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01-02-2007, 10:43 PM
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schnider or swift
I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO 2 JOBS STARTING OUT.... SWIFT OR SCHNIDER. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THEM PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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01-02-2007, 10:44 PM
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01-02-2007, 10:52 PM
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None of the above.
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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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01-02-2007, 11:25 PM
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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.
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Just giving the above quote its proper author. :wink:
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A new driver starting off as an o/o i can see that working . :roll:
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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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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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Unless they send you to school in Dallas. If you go to Dallas you have to sign a contract for 18 months. I hear that SNI is going to change all thier schools to 18 months if they haven't already.
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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.
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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
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