Schneider National Is Really Bad

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  1. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    Still cannot master that KICK the tire with my BIG TOE and convert to PSI
     
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  3. Lurchgs

    Lurchgs Road Train Member

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    I never found one that would fit.

    feelin' peachy.. had a molar extracted this afternoon. I LOVE Vicodin!

    Other than that, still running local, craning out 10-14 hour days. On the good side, I'm home every day and got to see my son wrestle his way to state.

    On the not-so-good side, it's definitely less money.

    Thinking of getting back OTR later this summer. We'll see how things go.

    How's life at your end of the stick?
     
  4. average joe

    average joe Medium Load Member

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    If you were driving it's your fault. stop making excuses ,everybody makes mistakes move on
     
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  5. Sgt York

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    I did drive for sn,and was in a spot like u, but i drove about 45 min to find a place to turn around, U-Turns are a no-no and they nver complained about my wasted time/fuel on this matter, I feel 4 u but, never never should have done a u turn, ever.
     
  6. CA_Medicine_Woman

    CA_Medicine_Woman Light Load Member

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    Okay, where do I begin here?

    This was difficult to read, but I think I have the idea here.

    Solo vehicle accidents that do not involve mechanical failure are always the fault of the driver. The only exceptions I could see to that rule are unexpected severe weather that developed to quickly to warn others, such as hail, microbursts, or tornadoes. Obviously, given the conditions you described, that is not the case.

    So, driver error is what caused the accident.

    Error 1: Poor trip planning for the day, in that you failed to check the weather forecast along your route before you left what I assume was a safe place to be parked. Listening to a decent AM/FM radio news station, having a weather radio, monitoring the CB, etc might have provided you with the needed information that would have saved your job.

    Error 2: You failed to reduce speed sufficiently to remain in control over your rig (sometime the best speed is zero).

    Error 3: This is the one that bothers me... You failed to see Errors 1 and 2, and hence failed to see how you were responsible for losing control of your rig.

    You can have all the witnesses you want, they weren't in your rig, do not know how you were loaded, and do not know what your own capabilities were. Only you knew those things. As a professional driver, only you are responsible for your own safety, the safety of the rig you are driving, and the safety of the load you are hauling.

    As for the USIS-DAC-HireRight issue, well, that accident will drop off in a couple of more years, by which time I sincerely hope you learned from your mistakes. If you haven't yet (as it appears to be the case), please consider another line of work. After all, my family would like me to return home healthy and in one piece, and drivers who do not learn from their mistakes and take responsibility for them reduce the chances of that happening dramatically.
     
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  7. Movin Target

    Movin Target Bobtail Member

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    What the crack is a window licker ?:biggrin_2556:
     
  8. bigblue19

    bigblue19 Road Train Member

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    No you slap the tire with your hand and can gauge the psi by the sound it makes. A properly inflated tire will make a sound like a dodge ball hitting the bleachers. and one at around 60 psi will make the sound like a volleyball when being hit. It's all a scientific certainty, but I have just not got around to publishing it in the journals yet:biggrin_25525:
     
  9. shakey1946

    shakey1946 Light Load Member

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    did you learn anything? heres what i would have learned..i would have gotten better info on what the weather doing going my way, then i would have made a decision wheather or not to gamble and drive or sit it out til the roads cleared..what did you learn? been there done that..shakey
     
  10. Capt_Gruuvy

    Capt_Gruuvy Light Load Member

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    Radio Shack carries a CB radio that has Weather Channels (no, you cannot talk to the Weather Channel) so I have to look at you on this one.

    You cannot predict the conditions you will drive into based solely on the conditions you currently are in. But, you can gather facts from weather radio, the amount of snow on cars in the opposite lanes, temperature & wind speed and from that you can make the decision to stop BEFORE you get all jiggy wiff the tow truck.

    Now I hate to say this to you Scout but maybe SN just got tired of your incoherent Q-Comm thumb activities and took this as an opportunity to eliminate your Dark Overlord Level 29 genius.

    That's my thought. My next thought includes a donut. Adios.
     
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