View Poll Results: WHICH IS BEST FOR STARTING OUT WITHOUT A CDL?
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schnider or swift
#2
01-02-2007, 10:44 AM
SCHNIDER
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#4
01-02-2007, 11:00 AM
SchnEider...I wasn't voting for it, just correcting your spelling. I wouldn't start out working for any company, I'd save a few grand, buy a decent truck and trailer, get your own authority and dis-regard any information given on this message forum. I'd say best of luck to you, but I just told you to disregard it.
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#5
01-02-2007, 11:25 AM
Originally Posted by Steve Booth
SchnEider...I wasn't voting for it, just correcting your spelling. I wouldn't start out working for any company, I'd save a few grand, buy a decent truck and trailer, get your own authority and dis-regard any information given on this message forum. I'd say best of luck to you, but I just told you to disregard it.
#7
01-02-2007, 11:37 AM
Class of 2003, Schneider has one of the best training programs around, and after you finish training they'll give you a truck to tear up, stay for the one year and if you aren't satisfied with them, and you still have a good record, you can get a job with almost any truck company you want. :lol:
#8
01-02-2007, 03:34 PM
Originally Posted by seadawg
Class of 2003, Schneider has one of the best training programs around, and after you finish training they'll give you a truck to tear up, stay for the one year and if you aren't satisfied with them, and you still have a good record, you can get a job with almost any truck company you want. :lol:
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#9
01-02-2007, 03:50 PM
I hear the Schneider training is decent but their pay is actually lower than Swift. If both are hiring out of your zip code I guess it would depend on what you consider more important...training or a couple pennies. I checked with Scneider first but they don't hire out of my zip code so the conversation was quick.
#10
01-02-2007, 05:09 PM
You got a false dilemma here. Its like driving past the steakhouse and sushi bar asking do I want McDonalds or Burger King?
CPM is not the whole picture. Do they use HHG or Practical Miles? Whats the average length of haul? Do they have a busy lane close to your home? Pay for detention, delay, and other stuff can make a big difference. An 18 month payback for their over priced training is just ridiculous. You are much better off finding a local truck school and paying your own way. On the plus side they do have computer simulators, thats something that only a handful or training programs had. One of the guys on the swing shift with me trained with Pumpkin. He only stuck around for about a month on a dedicated account that paid $800 week for 60-70 hrs before entering the promised land of LTL. One of our line drivers started his career with Swift in CA and went through a personnel bankruptcy when they had no work for him. Just my $.02 |
