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RoamingGnome · **^ Top** #11 01.01.2008

problem with that idea is, you only make so make unloading and not paid by the hour. say you get $75 to unload a trailer and you take your time and take 4-5 hours to do it, not only is the so called hrly pay rate low but your probably out of hours or pretty close to it. the idea is to do it in about 2, 3 hours max. i did 300 tires last week in an hour and a half. and these were some big tires. i just had to fingerprint them to the back of the truck and there workers took them from there. it sucks but it only happens occassionally. most of the time you hire a lumper.

biker40 · **^ Top** #12 01.01.2008

My figures are coming from the chart that the lady showed me at Schneider when we sat down for her to explain it, right before the test. Not saying your figures are wrong, I'm saying thiers are. We also did the test right after Lunch. so i think that had something to do with it too

RoamingGnome · **^ Top** #13 01.01.2008

it's really hard to say either way when i don't see it in front of me to look at. know what i mean ? i would really look into it very deep before i decided to go as an o/o.

biker40 · **^ Top** #14 01.01.2008

Well It accually says 90% of your age, She shows it to you.

RoamingGnome · **^ Top** #15 01.01.2008

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Well It accually says 90% of your age, She shows it to you.

90% of your age ? i don't understand

biker40 · **^ Top** #16 01.01.2008

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Originally Posted by RoamingGnome

90% of your age ? i don't understand

Look, I don't either, thats why I posted it, I thought it was weird when she said it and then showed me the chart. I guess i'll just drop it,,,,no big deal

RoamingGnome · **^ Top** #17 01.01.2008

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Look, I don't either, thats why I posted it, I thought it was weird when she said it and then showed me the chart. I guess i'll just drop it,,,,no big deal

i wouldn't drop it dude. evidently you are curious and now so am i. see if you can get copies of the info and we can try this again.

on a side note, if your this confused already and haven't don't it yet then you probably won't understand how they are screwing you over, if they are, so staying company is your best bet. talk to another o/o from there and see if they can explain how the pay works.

biker40 · **^ Top** #18 01.01.2008

I took this test and heart rate was 160bpm doing the exercise but then dropped to 115bpm in 45 secs, they also use that monitor thing that goes on your finger, so I dont know about those things if they are good or not. they sent me home after only being there for 13 hours, I think they should have people do this in the home city then wasting EVERYONES time going there. 14 hrs on a bus then 13 hrs there then 14 hrs back home. I am almost done with the whole trucking thing, just starting out and I am already frustrated.

Ohnoo · **^ Top** #19 01.01.2008

I think I may have figuerd out what it was she was talking about. They allow you to have up to 90% of your target HR per age.

HR for age 47
220-47X.9= 155.7 so lets round to 156.
90% of 156
156X90%= 140.4

Yea that looks like an oddly low standard for someone whos body is under physical stress at the time.

Ok Im 6' 190lb's I spend 3 to 5 hours a week in the gym just for general fitness. My warmup today was 20 min on the treadclimber my HR was 150 at the end.
220-37X.9= 164.7 so 165
165X90%= 148

...... Thats pretty darn close, to close IMO.

truckin916 · **^ Top** #20 01.01.2008

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They do give the physical where you live, its this Physical Work Test and your heart rate can't get over 90% of your age, so older guys wont pass much. 90% of 45 is 158, 90% of 46 is 157, 90% of 47 is 156 and so on. I am not out of shape by far, 6'1 and 225, when i took thier test I wasnt out of wind or gasping for air, Its like going into a gym and do abunch of reps real fast with some wieghts, I don't know. seems alittle to much. I have hear from Older Schneider drivers and they have told me that they dont get as much miles as they use to, maybe this is why, they younger ones are getting them and the older ones are quiting, maybe thats what Schneider wants. All I know is they are losing abunch of good, hard working people cause of this, oh well thier loss, I was thinking of going to Prime, I live in St. Louis so they are only 4 hours away in Springfield. Anybody know anything about Prime?

Biker

Actually it's 220 - age X .9 or 90% of your age subtracted from 220.
That is the info from their website and what it was when I took it with them in October.

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