I dont care if you get $1.00 a mile, if you have to sit and wait for freight
the pay is irrelevent. I hear the myth of "slow freight" but I'd like to sit a day and not run and just relax. As it is, I get plenty of freight and plenty of miles.
Usually I have a load waiting before I have dropped off the first load.
A newb shouldnt get into this industry looking for a quick buck, but should get into the industry to get the experience, the more experience, the more he/she becomes efficient, the more miles they turn, the more money they make.

I thought Crete and Schneider were basically the same company... one was dry van and one was reefer... ??

Either way. Since we're on the subject, does Crete hire new graduates? I couldn't find info confirming they did anywhere.

Exactly, that's why you would get so much more experience at Crete and make more money to boot. Crete drivers travel all 48 states, Schneider drivers rarely get out of their home territory. With Crete you will get to experience a greater variety of weather conditions as well as terrain.

You are thinking of Crete and Schaffer. Schneider isn't nearly the company that Crete is. Crete does hire new grads but only if they attended a PTDI certified school. Training is 8 weeks and it is NOT considered a team situation. Your trainer may do some driving but you will do most of it.

Thats a load of bunk. I dont know who fed you that crap but its not true.
System drivers, both solo and team, run coast to coast. Now if you are like me, and only stay out 14 days at a time, you'll run closer to home. But if you choose to stay out longer you can run all 48 plus Canada. I choose to stay 14 days to get home sooner. Snow and ice in Minn or Wis isnt any different from the snow and ice in California.

That's very interesting. Then how come it is that when I travel I 80 west of Omaha I can drive all day and not see a single Schneider truck? I can go all the way out to gay bay and see one Schneider for every 30 to 40 Crete's. You see a few more down on I 40 but not many.

Schneider does not do much in the western part of the US. They do have a lot in California and some up north, but not much compared to central US and east (New York, New Jersy).

As a recent graduate of Schneider's Training Academy, I vote for SNI for the training. I will be going system, may get runs in any of the 48 States plus Canada. The .27 per mile is only for the first six months, then it goes up. The first year you have two raises total. 8)

There you have it. Because YOU havent seen it, IT doesnt exist.
Hey with great scientific research you should be able to find Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster in no time at all.


Believe what your want, dont let facts get in your way.

Thanks for clarifying, my husband made fun of me for that one. :lol:
Crete and Schaffer sound like a great company...

What companies offer training for CDL license? Husband and I are wanting to team drive OTR. Problem is, saving up money for school. It's a good course, 8 weeks long, but coming up with the money is gonna be a pain... $2320 for both of us.

I've heard of companies that do their own training... just want to get some opinions from the experts before we get caught in a bad situation.

So I guess experience counts for nothing eh? I should just listen to you and ignore my own observations is that it? In my first year with Crete I saw every one of the lower 48 except Maine and I had a chance to go there too but I turned down that load offer. How many years does it take a Schneider driver to rack up 47 states? 5 or 10? Maybe never? I stand by my first post. If you want the most varied experience possible it's Crete without question.