Retaining and elevating our workforce

Creating a workplace where associates have opportunities for advancement and to enhance their professional skills is key to our commitment to offer career growth and a culture of respect.  

 

We support educational and career-building opportunities by offering training, career mobility, informal mentoring and succession planning to realize the potential of all associates. 

A culture of inclusion

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture and incorporating a diversity competency component into the selection of and performance management process for our leaders and associates. We strive to create a culture that supports and enables the needs of our diverse associates.  

  • We have a variety of Business Resource Groups (BRGs), such as the Women’s Network, Young Professionals Network and LGBTQIA+ Alliance, which provide a sense of community and spaces for our associates to network.

  • We partner with Women in Trucking (WIT), a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage the employment of and minimize obstacles faced by women in the trucking industry.
  • All Schneider leaders completed unconscious bias training in 2022 and all remaining associates will complete the training in 2023.
  • We established Cultural Connections, an internal group committed to educating ourselves and coworkers on topics that pertain to who we are — inclusive of thought, race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, experience, ability and background.
Kayleigh McCall - Schneider driver

Elevating women in the industry

Schneider has a proven track record of empowering women in the industry, exemplified by our designation as a 2022 Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation by the Women in Trucking Association and a 2022 Best Employer for Women by Forbes.  

Our women leaders have been recognized for their commitment to mentoring and bringing attention to gender equity in the industry. 

WIT honored Schneider Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Group Senior Vice President and General Manager of Logistics, Erin Van Zeeland, with the 2023 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award (DWLA).    

Schneider driver and WIT Driver Ambassador, KayLeigh McCall, leads and industry efforts to empower and connect women across the trucking industry, as well as assist in developing and sharing career services, mentorship, trainings and scholarships.

“I have been unbelievably fortunate that Schneider facilitates a safe and inclusive culture that empowers women, no matter the age, to discover their passion for driving.”

- KayLeigh McCall, Schneider driver and WIT Driver Ambassador

WIT Driver Ambassador, KayLeigh McCall poses next to her truck.
Over 30 Schneider office and shop associates with military experience standing in front of two Ride of Pride trucks, parked outside Schneider's corporate office

Our heritage of support for veterans

Schneider is proud to be known as a top military-friendly employer. Our history has bolstered our long-standing commitment to supporting long-term, civilian careers for veterans.  

Schneider actively recruits veterans and participates in the Military Apprenticeship Program (MAP), a 12-month program between the Department of Labor, Department of Veteran Affairs and Schneider to provide a way for service members to learn a new trade while using their GI Bill benefits. 

 

Supporting Supplier Diversity

Our supplier diversity strategy is designed to promote and increase the participation of diverse suppliers in our procurement process.  We are committed to working with diverse suppliers to develop long-term relationships and grow and succeed together, including: 

  • Small businesses.
  • Minority-owned businesses.
  • Women-owned businesses.
  • Veteran-owned businesses.

Workplace and diversity awards

Our achievements are proof of our ongoing commitments: 

America’s Best Places for Hispanic Latinos to Work

America’s Best Places for Hispanic Latinos to Work

Entrale AC, 2021

Entrale AC, 2021

Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity

Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity

Forbes America’s Best Large Employer

Forbes America’s Best Large Employer

Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation, Women in Trucking

Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation, Women in Trucking

Go with Schneider

Learn more about Schneider progress and the next steps in our environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey by exploring our 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report.

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