Participant Profile: Schneider

Schneider was started in 1935. Today it has 12,500 company trucks and 54,400 trailer which drive 9.1 million freight miles per day. Its trucks and trailers feature advanced aerodynamics. Schneider was a charter member of SmartWay and is recognized as a SmartWay High Performer. The company is dedicated to environmental responsibility and operational excellence. By maximizing transportation efficiency and optimizing goods movement, it actively reduces its carbon footprint. Goal is to achieve a 60% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2035.

Jill Guenther

Consultant, NACFE

“Ultimately drivers are the ones that are going to have to make a technology work in order for it to be successful, regardless of what they’re driving.”

Arthur Hughes III

Client Service & Operations Manager, Schneider

“We want to be a leader in innovation. We want to be that force multiplier for our customers so we can help them achieve their goals. We want to make sure we’re being more efficient; we want to be able to make that drop of diesel go further.”

Mike McHorse

Director of Industry Engagement, NACFE

“Fleets are driven by TCO, total cost of ownership. You’ve got to really understand their operational day-to-day business, it’s all about the bottom line. They want to be able to reinvest and grow their businesses.”

Dan Simnick

VP – National Fleet & Major TEM Sales, International Motors

“With the cleanest burning diesel technology, you could really start to achieve your carbon footprint reduction goals without making investments that you’re not sure if in the future will pay off or meet the TCO model of diesel.”

Latavia Walker Pickett

Driver, Schneider

“I love being a truck driver because it gives me freedom. It gives me the opportunity to meet exciting and new people. It gives me the opportunity to get deliveries done that people need.”

Rob Reich

Chief Administrative Officer, Schneider

“It’s gotten harder to know what the right answer is when it comes to equipment because of changing political positions, changing regulations, and customers’ needs changing. Our data-driven approach also gives you some additional clarity.”

Jake Vandeloo

Vice President, Equipment Engineering, Schneider

“The driver can still have a pretty heavy impact on fuel efficiency. However, there’s a lot of technology on the truck that allows them to be successful.”

Ellen Voie

Founder, Women in Trucking

“Data has shown that women are more concerned about how well a company is treating the environment as well as how they treat people. Women are going to look for companies that are more environmentally aware.”

Lee Whipp

Senior Director of Purchasing, Schneider

“Our engineering team is focused more on MPGs and I’m more focused on the CPG, the cost per gallon of what goes into the truck. Fuel is one of the highest factors of cost in operating a fleet.”

Driver

Latavia Walker Pickett

“When I started, it was it was scary at first because this is a big vehicle, but now I know how to operate it and to be more safe than other drivers on the road.”

• Years Driving: 2
• Homebase: Phoenix, AZ