Starting Pay For Schneider

From Doc … "When I got my truck last week it was in shambles, not going to lie. I hated it, the previous driver was a smoker so it had that stale smell. It wasn't taken care of either by the previous owner"

So if a company hands a smokers truck to a non-smoker, it opens itself up to a nice lawsuit. I for one would refuse a smokers truck, my health is worth more than a job. A company can not force you into a smokers truck! They should know better than to even try.

I don't smoke. But I was recently assigned to an ashtray on wheels. BUT, Swift has a detailer team that cleans & shines each re-assigned truck. That doesn't completely get rid of the cig-stink.

I got a can of Febreze, replaced the mattress, and after a few days of driving the smell is gone.

Hi Errol I don't doubt that they can clean a truck pretty good, but even with Febreeze, the smell is just being masked. The cancer causing chemicals have permeated into every nook and cranny of the truck, no amount of cleaning will get rid of it. It's in the vents, the seats, everywhere. I am surprised no one has litigated this. As you can see, I am very anti-smoking … I always laugh at the idiots that smoke but then go and drink diet coke!

I know Febreze, despite those commercials, is just a mask. But the volatiles evaporate quickly. The mattress & its chemicals are adios'd. After a month the seats are OK.

My starting pay for Schneider on the local was 168 a day. As some of you know I quit and am being rehired back. I took s different position and am again as a new driver starting at .40 cpm. 3 months42cpm and 6 months either .43 cpm or .45cpm. Plus you get a .3 cent bonus on all miles driven for each quarter if you meet the fuel saving, ontime delivery, and safety criteria.

So in my first 3 months I could be making .43 cpm and at 6 months .46 or .48cpm. Then another raise after a year. As you can tell I am not worried about the cpm because that is only part of the equation. Schnieder insurance isn't bad using United Health, their OC's seem nice enough, their equipment is nice, the people you work for are real, and respectable, their core value are mine, and they stand by their employees if you do your job, communicate, and follow company policy.

When I went to sit with the owner of the private driving school I'll be attending in December, he was saying that Schneider's hire his students at $60 000/year. I told him "the paper says UP TO $60,000.....he said "no, they start you at $60,000" and I still believe I'm right. Now, does a trucker's salary varies because of the region he/she lives in, within a same company? Or are the drivers all paid the same salary regardless of where they are located? For example, New England has higher salaries than say...Florida or the Carolina's, because the cost of living is higher.

Rebellious Vamp … that figure of STARTING at $60k is coming from a very biased source! The driving school guy wants to make sure you enrol, so he will inflate starting salaries for sure. For what it's worth, I spoke with a Schneider rep at a job fair about a year ago, this was in Canada (Toronto), he quoted me $44K to start and topping out over $80K … remember, these figures are in Canadian dollars, so take 25% (at least) off of that amount , so that puts you at around 33-35K USD … which is about right from what others have said. I think the good money starts flowing after at least a year, if not two on the job.

R. Vamp, you are right, compared to Mr Owner, who saw an advert somewhere.

I have seen the $60,000, but that number has small print that says "Our top 10% of drivers earn....", which means, you know, the lesser 90% don't touch that.

South of the border, you're looking realistically for $40k your first year. That's if you keep your nose clean and jump through all the hoops, which is not hard to do if you stay focused on your job.

R. Vamp, you are right, compared to Mr Owner, who saw an advert somewhere.

South of the border, you're looking realistically for $40k your first year. That's if you keep your nose clean and jump through all the hoops, which is not hard to do if you stay focused on your job.

"South of the border"? And "keeping my nose clean"? I don't snort coke! lol I'm assuming you means something else...remember, I'm French! (Canadian...)

R. Vamp, you are right, compared to Mr Owner, who saw an advert somewhere.

South of the border, you're looking realistically for $40k your first year. That's if you keep your nose clean and jump through all the hoops, which is not hard to do if you stay focused on your job.

"South of the border"? And "keeping my nose clean"? I don't snort coke! lol I'm assuming you means something else...remember, I'm French! (Canadian...)

Quick, what country is directly south of Canada? South of that border!

"Keep your nose clean" is an old American term (often used by tough guys in movies) that means do your job, don't cause trouble, don't rock the boat.

I was Schneider in Carlisle this past week to talk to them. I have seen every job offer on their site and read the fine print of them. Every company makes it sound real good by saying earn this or that. I believe Schneiders says something like "average drivers " earn up to. May be wrong on exact term. Recruiter quoted me .36 cpm for regional and .33cpm for OTR. Average miles 2000-2500.

To many variables can be added in this industry I have found. So once I decide where I am just getting in and going. What I make I make. As long as it's enough to keep roof over family and wife happy....... Is that part possible?