Swift Vs Schneider For A Rookie?

Those people who said "ew" wont last. If you have a "get er done" attitude, you will succeed anywhere. If you have a "im not doing this.. not doing that" attitude... you will fail. Plain and simple.

Get er done!

Those people who said "ew" wont last. If you have a "get er done" attitude, you will succeed anywhere. If you have a "im not doing this.. not doing that" attitude... you will fail. Plain and simple.

Get er done!

One of those same people couldn't even stand getting their hands a bit greasy/dirty during our yard training. I agree, some of them won't last.

Heya now, I HATE getting my hands greasy/dirty dangit! I haven't failed yet though 🤪 Dawn Powerwash, and baby wipes for the win!

All joking aside, if you have the attitude of hard work, you will be fine no matter whose name is on the door.

I feel like there will be different opinions on this topic but I came to Schneider recently as a rookie and couldn’t be happier. I felt/feel very comfortable. I’m also a fast learner and adapt well. So it’s just going to be preference. But I would not pass up an opportunity with Schneider if you have it. Best decision I made to get my career going.

Heya now, I HATE getting my hands greasy/dirty dangit! I haven't failed yet though 🤪 Dawn Powerwash, and baby wipes for the win!

All joking aside, if you have the attitude of hard work, you will be fine no matter whose name is on the door.

LOL! I feel the same way, trust me. But apparently, this guy was complaining about his hands enough that a fellow student brought it up while we were BS'ing during a break. I didn’t actually see or hear it myself. Same guy also skipped many of his turns to practice backing maneuvers in the yard, giving reasons like having a blister on his hand, a sore foot, and being tired. He was really struggling with the backing maneuvers, too. Some days, he seemed to prefer watching YouTube videos about backing instead of actually getting in the truck and doing it. He was the only one in my yard group that I felt was probably in over his head and wouldn’t last. He’s a nice enough guy, but he just didn’t seem cut out for this type of work.

I feel like there will be different opinions on this topic but I came to Schneider recently as a rookie and couldn’t be happier. I felt/feel very comfortable. I’m also a fast learner and adapt well. So it’s just going to be preference. But I would not pass up an opportunity with Schneider if you have it. Best decision I made to get my career going.

I really appreciate your input. My first day of Swift orientation is tomorrow. If I have to wait too long to be paired with a Swift mentor, I’ll probably reach out to Schneider again. I need to start bringing in some paychecks, and I also just don’t want to sit around at home any longer. Like you, I'm a pretty quick learner and adaptable. Thanks.

DO NOT DO THIS. Once you are in, and waiting for a mentor, you have made an "attempt" at completing the education and hiring process. If you walk away, you will have unnecessarily caused a giant uphill battle for yourself. Now, you get to learn the fine art required in trucking, called "Hurry up and wait....." Don't tank your career do to impatience

If I have to wait too long to be paired with a Swift mentor, I’ll probably reach out to Schneider again.

One category of driver applicants least likely to be hired are job jumpers. You barely get hired with Swift then you apply to Schneider.

So you can't commit to the company that hires you? I understand the need for income, but I doubt it will take long to get with a mentor and your next paycheck.

(True story: mentor pay really fattens a mentor's paycheck. Meaning it should not be a long wait.)

DO NOT DO THIS. Once you are in, and waiting for a mentor, you have made an "attempt" at completing the education and hiring process. If you walk away, you will have unnecessarily caused a giant uphill battle for yourself. Now, you get to learn the fine art required in trucking, called "Hurry up and wait....." Don't tank your career do to impatience

If I have to wait too long to be paired with a Swift mentor, I’ll probably reach out to Schneider again.

One category of driver applicants least likely to be hired are job jumpers. You barely get hired with Swift then you apply to Schneider.

So you can't commit to the company that hires you? I understand the need for income, but I doubt it will take long to get with a mentor and your next paycheck.

(True story: mentor pay really fattens a mentor's paycheck. Meaning it should not be a long wait.)

I'm only considering reaching out to another company if I’m still waiting 3 or 4 weeks from now. I literally just had orientation yesterday; I’m not throwing in the towel already! However, I did read some topics on Reddit, posted within the last 1-2 years, by Swift new hires venting about waiting 3-4+ weeks without any update on a mentor pairing after orientation. I'm preparing myself for what might need to be done to start getting paid.

I can't commit to a company that can't commit to me. If, after 3-4 weeks, I haven't heard anything about a mentor, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to reach out to another company that is able and willing to put me into paid training immediately. I don’t have the luxury of waiting around for too long. I may be wrong about this, but I kind of doubt that explaining to Schneider that I’ve been waiting on a Swift mentor for nearly a month, and that I’m eager to start training and work, will make them second guess bringing me on, especially if I point out that I’ve already passed the background, drug, and medical checks required to enter the Swift hiring process in the first place.

Listen VERY CAREFULLY. In this freight market, RIGHT NOW, you will become nearly untouchable if you try this.

Ask yourself if these people set themselves up for a longer wait? The company I drive for has a sort of "dating system" survey (for lack of a better term) This survey is a personality test of sorts. The only actual restriction I requested was a non smoker, due to a reasonably severe allergy. Had I specified FEMALE trainer, AND non smoker, at that time I would have been sitting for well over a month, due to lack of female non smoking trainers at that time.

Unfortunately you seem to be reading all sorts of information and only absorbing the negatives of it all. Chill out. Study your Pre-trip. Absorb what your actual trainer is trying to teach you.

Also:

I can't commit to a company that can't commit to me

What the heck kind of statement is that? Do you have any idea what an actual criminal background check costs? How much pulling actual DMV records cost? How about the drug test? How much is that? How much do they spend to house you while you are in orientation? How much is the insurance on a new driver worth? How much did they pay to get you to orientation?

All of this stuff costs money. You think they haven't made a commitment to teach you? What commitment have you made to them? What skin do you have in the game before you ever set foot on their property?

Jesus.