I totally agree with your statements. My son works for Schneider, and I get on him for working for those peanuts. Not even a whole peanut if you ask me. To be clear, my son is a new beginner with a little over 4 months under his belt. So I get that he needs the experience, but at the end of the day, I feel that Schneider isn't a good paying company for my son. They have good training but are too strict for such a low paying job.
Swift, Schneider, Warner are all starter companies I always tell new guy to start with them, get. Year experience and then you can transfer to another better paying company.
Yes your absolutely right! Not only Schneider but alot of these major trucking companies are paying chomp change. But yet in still everything in the economy prices are going up. Don't understand why they are trying to low ball us truck drivers like that..
I drive heavy haul local on a day cab, home every night and weekends off! I gross $2K a week on an average of 48-50 hours a week OTR FOR $1,000 a week hell nah!!! .
I agree. I currently work for Schneider. Looking for a different company now. The NDF account is the worst. He is right,the pay is not worth what they are asking of you.
You are so correct. The over the road drivers are on the completely different pay scale than the LTL drivers. LTL makes a lot more money because they are a smaller company who has smaller shippers/receivers so they can charge more. And let’s not forget some of these, like ABF and UPS Shit packages and smaller orders are unionized so because the competition is unionized the other companies have to naturally raise their wages to compete. Most mega companies that are OTR pay somewhere around the 40 to 50 to maybe barely $.60 per mile and there’s a lot of unpaid downtime still. A lot of these companies Run off foreigners and convicts. They hire what they can afford in many times. It’s not quality drivers. Or maybe it’s brand new drivers that then move onto other segments of the industry. Anyone who worked their salt will not stay in the carrier unless they have a very specific route, contract, or opportunity.
They get their drivers FRESH out of school... So it's easy to keep those companies on business... These FRESH drivers need a start somewhere. So that's how the industry is going bad...
I agree, 2008 pay. As long as driver’s accept that wage, the abuse will continue. The issue is, many drivers come from an impoverished situation and will take anything to start fixing their living and there are many of these drivers and companies capitalizes on these drivers.
Im approaching two years aza driver im local now , the magic number I found most companies want to pay entry drivers is 1040 give or take a few hundred, - health care, taxes it’s really 750-800$ a week me the move is using the money from trucking to go back to school n get out , basically two jobs can get you cdl money with low risk
Yea bro I think we need a trucking union state wide to me it pay check to pay check your right I can work at a dc and make more than stack a wk 4k miles for 25 racks is that fear but I got to eat
Any job that keeps you away from everyone and everything you love for weeks at a time, living out of a truck, living on truck stop food, showering once a week, working 14 hour days with flip flopping schedules, should pay minimum 6 figures.
Schneider is a great company. They will always support you 24/7 night day etc. You will always get your pay check on time. You will get paid what you are worth. Great company guys! You have to earn your worth in the trucking industry. I can tell you first hand, that Schneider has always taken care of me. Trust in the big orange new drivers, I promise you that Schneider will help build your driving skills and driving discipline. All I have to say now, is "Thank you Schneider, for building me into a safe and well balanced driver". I really appreciate the chance.
Bro the problem with the industry is these companies want you to be a slave to the truck. They dont want to pay for anything if the truck isnt getting paid. They dont want you to go home. Basically they dont want to meet basic human needs. .they will 1000% switch us for automated trucks ASAP
Honestly I think all truck drivers should start making no less than 1500 bring home. We do a dangerous job bro and without all of us shit stops. Weather it’s local or otr 1500 to 2000 should be minimum bringing home. Of course otr gonna make more but you get my point. And in some case depending on where you live bringing home 1,000 to 1200 a week is good living everybody don’t live beyond their means bro🤷🏾♂️ and still live a good respectable life off that it’s about managing the money
I once saw this written at the back of a flatbed : “ The Lord is my provider “ I clung to that and surely when everything seemed lost He provided and continues to provide ! Theres no one like You Oh Lord Who reaches out to those who seek Your presence and obey your commandments being strengthened by the power of Christ Jesus our Savior and Lord , amen 🙏
@@B2Speaks Please do!! That pay is for new CDL drivers but still, .33cent per mile? Damn... They can't hold on to drivers cause I see posting jobs every week on Indeed. 🤣🤣
Yea I think that’s the company that will hire you straight out of prison, that’s why. A lot of these companies are bad BUT for some, they’re a door to their future. I had to start at a bad company but am thankful for them. Could they have paid more, of course but I wouldn’t be where I am today without them giving me that foot in the door.
That's money is from the 80s brother. On a drivers worst week he he should net 1200 per week ,and Schneider knows this they've been around long before the 80s. I know you're new at this but you already see what's happening ,good for you. Everything is going up except truck drivers pay,now some crook comes up with pay ,or to make it sounds good ,RESERVED PARKING at truck stops .we should be among the highest paid in this United States of America,,and all these foreign drivers witch seems to be almost half the drivers in this country with no ligit cdl`s won't help much either.. many topics to talk about in Trucking.keep pushing young buck
Yellow just went out of buisness putting thousands of experienced drivers out of work in 2023. Wages are not gonna increase anytime soon. No one is gonna go out of buisness due to lack of drivers. As for Mega carrier policies, they can do whatever they want because they have no incentive to be driver friendly when people are waiting in line for jobs. Its an employer's market right now and will remain so for another few years. New drivers or drivers not wanting local work are stuck with OTR because they don't have the skills or desire to unload trailers that many local drivers have to deal with. I would expect a local driver that has to make 10 deliveries a day while unloading his own trailer to make more than an OTR driver that has all no touch, mostly drop and hook freight that mega carriers have.
I agree with almost everything you stated. As a local guy myself, I still believe otr Truckers should be the highest paid drivers in the industry. If a otr driver has driven 5+ years in all 48 states with a clean driving record, no tickets, and an impeccable service record, then they should be the highest paid. Especially with the time spent away from home, too. Nothing against the hard gigs like food, beverage, and ltl drivers. I've done all of them in my 10 year career. But we MUST ensure we fight to ensure otr drivers are well taken of in many aspects. Without them, we local guys will suffer too. I appreciate you watching and supporting the channel. God bless you, my sister!
So instead of making more money (and getting paid decently), you can make more money by working harder and longer? What a great deal! Not! Good video though! What these companies don't know is that they aren't saving all that much by hiring overseas workers willing to work for less $ vs being loyal to their US based drivers!
People say they are starter companies lot of small companies who hire without experience that pay just have to find them these mega carriers ruining trucking keep exposing them
I’m making 1k a week and out for a week on a Walmart account at Werner and only have 5months experience! I always thought once I reached 6 months I could get on another account with them or someone else making at least 1500-1700. I thought dat was the way this shit go? It’s old school drivers here dat make the same statements you making but I thought dat was truckin more exp more pay? Idk what should I be doin
Not nowadays. You have some companies out there that pay all their drivers the same low rate regardless of experience level. Mega carriers might offer a few cents more for experienced drivers, but the overall gross won't be to far above the inexperienced. Also, I'm speaking about traditional otr roles. Not dedicated or local roles.
All them guys at the mega carriers are crying wolf now 😂 … you don’t see know more prime drivers saying “ 10 k a week now. 😆 don’t even get started on Schneider
None of us cant cripple Schneider. If we not taking these jobs then guess who going to be happy to take these jobs? People coming from overseas or across the border. Schneider isn't worried at all. Just because you have a cdl doesn't mean u qualified to make top dollars.
You are qualified to make top dollar if you have a clean driving record with little to no tickets or accidents and experience. So I'm gonna disagree with you on that. I do, however, agree with who takes the jobs when Americans stop taking the scraps that are offered by some companies. We already see that happening now. I've even made videos speaking about the takeover of American trucking jobs by immigrants, most of whom are here illegally.
@@B2Speaks you know how you get a raise in trucking? Either you stay with them for years or quit and find another company that's paying. At the same time, truck drivers think that you should only work 3 days , be home everyday get full benefits and get paid $150k a year it doesn't work like that. I'm not defending Schneider, jb hunt or any big mega carrier but in order to get money you have to sacrifice your time. You can't have both. If you have enough experience and your driving record is clean why shoot yourself short and go to a starter company like Schneider in the first place unless you're doing intermodal and you live in the radius of the rail yard? I know drivers doing Schneider intermodal making over $80k.
also thats gross numbers😂 bruh after tax n child surport u gon b doin a damgerous ass job where all liability is on u for what 600-800 a week take home
I work Schneider because i got a shitty record as well as being 22 with no experience but honestly dude they gon make there money with there overseas dudes I can't count how many foreigners I've ran into already there nice and all but there cheap bodies
Def one of the worse paying companies out there , training program if you’re trying to get your cdl with them is great but you definitely won’t make more than 1150 for pay most week . Along with cannot use phones to take calls even through a Bluetooth headset instead you need to wait until break or pull over . Overall trash company
Seems like you are out of touch with reality… there’s too many people from humble beginnings in inner cities and rural areas that would be more than happy making 1k a week…..
You sound ridiculous. It's about being paid properly for the type of work we do as drivers. But I'm guessing you are not a truck driver. And you know nothing about me and what I have been through in my life. Sometimes, it's better to keep stupid words to yourself when you have no clue what you're talking about or who you're dealing with
@@B2Speaks 1- the insults are unnecessary.. be an adult and use your words.. 2- I am in fact a cdl class A driver. 3- my point still remains that more than half the country would be more than happy making 1k a week…. And for the record, I agree with the video it’s just not logical… the second there becomes an actual driver shortage is when the have nots and migrants take those positions…. Now because I’m a solution based person, I’ll tell you that the solution is to have an out plan before you even get in…find a way to invest your money so it can work for you in the future without having to depend on trucking companies.. or you’ll end up still in this industry after a decade making RUclips videos about said industries….
@@stakklecash6043 For 14 hours day work and gone from home for at least one week,but many for a lot longer…I think $1000 it’s way to much money….yeah,I have to agree with you on this….even $10 per hour will be to much according to your mentality 😂😂😂😂😂
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The minimum pay should be around 1800 a week
It is!; meaning, 3,000 miles per week ×.60 cents per mile= $1,800.00.
Lawd. I just looked at the thumbnail and knew it was gonna be my Orange Company 😂😂😂. Haven’t even watched the video yet.
Lol yeah I had to go in on em' 😂
I was told just yesterday, a Schneider driver said that company advertises in India. Brings those clowns over and pays them 30 cents a mile.
I wouldn't put it past them to be doing shady stuff like that..
I totally agree with your statements. My son works for Schneider, and I get on him for working for those peanuts. Not even a whole peanut if you ask me. To be clear, my son is a new beginner with a little over 4 months under his belt. So I get that he needs the experience, but at the end of the day, I feel that Schneider isn't a good paying company for my son. They have good training but are too strict for such a low paying job.
Swift, Schneider, Warner are all starter companies I always tell new guy to start with them, get. Year experience and then you can transfer to another better paying company.
I too drove for Schneider before coming to Nussbaum. If I meet up with you ever, I could tell you my experience with them if you interested.
Sure thing my brother!
Schneider suck smh 😒
When you start driving, you have to start somewhere. But you are telling the truth....
Yes your absolutely right! Not only Schneider but alot of these major trucking companies are paying chomp change. But yet in still everything in the economy prices are going up. Don't understand why they are trying to low ball us truck drivers like that..
I drive heavy haul local on a day cab, home every night and weekends off! I gross $2K a week on an average of 48-50 hours a week
OTR FOR $1,000 a week hell nah!!! .
Great video, Man! 👍🏼
I’m with Schneider and I net between $1200 and $1500 on a regular basis. On a bad week I net $1100
lies
Current orange employee on a dedicated account. $760ish a week take home, and I don’t even pay the insurance or anything, only taxes.
Smh that’s wrong !!!😑
I use to drive for Schneider and unfortunately she is telling the truth...they rob drivers
💯% Agree With You Msg!
I agree. I currently work for Schneider. Looking for a different company now. The NDF account is the worst. He is right,the pay is not worth what they are asking of you.
76k a year for top drivers, but 1.2k a week.. That math ain't mathing.
You are so correct. The over the road drivers are on the completely different pay scale than the LTL drivers. LTL makes a lot more money because they are a smaller company who has smaller shippers/receivers so they can charge more. And let’s not forget some of these, like ABF and UPS Shit packages and smaller orders are unionized so because the competition is unionized the other companies have to naturally raise their wages to compete. Most mega companies that are OTR pay somewhere around the 40 to 50 to maybe barely $.60 per mile and there’s a lot of unpaid downtime still. A lot of these companies Run off foreigners and convicts. They hire what they can afford in many times. It’s not quality drivers. Or maybe it’s brand new drivers that then move onto other segments of the industry. Anyone who worked their salt will not stay in the carrier unless they have a very specific route, contract, or opportunity.
Real stuff he preaching!!! Kno your worth!!
That's pay is 2008-2012 pay... Was making 68k to 85k back then when drives pay 50k to 60k. Plus on W2 with mega carrier
Facts everything you said is facts I just quit trucking for forklift and I go home after 8 hour instead of 14 hours everyday
Thanks for watching, and be blessed my brother!
That’s what I’m thinkin bout doin
For that pay. I'd rather stay local and do drop & hook, at the ports. I'm home everyday and make between $1,100-1,460 a week.
Werner makes 4 billion a year. They should pay every driver 100k yr.
They get their drivers FRESH out of school... So it's easy to keep those companies on business... These FRESH drivers need a start somewhere. So that's how the industry is going bad...
I agree, 2008 pay. As long as driver’s accept that wage, the abuse will continue.
The issue is, many drivers come from an impoverished situation and will take anything to start fixing their living and there are many of these drivers and companies capitalizes on these drivers.
Im approaching two years aza driver im local now , the magic number I found most companies want to pay entry drivers is 1040 give or take a few hundred, - health care, taxes it’s really 750-800$ a week me the move is using the money from trucking to go back to school n get out , basically two jobs can get you cdl money with low risk
I agree 👍
Yea bro I think we need a trucking union state wide to me it pay check to pay check your right I can work at a dc and make more than stack a wk 4k miles for 25 racks is that fear but I got to eat
Staying out didn’t even guarantee more pay…. Slightly,but not frfr
Any job that keeps you away from everyone and everything you love for weeks at a time, living out of a truck, living on truck stop food, showering once a week, working 14 hour days with flip flopping schedules, should pay minimum 6 figures.
Please continue to speak truth.❤
When I drove in the early 90s made more than that and home on the weekends.
Lol man instantly said schnieder😂
Schneider is a great company. They will always support you 24/7 night day etc. You will always get your pay check on time. You will get paid what you are worth. Great company guys! You have to earn your worth in the trucking industry. I can tell you first hand, that Schneider has always taken care of me. Trust in the big orange new drivers, I promise you that Schneider will help build your driving skills and driving discipline. All I have to say now, is "Thank you Schneider, for building me into a safe and well balanced driver". I really appreciate the chance.
A matrix agent.
u sound brainwashed lol...they are one of the lowest paying trucking companies on the road
Except for those prim3 leasers they claim $$$$$$ with 30 days of experience.
Bro the problem with the industry is these companies want you to be a slave to the truck. They dont want to pay for anything if the truck isnt getting paid. They dont want you to go home. Basically they dont want to meet basic human needs. .they will 1000% switch us for automated trucks ASAP
Schneider was the same in 1993 and guess what? They are still in business with the same pitiful reputation for driver treatment.
Honestly I think all truck drivers should start making no less than 1500 bring home. We do a dangerous job bro and without all of us shit stops. Weather it’s local or otr 1500 to 2000 should be minimum bringing home. Of course otr gonna make more but you get my point. And in some case depending on where you live bringing home 1,000 to 1200 a week is good living everybody don’t live beyond their means bro🤷🏾♂️ and still live a good respectable life off that it’s about managing the money
What company you drive for ?
ATL OC gatt rid a dey gas pumps
I once saw this written at the back of a flatbed :
“ The Lord is my provider “ I clung to that and surely when everything seemed lost He provided and continues to provide !
Theres no one like You Oh Lord Who reaches out to those who seek Your presence and obey your commandments being strengthened by the power of Christ Jesus our Savior and Lord , amen 🙏
Six figures a year as a LTL driver Regional
Schneider National takes advantage of new drivers and there training is horrible. .43 cents a mile come on man.
That is the one mega carrier that I never sent an application to. They are so cheap
Nor to mention 300 dollars is going to food etc a week
$300 a week for 1 person's food? Maybe if you want to eat 3 meals a day out every single day. If anyone is doing that they aren't very bright.
You think that's bad, TransAm is worst, I've seen them post jobs on Indeed for .33/mile!!! 😂😂😂
Yeah, that's horrible! Might have to do a future video about them 🤔
@@B2Speaks Please do!! That pay is for new CDL drivers but still, .33cent per mile? Damn... They can't hold on to drivers cause I see posting jobs every week on Indeed. 🤣🤣
Yea I think that’s the company that will hire you straight out of prison, that’s why. A lot of these companies are bad BUT for some, they’re a door to their future. I had to start at a bad company but am thankful for them. Could they have paid more, of course but I wouldn’t be where I am today without them giving me that foot in the door.
@@ne9835that doesn't make any sense for me cause a new cdl driver and an experienced cdl driver run the same miles.
@@GabrielG80 True, I get what you've saying but still lol, I guess you gotta get in with a company, get your experience and then bounce.
Schneider is for new drivers. $1000 a week for a 21 year old with no bills is solid. The easier the entry level, the lower the pay
That's money is from the 80s brother. On a drivers worst week he he should net 1200 per week ,and Schneider knows this they've been around long before the 80s. I know you're new at this but you already see what's happening ,good for you. Everything is going up except truck drivers pay,now some crook comes up with pay ,or to make it sounds good ,RESERVED PARKING at truck stops .we should be among the highest paid in this United States of America,,and all these foreign drivers witch seems to be almost half the drivers in this country with no ligit cdl`s won't help much either.. many topics to talk about in Trucking.keep pushing young buck
Yellow just went out of buisness putting thousands of experienced drivers out of work in 2023. Wages are not gonna increase anytime soon. No one is gonna go out of buisness due to lack of drivers. As for Mega carrier policies, they can do whatever they want because they have no incentive to be driver friendly when people are waiting in line for jobs. Its an employer's market right now and will remain so for another few years. New drivers or drivers not wanting local work are stuck with OTR because they don't have the skills or desire to unload trailers that many local drivers have to deal with. I would expect a local driver that has to make 10 deliveries a day while unloading his own trailer to make more than an OTR driver that has all no touch, mostly drop and hook freight that mega carriers have.
I agree with almost everything you stated. As a local guy myself, I still believe otr Truckers should be the highest paid drivers in the industry. If a otr driver has driven 5+ years in all 48 states with a clean driving record, no tickets, and an impeccable service record, then they should be the highest paid. Especially with the time spent away from home, too. Nothing against the hard gigs like food, beverage, and ltl drivers. I've done all of them in my 10 year career. But we MUST ensure we fight to ensure otr drivers are well taken of in many aspects. Without them, we local guys will suffer too. I appreciate you watching and supporting the channel. God bless you, my sister!
Like this video you told the truth.
So instead of making more money (and getting paid decently), you can make more money by working harder and longer? What a great deal! Not! Good video though! What these companies don't know is that they aren't saving all that much by hiring overseas workers willing to work for less $ vs being loyal to their US based drivers!
It's a Mc Donalds, job pay ..
Jbhunt starts doing the same thing
You're right 💯
People say they are starter companies lot of small companies who hire without experience that pay just have to find them these mega carriers ruining trucking keep exposing them
I’m making 1k a week and out for a week on a Walmart account at Werner and only have 5months experience! I always thought once I reached 6 months I could get on another account with them or someone else making at least 1500-1700. I thought dat was the way this shit go? It’s old school drivers here dat make the same statements you making but I thought dat was truckin more exp more pay? Idk what should I be doin
Not nowadays. You have some companies out there that pay all their drivers the same low rate regardless of experience level. Mega carriers might offer a few cents more for experienced drivers, but the overall gross won't be to far above the inexperienced. Also, I'm speaking about traditional otr roles. Not dedicated or local roles.
😂🎉 I like you man
All them guys at the mega carriers are crying wolf now 😂 … you don’t see know more prime drivers saying
“ 10 k a week now. 😆 don’t even get started on Schneider
All facts
You right
None of us cant cripple Schneider. If we not taking these jobs then guess who going to be happy to take these jobs? People coming from overseas or across the border. Schneider isn't worried at all. Just because you have a cdl doesn't mean u qualified to make top dollars.
You are qualified to make top dollar if you have a clean driving record with little to no tickets or accidents and experience. So I'm gonna disagree with you on that.
I do, however, agree with who takes the jobs when Americans stop taking the scraps that are offered by some companies. We already see that happening now. I've even made videos speaking about the takeover of American trucking jobs by immigrants, most of whom are here illegally.
@@B2Speaks you know how you get a raise in trucking? Either you stay with them for years or quit and find another company that's paying. At the same time, truck drivers think that you should only work 3 days , be home everyday get full benefits and get paid $150k a year it doesn't work like that. I'm not defending Schneider, jb hunt or any big mega carrier but in order to get money you have to sacrifice your time. You can't have both. If you have enough experience and your driving record is clean why shoot yourself short and go to a starter company like Schneider in the first place unless you're doing intermodal and you live in the radius of the rail yard? I know drivers doing Schneider intermodal making over $80k.
Fact
Bro you gotta show us proof that you not accepting the loads
also thats gross numbers😂 bruh after tax n child surport u gon b doin a damgerous ass job where all liability is on u for what 600-800 a week take home
Better then PAM 🤣🤫🤣
😂😂😂
They was the first company i went to fresh out of school in 2002,i never got to drive for them because they were so unorganized
Truckers need unions
I work Schneider because i got a shitty record as well as being 22 with no experience but honestly dude they gon make there money with there overseas dudes I can't count how many foreigners I've ran into already there nice and all but there cheap bodies
Def one of the worse paying companies out there , training program if you’re trying to get your cdl with them is great but you definitely won’t make more than 1150 for pay most week .
Along with cannot use phones to take calls even through a Bluetooth headset instead you need to wait until break or pull over . Overall trash company
Seems like you are out of touch with reality… there’s too many people from humble beginnings in inner cities and rural areas that would be more than happy making 1k a week…..
You sound ridiculous. It's about being paid properly for the type of work we do as drivers. But I'm guessing you are not a truck driver. And you know nothing about me and what I have been through in my life. Sometimes, it's better to keep stupid words to yourself when you have no clue what you're talking about or who you're dealing with
@@B2Speaks 1- the insults are unnecessary.. be an adult and use your words..
2- I am in fact a cdl class A driver.
3- my point still remains that more than half the country would be more than happy making 1k a week…. And for the record, I agree with the video it’s just not logical… the second there becomes an actual driver shortage is when the have nots and migrants take those positions….
Now because I’m a solution based person, I’ll tell you that the solution is to have an out plan before you even get in…find a way to invest your money so it can work for you in the future without having to depend on trucking companies.. or you’ll end up still in this industry after a decade making RUclips videos about said industries….
@@stakklecash6043
For 14 hours day work and gone from home for at least one week,but many for a lot longer…I think $1000 it’s way to much money….yeah,I have to agree with you on this….even $10 per hour will be to much according to your mentality 😂😂😂😂😂
You get in a truck and do our job.OTR should get top pay
@@stakklecash60431K a week is nothing period