Schneider Chat Room version 2.0

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by mickeyrat, Jun 4, 2013.

  1. mickeyrat

    mickeyrat Road Train Member

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    Mine happened when I fired truck up today at about 1445. Took all of ten minutes fro update to reboot. think reboot took longest to configure and actually come up.
     
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  3. dtcscout

    dtcscout Medium Load Member

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    Can you post pictures here for those of us who don't want to wait the day and a half until they go back to their truck to see how the new update looks?
     
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  4. mickeyrat

    mickeyrat Road Train Member

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    will see what I can do when I get back to the truck tonight.
     
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  5. Oldman49

    Oldman49 Medium Load Member

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    If you take the per diem, it's less SS the company will have to match. I know to a lot of you young pups,,retirement is a long time away. I am here to testify, get all you can into SS. When you work for cash or as an Independent Contractor,,you might be shorting yourself. In the sad event you are disabled snd draw SS and maybe retire a few yrs early,,you will appreciate every dime paid in.
    Also create your account in the Ss.gov website to watch your contribution. Also get the most for your retirement by 401K matching plans....you won't miss it now,,,but will appreciate it later...be safe.

    re taxes : I used Turbo Tax for years. They have a section that deals with per diem as it relates to the transportation industry and those who operate under federal HOS demands. I always enjoyed the extra the money on top of my refund for the days I was away from the house. You need to be able to support those days via your log. My co ( not scheid ) provided a quarterly printout of the elog. Made it easy to count the days you were home.
     
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  6. mickimause

    mickimause Road Train Member

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    Are you back yet??
     
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  7. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    It looks just like the pictures in the News You Can Use.

    I personally hate the update. I think the lane guidance is annoying as hell, especially when exiting the interstate or going thru Nashville where you need to 'exit left', 'exit right', hop on one foot, spin around twice and shout bababoie.

    The other thing that's annoying is when trying to preview the route you have to wait at least 3.5 seconds between taps on the down arrow. Any less and it will skip to the end.

    The zoom level is also different. I've been playing with it for two weeks now and still haven't found a "Goldilocks" setting. Either too zoomed in so I can't see what's coming up or too far out so I lose detail.

    But that's me being a crotchety old man. Darn you kids, get off my lawn.
     
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  8. mickimause

    mickimause Road Train Member

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    You aren't old enough to be crotchety, gr.

    Just sayin' :D
     
  9. dtcscout

    dtcscout Medium Load Member

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    When were there pictures in News You Can Use? I don't remember seeing that. Also, I like the lane guidance on my TomTom when driving my car. What makes the truck one annoying? As I previously mentioned, I won't get to see this until Saturday afternoon.
     
  10. moosc

    moosc Road Train Member

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    I've been in my tractor for 2 weeks no update. Haven't seen the news u can use piece yet either
     
  11. mickeyrat

    mickeyrat Road Train Member

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    Sitting in a wingfoot bay waiting. Mt had 75psi on #1 tire. But for this hiccup I think I'll make the turn today. We'll see how return leg treats me. Will be driving with the rain.
     
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