About us
Here at Schwend we pride ourselves on being a family owned and operated company. Charles and Judi Schwend started our company in 1976. Jeff (Judi and Charles's son) took over the company after his parents retired and is now our company President and fearless leader! Over the last 49 years we have built a strong customer base in the Southeast, hauling many types of agricultural products. We have grown some since 1976 and we now have a total of 4 terminals! Terminals are in Dade City FL, Tampa FL, Jasper TN, and Elko GA.
We are licensed to run in all 48 states, but we primarily stay in the southeast. (FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, MO, IL, IN, OH, PA, WV, VA, NC, SC, TN, KY, but we are not limited to running only these states)
We mostly haul dry bulk agriculture products; calcium, salt, phosphate, urea, sand, and clay to name a few.
We also haul some food grade products such as Flour and Malt.
Our fleet is made up of Volvo and Kenworth, automatic trucks. (2013 and newer)
We do not allow passengers. We do not have passenger seats in our trucks
What we offer
Vacation:
1 year = 1 week vacation
2 years = 2 weeks vacation
4 years = 2 weeks vacation , 1 week longevity pay
5 years = 2 weeks vacation , 2 weeks longevity pay
- Health insurance furnished after probationary period (60 days)
- Sign on bonus-- $5,000.00
- Quarterly fuel and safety bonuses
- Uniforms after probationary period (60 days)
- Nightly Per Diem- $20.00/night
- Additional weekend Per Diem -$75.00 flat on top of normal nightly per diem
- Simple IRA retirement plan after probationary period with matching contribution up to 3%
- Holiday Pay (six days per year)
- Sick Pay (1/2 day per month)
- Driver referral program
- Paid every week
- Paid a gross % of load
- Dedicated customers
- Primary Running Area (FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, AR, MO, IL, IN, OH, PA, WV, VA, NC, SC, TN, KY)
- Cash Advances
- No Front Facing Cameras in trucks
- Deadhead and blow off pay
Requirements
- Two years of tractor trailer experience minimum within the last 4 years
- You must have a valid CLASS A CDL
- No record of refusal to take or failure of a drug test EVER
- NO DUI, DWI, careless or reckless driving within the last 10 years
- NO license suspension for more than 30 days in the last 3 years
- MUST speak English