Great company marred by greedy suits and lack of care. - OTR Company Driver Schneider Employee Review

2.0
Apr 1, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good place to get experience in the industry including backing skills in tight places if you go with the Van division, though Flatbed and Bulk also have their fair share. Dbls are nice. Trucks are decent and have inverters and apus. Pay is good too.

Cons

Biggest thing as of Mar. 30th is the home time. They cut it on a rotational basis. So instead of just being 11 on and 3 off it's now 11/3 one outing, then 12/2 the next and it's mandatory. They won't send road service for apu repairs so expect to freeze or roast if you have a problem. Lots of fellow drivers don't do inspections and leave defects unreported. You get left in the dark a lot about things, even by the nice dbls. You ask about something but they won't tell you or help you. Some of the staff for the gates at some yards act like you are disturbing their sleep just by needing in or out. No driver camera "in the truck" but the tablet can be used for that purpose anyway and they do. And lastly, the trucks have a bluetooth system to play the tablet sounds over the truck speakers. It's terrible though since the device, Aware from Perkeys, has no security. Anyone can connect if you tablet is disconnected and use it to harass you. I had to unplug mine from behind the radio and it's still out because it's not worth losing a night's rest over.

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Schneider Response
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Thanks for the review and feedback. Our driver leaders and all associates work for our drivers. You are the backbone of this company and we appreciate all of our driver's hard work. We know trucking can be tough and that's why we have a huge initiative to make the driver experience even better at Schneider. Drive safe!

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Cons

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3.0
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Excellent Training till you're on the road.

Cons

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