Good for you Cy. I hope all goes well !!

Im thinking of starting with Schneider bulk. I have no experience and dont want to pay for the training. I know I will be commited to them for 1 year. I hear some good stuff and some bad stuff. What are you alls opinion? Does Schneider pay all miles, or just loaded ones?

from cyanide's post....................... 8) 8) 8)

SCHNEIDER NATIONAL (1 year O.T.R. required w/HAZMAT, Student grad from approved school, or, Schneider school grad)
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Mileage pay (solo), student rate after completion of training (Short Miles):
0-6 months: .29 (Southeast pay scale)....30 (Normal pay scale)
7 months-1year: .33..............................34
1-2 years: .36.......................................37
2-3 years: .37.......................................38
3-4 years: .38.......................................39
4-5 years: .39.......................................40
5-6 years: .40.......................................41
6-7 years: .41.......................................42
7-8 years: .42.......................................43
8 + years: .005 increase annually every other year, capping at 30 years.

Loading/Unloading/Detention Pay:
$25 per live load/unload, then $10/hour after 3 hours.

Tank Wash Pay:
$20

Short-Haul Pay (in addition to mileage and accessory pay):
0-100 miles: $40
101-200 miles: $20
201-300 miles: $10

Breakdown Pay (after 24 hours):
$70-90 (depending on experience), then after eight hours $40 allowance for hotel.

Layover Pay (after 24 hours):
$70-90 (depending on experience), then after twenty-four hours $40 motel allowance.

Canada Border Crossing Delay Pay (after 2 hours):
$20, then $10 each additional hour.

Holiday Pay:
$40/day for six major holidays.

Funeral Pay:
$40/day for three days for funeral of family member.

Training Pay:
Experienced drivers: $400 for 1 week.
Recent school graduates: $350/week for up to six weeks, plus $130 two-day training.
Inexperienced (Need training): $0 for 14 days of Pre-hire training, $350/week for up to four weeks,, plus $130 two-day training.

Quarterly Safety Bonus:
0-1 year: $300
1+ years: $400

Vacation Pay:
Paid average weekly earnings.
1 Week at 1 year.
2 weeks at 2 years.
3 weeks at 7 years.
4 weeks at 15 years.

Time Off:
12-14 days out, 3 days in.

Insurance :
Health (after 90 days for inexperienced drivers, immediately for experienced drivers):
Option 1: Single plan $20.33/week, Family plan (1 dependent) $61.81, Family plan (2+ dependents) $75.21.
Option 2: .................$13.97........................... ......................$45.40...................... ......................$53.08.
Option 3: .................$35.80........................... ......................$81.06...................... ......................$98.38.

Dental (after nine months for inexperienced drivers, immediately for experienced drivers):
Single Plan: $1.65/week.
Driver and Child: $4.24.
Driver and Spouse: $4.46.
Family: $4.70.

Vision and Life Insurance (after 90 days for inexperienced drivers, immediately for experienced drivers):
Company paid.

Addtional insurance offered (Disabilty, Supplemental life, etc.)

401k Plan (after 90 days):
Company matches 50% of the first 4%, then 100% match on 5th% and 6th%. Company match maxes at $2,500 annually.

I see the mileage pay. But, I dont see if it diferentiates between loaded and unloaded. I would assume that means all routed miles are paid. But, I hate to assume. :D Or...am I missing it?

What would happen if your went 30 miles and the highway was shut down, for a accident or weather for 12 hrs what would you get paid?[/quote]

$10.00 an hour x 12 hours= $120.00 plus motel if I can get to one

company drivers that are paid mileage get the same pay loaded or empty

Cool, thanks!

Thanks CYANIDE for posting all the info , very helpful. Carry transport really increased there pay . I was at L C L for 4 yrs. the pay package you listed took effect sept. 06 , they lost alot of drivers because of it. L C L used to be a union co. , now mechanics and tank washers are the only union members, in Elkhorn Wi. only . They used to pay for load-unload , pm,s all hours , miles driven for home time , drop-hook , Canada hourly wait time, short trip under 200 mi. 60.00 plus miles and load-unload, breakdown-repair lights all time payed. They been non union for a long time , not sure what year . It still a decent outfit. Little things like installing a power inverter there,s no charge. They have intransit heated tanks , so you have to idle , which is nice . T-check fuel card you can fuel anywhere , they prefer pilot and ta .

Do any of these companies have a terminal in the Cleveland Oh area?

I can't speak for the others.....but Superior has a terminal in Karn's City, PA on PA 268 just south of I-80, about 140 miles from Cleveland. Whether or not you would want to drive that distance or not would be up to you.... But its also possible that there are other tanker companies in the Cleveland area. I did this search and came up with this:

http://www.google.com/search?client=...=Google+Search

But I would recommend doing some in-depth looking as some of the jobs may not be easy to find. Use the phone book, and look at the tankers running around the area...and look to see if those companies have terminals in the Cleveland Metro area.