Family Dollar Maquoketa Iowa-Schneider

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  1. Milkman69

    Milkman69 Bobtail Member

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    Looking for the real facts from other drivers. Schedules,driver pay and hometime. Any help would be appreciated.
     
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  3. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    never did it myself but used to date a gal in wisc. whose ex was on that acct with schneider and know he made good money and was home every weekend ... was alot of physical labor too .
     
  4. Milkman69

    Milkman69 Bobtail Member

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    Heard there was alot of finger printing. I looked at them a year ago. They had a 5000 sign on bonus then now it is up to 7500. Like i said just looking for the real facts.
     
  5. jakecat22

    jakecat22 Road Train Member

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    Never did Family Dollar, but Schneider is great with their dedicated division. Good pay and great home time. That being said, I wouldn't work on any account with "dollar" in the name, not because of Schneider, but because of the company, I heard they are a pain.
     
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  6. Milkman69

    Milkman69 Bobtail Member

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    Had a friend that did a Dollar General dedicated for a carrier and he said they were a pain.
     
  7. stevez57305

    stevez57305 Medium Load Member

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    Im in training now for that account for se 7500 sign on base pay with weekly out boost incentive they say i have the choice to be home weekly if i choose i will keep you posted taking road test tomorrow only bad thing is i have to call into gb for dispatch. Instead of my region. So i have to keep track of logs in central time wven though im going to be se region
     
  8. Milkman69

    Milkman69 Bobtail Member

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    Thanks Steve. Please keep me posted. I live near Maquoketa so am really interested.
     
  9. Chattduck

    Chattduck Light Load Member

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    Did family dollar thru Werner. Unloading 3500 items by hand using crappy rollers will kick your butt. They use 1930's technology to unload. Turnover on these accounts is very high. Home time was good, pay is ~55k if you can stay with it, and unload 3 trailers a week. Like most trucking jobs, your happiness is greatly dependent on your dispatchers. Also, the people at the stores are a pain as well. You think dealing with the distribution center guys is bad? You haven't seen anything yet. Flatbed was a piece of cake compared to this stuff. No lie.
    You think truck stops are ghetto? Wait till you see where the Family Dollars are located in the cities. And you will have to sleep there to make your deliveries the next day.
    Good luck
     
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  10. Milkman69

    Milkman69 Bobtail Member

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    Just wondering if you made it through training and how it is going UOTE="stevez57305, post: 4601425, member: 157254"]Im in training now for that account for se 7500 sign on base pay with weekly out boost incentive they say i have the choice to be home weekly if i choose i will keep you posted taking road test tomorrow only bad thing is i have to call into gb for dispatch. Instead of my region. So i have to keep track of logs in central time wven though im going to be se region[/QUOTE]
     
  11. stevez57305

    stevez57305 Medium Load Member

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    Im on my second load now seems ok so far. Not much to it. I had to pick up my truck in w. Memphis but they got me a rental to drive up. Dbl seems cool but i only talk with him when i need certain things. The account im on i speak with that dbl for the loads. Benefits fit my life pretty good. And got a 2015 cascadia 10 speed. They have a system on here like the old eaton vorad. But it brakes for u also. I will keep up the post
     
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