In what appears to be the opening salvo in what could be a battle of truckload carriers seeking to hang on to and increase their driver base, truckload carrier Schneider National this week announced a pay increase.
Schneider’s disclosure was not in a press release. Rather, it was on a webpage on the company’s homepage.
“It feels to me that others will follow Schneider’s lead, but I haven’t heard or seen other similar announcements,” one source said of the move, requesting anonymity.
FreightWaves will continue to report on this story over the next several hours
Victoria
I hope prospective drivers don’t believe everything they read. I worked for this company teaming for 16 years. Each year they made it harder to receive a pay raise or bonus without becoming burned out.
They lost us because after Don Schneider died the family hired a outsider CEO that did not care about the drivers as Donnie did.
They added anti-idle to all the trucks. A nightmare for the team member trying to sleep while getting loaded or unloaded or waiting for a load. Anytime it was above 55F. That was me, the night driver. Waking because I was hot. Losing sleep.
Closing half of the operating centers. Ending team loads cross country. That’s correct. No coast to coast loads. The big money maker for teams. The farthest west you will travel will be to Phoenix, AZ. They have west coast teams pick up the load you hauled from the east coast. They drop off the east coast loads at their operating center. Specially built for this purpose.
The disrespect for drivers is what lead to a husband and wife team leaving this company.
Don’t believe anything they tell you about pay. Subtract 50% at the very least from that total.
It’s not worth being away from home, family and friends. One can find a job that allows for going home each evening. Sleeping in a stationary bed, a climate controlled area, kitchen and a clean bathroom in which to shower for the pay you will receive from this company.
Joseph Corrigan
I just called them a couple days ago, still rather low.
Michael
It would be alright if Schneider hired and trained there Dispatchers and fleet managers to treat drivers with more respect that goes along way to retaining drivers also.
Mark
Crete Carrier beat them by 2 weeks with a 1 cent raise for 95% of its drivers.
david
These articles are comical. You work long hours, wake up at 12 a.m. – 4a.m and Schneider does not want to pay. You’ll take home 500 – 900 dollars after taxes with 2 – 3 years of experience. The ad says UP to 60k – 70k no way possible.
James
Does this pay increase also apply to Schneider owner operators as well???
Michael
No it doesn’t 65% is what you get
Art
Shame on government for incentivizing people not to work.
Everyone will pay with higher prices (inflation) and higher taxes.
Ben
That ended months ago so that isn’t a factor here.
Steve
A number of private carriers in the G T A are paying truck drivers doing local work 31.00 cd which is 24.00 U S per hour for local truck work. They have experienced truck drivers lined up to work for them. I hope that Walmart drivers in Ontario Canada and other O T A members match what the U S division of Schneider are going to pay O T R truck drivers. In Ontario Canada there is extremely strong competition for people to do construction or some other jobs with so many parents have to stay home to look after children or old people.