Planes - Trains - Trucks

Ok, so I wouldn’t typically do this, but I need to get this information out there, and off my chest. Also I’m not knocking Schneider as a whole, everyone will have a different experience at a company, so some may have good experiences at Schneider. 

That being said, I did not. I had to quit after only 3 months. I was running 2,300-2,600 miles a week but my weekly checks were barely clearing $450 a week. Which right there was bad enough, going from a job that I was making $55,000 a year to pretty much making the equivalent of minimum wage. 

In addition to that, I was being poorly managed. I was based out of the Des Moines operating center. And I don’t know if it was them or if it was just poor planning on the “box planners” part or what, but I had 4 home times in that 3 months, 3 of 4 were import that I be home on time, 2 doctors appointments and a dentist appointment, the one non important time was the one time I was home on time. the 3 import home times, which were “guaranteed” home time, I was home 2-4 days later. They enjoyed sending me to the east coast, most commonly Pennsylvania, then not getting me loaded for another 2 days, or getting me local runs, which really made it hard to get miles, but I still managed to get good miles.

Another issue I had with Schneider, is I’m a very independent person, which is why I wanted to go over the road in the first place. But they constantly had to micro manage everything. I didn’t go a day, home time included that they didn’t call at least once, and at least 3 messages on the Qualcomm asking how things were going, asking if I remembered this or that. Acting like you’re a fucking child.