If Swift & Walmart will let you pull Walmart boxes with only a few months of experience — I say “go for it”…..IF you can in fact get it.
The big advantage Schneider offers is allowing you the opportunity to learn/sample different types of freight — but without the usual hassles of changing carriers.
If you’re not sure which type(s) of freight suit you best — spending some time over at the “Big Orange” can indeed help you solve that problem.
Intermodal can be a good gig — or it can be an absolute nightmare. 
If the railyard or shipyard you drive out of doesn’t have its act together — you will spend FAR TOO MUCH TIME WAITING: waiting for your container to be loaded onto a chassis, waiting to in-gate, waiting to out-gate, waiting for the container to be remounted on the chassis (correctly, this time)….it all quickly adds up.
Talk to drivers in that area/division — before you take an intermodal job. Find out if the rail & or shipyards serviced get you in & out in a reasonable amount of time (or not).
— L
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