.
Dion, they must be doing something right. Typical Truck drivers whine and complain about everything. In reality, they can't even hold down a job in fast food. Never bite the hand that feeds. Go Mega Carriers!
Your right about the company paying for apnea testing and treatment. I got tested and got a CPAP machine and it changed my life.
I quit Schneider after a year because of 63 miles an hour, HHG miles, and low cents per mile. I just started working for Crete and my paychecks are 3 to 5 hundred more a week. Sleep apnea is a huge scam.
First off on Sleep Apnea Testing, the testing is done by a SALES VENDOR. I went to VA and the test was negative but the vendor said otherwise and the vendor said that they override the decision of VA. Everybody that gets tested by PSS is put on a CPAP.
They are in bed together. I know a few companies that test for sleep apnea at their own expense and the drivers automatically fail. They pay for the testing and you automatically fail. To test independently at a hospital can be expensive and it's something a lot of drivers can't afford but I knew guys who got diagnosed with sleep apnea by the company and when they called BS and went for independent testing they passed
Thanks for the video Mark we love you for it exposing these companies
Need a list of companies who do sleep apnea testing...or a series called cpap company of the week! Almost to 20k subs Mark!!
Is Schneider a bad place to start as a driver, though? I've applied for several companies where I wanted to work, particularly LTL companies, since I graduated from trucking school, and none has contacted me. It seems that any company that's eager to hire inexperienced drivers has some pretty bad drawbacks, so it's just a matter of deciding which drawbacks you can tolerate. It also seems that the few good companies that do sometimes hire new drivers "don't have any openings for student drivers at this time."
That's what I am finding! I live in Charlotte,NC. It's a large trucking area. Hard to get LTL. It's all about insurance. The smaller companies just can't afford to take on inexperienced drivers!?!?
At this point, the list between good companies and bad companies is insurmountably weighted to the bad side.
They're one big machine, you are insignificant PERIOD.
I currently drive for them in their tanker division. Lots of sitting, no hazmat pay, must micro manage your governed truck, layover pay starts at 24 hours, cannot wear bluetooth headset. I didn't find out about all this until after I got hired. I already have 2 years driving experience and decided to do tanker and I thought they were the only company that trains for tanker.
schneider told me tanker makes 55K to start as a new driver. Is that true?
They said they didn't have the paperwork for the health insurance (with dental) when I was at orientation so they had to mail it to us. It was supposed to start on day one. They waited until they knew I was leaving the house to go out for 2 weeks or more and then they put the papers in the mail. I didn't get them in time to get the insurance- I would have to wait until the next open enrollment . I promptly quit. Schneider is NFG.
Physical capacities test is only done for certain accouns. The only good thing is when DBL tries to push you, yiu can push back. I only drove 8.5 hours daily so i could run 8 day a week. The dbl wanted me to run my clock but a refused. Pay for starting is not so good, only 33/mile plus bonuses for gas/availability/ performane, and thats another 4 to 5 cents. You also get a cent raise quarterly. I left the company because of the apnea test.
No thanks. I'll stick to LTL. Home nightly, hourly pay.
I worked for Schneider for a total of 35 days left ran 3500 miles week made 450 week there a crap company
Tom Mcclellan Wow man, you made like .13 cents per mile. You wallet must be packed with...........nothing lol.
I worked for them for 90 days. Their customer service is the worst in the industry.... I left.
Their intermodal is a joke I was offered like 29 cents a mile plus "incentives" which the recruiter wouldn't tell me... No thank you
I'd love to see a video on Schuster out of Le Mars Iowa
I used to run NYC loads into Manhattan,. It was usually paper towels to office buildings. Inalways got a great load on the way out Usually was NJ to Georgia, or MS, then a load home. Used to run from Chicago to Buffalo, cut across Canada. Experienced drivers got more for orientation, I was on military leave and came back. $85.00 per day and lunch. Students got flat rate.
I believe sleep apnea is a required test if your neck measures 17" or more,for your medical card.The test is sleeping while on monitors,to see how many times you stop breathing.If you need a CPAP,you only get a 1 year medical card.
You should do carrier one out of alsip Illinois. I would be more than happy to send you a copy of the s*** lease purchase. That company uses.
Prime inc does the sleep apnea test as well all set no thank you
Schneider lies and lies. Hires 200+ drivers a week and 200+ quit in the first month.
Schneider hired me for a specific account. When i arrived for orientation they claimed there were no longer any positions available for that account so they would have to put me somewhere else. I refused and told them put me on that account or i walk. They refused and i walked. Come to find out, now that i spent 2 hours at their little bait and switch orientation they consider that employment.
I worked for Schneider six years ago, and back then it was 29 cents a mile for van dry load. I didn’t have to do sleep apnea test then. We were paid 50 dollars a day for orientation and days with driver trainer.
I will say that it was a low BS job, It was ok as far as working conditions. The pay was low, I just kept my head down and worked a year then then took a local hourly job the day my one year aniversary occurred
I have orientation with Schneider for local Intermodal on May 28th now I'm scared to go reading all the comments.. I just need to gain more experience but I have to fly to Chicago from Kansas City Missouri I hope everything turns out well...
Sherron Gladney I am with there final mile but about to be getting to CDLs in the next month but I don’t think I will be driving for there company but wish you the best and follow your heart ❤️ on it!
@@pbama5220 to be honest I really don't want to go because the pay is too low. Plus I'm afraid if I go to orientation out of town that it's a possibility they might not hire me and I'll be stuck out there or waste my time. And I also have to find someone to watch my children and I'm not really liking that because I haven't been away from my children since they were born. 😑
How was it? Did you attend to orientation?
One advise from my personal experience. If you go there do not talk about another football team beating the Packers like I did or they will fair your road test like they did me after my 4 1/2 hour road test
That goes without saying.
Well. Starting with em next week but only doing it because no other job is hiring me without experience. At least a year or two.
I took a sleep apnea test. And I had it and got a cpap machine. I can honestly say the first couple months I hated it. Fast forward a year later. I can say I get the best night sleep I have ever had
My career counselor at my truck driving school recommended Schneider to me. You've actually recommended better companies, though. JBS Carriers, one of the companies you talked about for doing it better, is waiting for me to pass my road test and then they will fly me out to orientation so I can start working. Speaking of my road test, I took my road test yesterday. I was performing my pre-trip inspection for my examiner. By the time we got to the back of the trailer, both of us spotted a nail in one of the treads to my inner rear dual tire. I was told I did fantastic, but I wasn't allowed to continue the test until my school repairs the tire. They rescheduled my road test to June 8th.
The other company that keeps calling me is Werner, but JBS Carriers has a way better reputation with how they treat their drivers. I've been sharing their phone number with other classmates, too.
That's why you carry some tools. I've got a blackjack plug kit under my passenger seat, too.
I was sent for a sleep study by my DOT physical doctor; they would only issue me a 6-month card until I got it done.
I drove for SNI from 1997-2005 and here's what my take is. When I started it was hard to get hired, and they trained us in Green Bay for free. Half of my class worked in white-collar type jobs, thee other half worked in trucking in some form or another. Everyone passed a basic math test before they were hired. There was no physical test because you were climbing in and out of cabovers and trailers all day long if you were not in shape they would know it fast. We used to get home every weekend, the recruiting material used to say that 90% of our solo drivers are home every weekend. We used to get 48 hours off for being out a full week come in Friday or Saturday and leave Sunday or Monday, and 72 uninterrupted hours off for being out for 2 weeks. we got 9 paid holidays when I started. That was $125.00, and if you were driving you got double the mileage pay for that day. We got detention pay after 6 hours, and layover pay after 12. If we had to go to a meeting or training or something like that, we got paid either a half-day at $40.00 for the meeting or a full day at $85.00 for the day. If you went to an OC there was a company car that you could take to go run errands. In Green Bay, you just called a cab. You could ask your STL to set up a corporate tour for you. When you got it you went to the headquarters and a retired driver would take you around and you could actually sit with the load planners and they would explain how they put loads on drivers. The bottom line they told me was to keep updating as often as possible. They would take you up to meet Don Schnieder and Wayne Lubner, and that night you were put into a hotel downtown. I worked on an account for 2 months where we lived in a Ramada Inn and worked an 8-hour shift, no weekends. We could stay in a company hotel for $35.00, and you could ask your STL for a hotel night, and they would route you to an OC in the afternoon and show you available at 9am the next morning. Sometimes the STL would pay for the hotel for you. When Don Schnieder stepped down, the company went south immediately.
Show me a large carrier that does not pay HHG miles. Seriously, they all do that to standardize miles when they quote rates. So if they are quoting HHG they are going to pay HHG. I drove for SNI and any load going to or through Detroit I always cut across Canada. My brother in law is a Teamster and he gets HHG miles but he gets $21.15 an hour pay also. But all the drivers are against unions.
the issue on sleep apnea is on the DOT certification is the question have you been diagnosed with sleep apnea and I believe another question on whether you have taken a sleep test. I suspect every trucking company wants to determine whether there is a potential for such an ailment of a potential driver.
I just renewed my physical and my company does nothing with apnea.
Trucking Answers that’s good as long as you get a DOT a physical certification then you are right. You can say hey I got a certification what’s the beef. Another test is potentially redundant.
I left Schneider National the day after they tried to tell me that at the end of my 14 days out that my 2 days off where going to be at their Gary, In depot and not at home. When you quit they will stop just short of giving you the company if you will only stay. I got offered a pay raise, and a brand new truck during the forced meeting with my manager.
The only thing they offer that might be worth it to a new driver. Is the additional training. After that you are just a number to them.
I work for Schneider and they do go above DOT Standards but they dont make you go for a sleep apnea test. Steven's on the other hand, I left them because they told me that I needed a sleep apnea test or I would be terminated. So i went home and told them Im done. Even tho, Schneider is very strict they wont fire you for using a blutooth headset, they will fire you if you were using that blutooth headset while you were involved in an accident. You can use blutooth as much as you want, just dont crash.
Schneider themselves say that all their drivers get a sleep apnea test so I don't know what to say about that.
I would never go back to work for Schneider as a company driver. As an owner operator on their choice board I would consider however. Depends on what other o/o are saying about their experience.
Have you reviewed tmc?
Mark, are we ever gonna find out where you work? I would really like to work for a company like the one you work for.
They screwed my husband over during orientation. Made him take hazmat test even though he was going to drive dry van. He didn't even have the hazmat endorsement. They had him take it 3 times in a day and he missed them by 1. They sent him back home immediately. Also, they kept serving him meat for lunch and he specifically told them he was vegetarian.
If they can get me a orange cabover I might leave my UPS feeder job!!!!!!
Orientation pay for otr no experience is 80 bucks a day, and orientation is for 3 weeks.
Orientation shows 4 days on their website and it says the pay varies.
3 weeks for new drivers, 4 days for experienced. New driver is one week in class, one week on the road, last week in class then you are on your own in a truck.
I was a Schneider driver from 2015-2018. Here’s my experienced input:
Sleep apnea-they have a nurse practitioner give you the test, you can sleep in your truck, but here’s the thing, it’s not an official diagnosis that you do or don’t have sleep apnea. It is just a test that suggests whether you may or may not have it. I never had to pay for the test, I never had to pay for any of the equipment because of their insurance (which is excellent in my opinion). And I still have the equipment to this day.
I was a regional driver and an OTR driver. I would average 2000 miles a week. They never sent me to the Northeast, I was predominately in the Midwest and in the southeast, usually the Carolinas, Georgia, the Chicago area, etc. also their fuel bonus system is pretty decent.
They have a 0% tolerance for talking on the phone while driving, even if you have a headset, which made no sense to me because headsets are legal.
I’ve driven for JB Hunt, and Swift, and Schneider, if I had to choose any of them, it would be Schneider hands-down.
So @ 45/48 are they still finding new drivers?
$1500 test and HHG miles, where do I sign up.
I thought Schneider was a good company, one of the better one's I've worked for, I have no complains about them.
Same here, I worked for them for 27 years! have no complaints, made damn good money to the tune of taking home 87,000 per year retired now
I guess it depends the Schiender terminal? cause im 95% sure they didnt charge me $400-$1500 dollar for this health test or even take away a portion from my pay check. I didnt even bother signing up for the health care plan. I was stationed in chicago, working with containers/Rails.
I know this is a old posted video. Werner also did this also and if "they determined" you have sleep apnea. They try to set you up with with a 3 month med card every time. I left them also a year ago and they still today to this day call from time to time to get me to use it.
My Favorites are JB SWIFT and CR WERNER...🙈🙉🙊👍
All great companies. Truckers like to whine and bite the hand that feeds. Go Mega Carriers!
Maverick does a similar process regarding sleep apnea, they do a screening process (neck width, BMI, etc) and if you fall in one of those categories, they give you a watch to sleep with on your hand and based on those results it will tell them if you require a full-on sleep study which I did. I have sleep apnea, if you have it, you need a CPAP, I couldn't do my job without my CPAP, 100%. I don't like how it affects my medical having to be redone every year though.
If that works for you that's great. All drivers should take care of themselves.
@@TruckingAnswers I agree, but a lot of people who are underweight who just don't fall in the criteria of neck size, BMI, etc, go unnoticed with sleep apnea. And it's really messed up how they tag someone with it who really doesn't have it. If you have it though, you 100% need it. I was mad at first that I was diagnosed with it, but I feel rested now after 6-8 hours whereas before I could sleep 10-12 hours and still be tired.
Schneider gets a kickback from every machine sold.
Exactly. It's a scam. I looked at the price online for the same apnea machine. 350 400 $$$ Schneider charges 2000.00
Yes They do. The clinic they get info is called Presision Sleep Solutions based in Houston. I did a 2nd Opinion at VA and they had Negitive results but PSS is the results they go by and seems like EVERYONE that goes through a 3rd Party PSS clinic is having a Positive Test Result and issued a CPAP or as I call it..... C-CRAP.
you mean a ciccbacc?
Some loads like Kmart are un palletized... Tire loads...needs to be tailgated by the driver! They want to know if you have any physical handicaps!
I never liked cpap. To tell the truth, in the last 3 years since I left trucking I stopped using it and I sleep well every night and I have no problem staying alert at work every day, where I drive a passenger van the majority of the time. (No cdl involved). I keep wondering whether or not to take my cpap machine to my local pawn shop.
With Schneider you have to clean every trailer out upon picking up an empty. So you are claiming in a trailer consistently. Everything else you said is true. I did not have to take a sleep apnea test. They also have a chiropractor and wellness doctor onsite at the Operating Center.
I cant complain about Schneider, though it is my first driving job. I'm getting .42cpm and average 2750 miles a week on my account, I'm off every weekend for my 34, and they never call or bother me. I've got a great team that has my load preplanned a week in advance, so I always know what I'm doing. But the hhg does suck and I can there benefits is ok but not worth what you pay per week, but still not bad for a first time gig to get that 1 year experience imo.
Very glad it is working for you.
Thanks, I'm waiting my time out and hopefully going to jump on the shipex bandwagon once I get my 18 months. Enjoy the content! Keep it up!
I'll pass on Schneider.
I'll join you.
Easy to do, they only go 62 mph. When I drove for them I got passed all the time. Eh, you get used to it.
@@tmr8193 😂😂😂😂😂bs
@@tmr8193 can you describe what you do, like otr or what? Will love to here
I worked there a few years ago. Unless they made drastic changes besides the front camera. I didn't have to take that sleep test. My partner on teams opened his mouth and told him he felt like he wasn't getting enough sleep. Then they had him do it and paid for it. He had to quit and I did the dedicated reginal Coke run. Made pretty good money from that. To each is own I guess. Unless your 300 plus lbs or completely out of shape. Can't blame them. Walking in you already know "SAFETY" is their #1 thing. Was so sick of hearing that word lol.
Can I wear socks and sandles during the physical capacity test 🧦 👡
As long as you don't drop the crate on your toes.
@@TruckingAnswers No, you can't. Before the test, they take you to the boot room, and you either have acceptable boots on(they must say slip resistant and oil resistant on them to be acceptable) or you buy a pair from them(at a heavy discount, in fairness), and put them on to continue your orientation. From that point forward, you must be wearing approved boots, whenever you are in their trucks or facilities.
@@theengagedfew I don't think they were serious
Wait what I started in March with them and didn't have to do no sleep test... And weres my dam xm radio... Lol im going to call and find out wtf
They don't allow 8/2 splits. I couldn't work there just for that. lol I can turn more miles with th 8/2. I know Schneider drivers making $35k per year. I make more than double that solo. Oh big XM radio... I make enough for the radio lol. Orientation pay varies depending on your experience too. They micromanage. My friends get calls constantly from dispatch. I would hate that
Where do I sign up? I would do it for .44cpm because I want to see the company make $ also.
The orange cones you see going through construction zones are called
Id consider working at 9 beans burrito b4 schnider
Don't go to the orientation if you don't want to work for the company, So they don't mess up your DAC report...
DAC REPORTS!!! A COMPLETE SCAM!!! ONLY USED BY MEGA SCAMMER Carriers!!!
@@susancreciun3882 I know!
I ran for them a year or so ago ... Not going to say they were ALL bad, but I was NOT getting home on time most of the time ... I think I got home on time once in two years .. But the main thing was they took a turn where they were instituting policy to make them ..Law Suit Proof ...NOT have safe environment for drivers
I have never seen them sell C pap machine is to drivers they are issued out of the motor pool like any other equipment free to the driver
Another thing to consider schneider doesn’t like u running any toll rds or tollways.. so plan on taking longer routes for your hhg miles and payin out of pocket for tolls
WOW THANK YOU FOR THIS !
Can please do the hirshbach lease side video
Can you do a video on Roehl?
You only get $300 dollars for waiting at a shipper or a receiver no matter if it’s 6 hours or 34 still the same. I know because I’m here as a lease driver
$300 for 6 is good.
If you leave orientation, They can put refuse drug test on your DAC report?!...
Only if you have refused to take the test. Unfortunately, some of these companies just put whatever they want on there. If that has happened you may need a lawyer to at least send them a letter to remove it if it isn't true.
@@TruckingAnswers Read The DAC report horror stories!
We don't get paid for detention much at all. We don't get paid dead head miles. Loads are given to their buddies.
They're good for hometime if you're an inexperienced driver wanting to be home more. Pay issues though... Don't stay with them longer than you need to.