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Tonup · Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 7

Any of the above on here? If so, how much actual 48 state running do you do? Are there regional positions that come open at various times? Are you averaging the 2400 miles per week that the recruiters state? Do you have to fight to get your home time?

Just researching, thanks.

Sealord · Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 1670 Location: Florida

Have you asked at pumkindriver.com? BOL

mbadriver · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 314 Location: I94 Exit 69

6 days off a month. Request the days off in advance. Say you get in 18 hours late. Schneider will automatically extend your time at home by a day. Not sure about the miles. But, Schneider is an efficiently run company.

You will run empty about 30% of your miles hauling your "dirty" tank to a tank wash. No biggie, it pays the same as loaded, but no surge!

Tonup wrote: Any of the above on here? If so, how much actual 48 state running do you do? Are there regional positions that come open at various times? Are you averaging the 2400 miles per week that the recruiters state? Do you have to fight to get your home time?

Just researching, thanks.

reznaeous · Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Morgantown, WV

Tonup wrote: If so, how much actual 48 state running do you do?

This past 2 weeks out I started in Pittsburgh, then to Florida, then Texas, then Louisiana, then South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, then back to Pittsburgh for another 3 day weekend at home. That's not too out of the ordinary for me. I normally set up home time to be 2 3-day weekends a month. So with being out only about 2 weeks at a shot I've not yet been sent all the way to the west coast.

So far I've hit roughly 35-40 of the 50 states, and have had many trips to Canada (15 in my first year)

Tonup wrote: Are there regional positions that come open at various times?

I've been offered a couple different regional positions, but didn't want them. Currently I prefer to run anywhere / everywhere. Though I would be quite happy to never have to go into NYC again! That alone makes me tempted to take something local or regional. Though now I think of it running out of the Puittsburgh area NYC just might be within the region.

Quote: Are you averaging the 2400 miles per week that the recruiters state?

No, I have to say I'm not getting that many miles. But if you run in a different area your miles could very well be different from mine. Also a different home time sked could change your miles.

According to the statement I just recently got in the mail, from April '07 through March '08 I ran just over 105,000 miles.

Tonup wrote: Do you have to fight to get your home time?

There's been a few times that the load schedulers set up loads that would have made it impossible to get my home time as scheduled. Some times I just put up with it, and talk to my STL about pushing out the back end so I still get the amount of time at home. In fact this weekend is one of those occasions - should have been back to the yard by 0600 Saturday but couldn't make it till noon. Other times I've managed to either get the load relayed somewhere or simply get myself taken off the load - usually by calling my STL (if during office hours) or extended ops.

mbadriver · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 314 Location: I94 Exit 69

Hi: Not to be nosey, but after a year with Schneider National Bulk what do your earnings look like?

reznaeous wrote: Tonup wrote: If so, how much actual 48 state running do you do?

This past 2 weeks out I started in Pittsburgh, then to Florida, then Texas, then Louisiana, then South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, then back to Pittsburgh for another 3 day weekend at home. That's not too out of the ordinary for me. I normally set up home time to be 2 3-day weekends a month. So with being out only about 2 weeks at a shot I've not yet been sent all the way to the west coast.

So far I've hit roughly 35-40 of the 50 states, and have had many trips to Canada (15 in my first year)

Tonup wrote: Are there regional positions that come open at various times?

I've been offered a couple different regional positions, but didn't want them. Currently I prefer to run anywhere / everywhere. Though I would be quite happy to never have to go into NYC again! That alone makes me tempted to take something local or regional. Though now I think of it running out of the Puittsburgh area NYC just might be within the region.

Quote: Are you averaging the 2400 miles per week that the recruiters state?

No, I have to say I'm not getting that many miles. But if you run in a different area your miles could very well be different from mine. Also a different home time sked could change your miles.

According to the statement I just recently got in the mail, from April '07 through March '08 I ran just over 105,000 miles.

Tonup wrote: Do you have to fight to get your home time?

There's been a few times that the load schedulers set up loads that would have made it impossible to get my home time as scheduled. Some times I just put up with it, and talk to my STL about pushing out the back end so I still get the amount of time at home. In fact this weekend is one of those occasions - should have been back to the yard by 0600 Saturday but couldn't make it till noon. Other times I've managed to either get the load relayed somewhere or simply get myself taken off the load - usually by calling my STL (if during office hours) or extended ops.

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