Unfortunately, there are many cons(in my opinion)
It's a business, and like all businesses, profits are what they want. They are to answer to shareholders. It is legitimate for them to want to generate profits, no question. But everything is done for that, everything.
- The trucks seem to be the base model without sound proofing. They are loud when you drive and it sucks when a reefer parks next to you at night. I had to change parking spot several times. They have 1960's looking dash boards, nothing at the finger tips, very poorly designed and not driver friendly. But they run great for Schneider. The gadgets do not break down, because there are none!
- They pay the short mile, versus the practical mile. We have to take the long route to avoid toll but they only pay you the short route. It is extremely unfair (I think). Count between 5 and 10% of unpaid miles which drains you 70-hour clock.
- Live load and unload are only paid after 2 hours. If you wait 3 hours, you get $15.... But that drains you 14-hour clock and really limits your driving!
- The company speed limit is 60 MPH. It's not that bad, except other trucks pass you all the time and often cut you off. They save on fuel I guess.
I feel that all these savings are at the driver's expense. But it's a number game. They have 12,000 drivers. If they save $10 a day per driver, it's $120,000. Simple, right?
I don't think all these would stand if there were unions. Be sure that they tell us that unions are not needed at Schneider, really?
