Schneider won't except AZ students, got any ideas

Heck, you're barely tall enough to meet my standards....... 6'6" is okay, 6'7"-6'8" about perfect, 6'10" that was too tall.........

Adkins.......

Actually works really fast if you want to drop a few pounds (5-10) but you need to be in GOOD physical condition before you start and it needs to be temporary (2 months max.)........ I don't think it is a good choice for most/many people ... In My Humble Opinion..........

I have used it but I am a carb addict so it is not my favorite choice....... just very fast and efficient........ also, I am NOT a rabbit and I am not a vegetarian........... that kinda eliminates most other diets for me..........

All right........ you get that one......now that I think of it vitamins are one of the most common CB discussions in my area......... now, since I have no interest in vitamins the conversation tends to get sidetracked as soon as I join in........

 

I'm not Lurch but I saw 4 more trucks yesterday...... took another picture.... I just think that SNI is done hiring off of the street for now..... they are looking for teams and experience and you don't usually get that from a rolling billboard........ they are just probably tired of telling people "NO."

They know the better drivers and the teams will find them.....

Just my opinion.......

 

Trust me, 6'6" IS perfect. Especially if everything is proportional. I have it on the best of authorities.

Yeah - I think that was the one. Good for a short burst (which isn't healthy for you in the first place) but so many people kept it going and going and going and became pink bunnies. Or just dead ones.

Oddly, given my nature, I'd have expected to become a specialized food addict. And I'm not. I definitely avoid some foods that are good for me - but all the good in the world can't make me like cooked green stuff (though snow peas are generally an exception). If it used to move of its own accord, I'll eat it. At least once. Gotta love survival training.

LOL - I wonder why that might be! I don't care for vitamins either, truth be told. To me, they're generally a bandaid to cover for bad eating habits. Change your habits and

1) enjoy better health
2) save money on the road
3) save money on vitamins
4) save money on doctors - now AND later.

There are supplements and the like I agree with, and some people really DO need vitamins and the like. Most of us.. no. Stop eating at McDonald's or Subway every day. Get a cooler and stock it with real food.

 

I will so take your word on that one!
Anyway, as long at the authority in your life is happy....... that is ALL that matters!

What is the saying......... "Common sense is not real common?"

"move on it's own accord"...... yep, my definition of yummy fast food.....

I can tell you! LOL.... They are trying to find a way...... other than diet and exercise to get "healthy".......... it's not going to work but hey, it takes their minds off of what they really should be doing.....and they "sound" like they are concerned about their health....

The guys (and gals) also talk alot about what you can take to "flush out your system"......... I don't think I need to elaborate on the purpose of those discussions ........ last one, the other day....... included at least 4 if not 5 guys talking about the side effects of too much "something/I forgot/vitamin" (maybe niacin?)......... apparently if you take too much it makes your tushy burn and you turn some color....... was it red? Great discussion..........

 

I live in Bakersfield and the vast majority of the SNI trucks I see are heading north on 99............ I see AT LEAST 10 per day if not more (I spend 1.5 hours on the freeway each day commuting).......... it is a rarity to see a truck with a phone number anymore...... some have part of it blacked out but most have all of the number painted over....... I am guessing that the trucks I see are coming out of Fontana since they are coming from the LA area ......... it might just be a Fontana thing?...... oh well, I guess maybe I'll walk up and ask one this week...... I stop at Merced Flying J several times a week and there's always a handful of them parked there......... I took a picture of one parked a few days ago (since he was a few feet from the gas pumps) but he was sleeping/curtins so I didn't bother him........ I also always wonder why I see more than 10 per day going north and only maybe 1 or 2 going south.... they must go back to Fontana on I-5 or something........ oh, well, just another curious observation........

 

I think Schneider has that area pretty well covered.
More on that later.

Could be.

Back about 15 ----> 20 years ago, Schneider ran the I-5 corridor a LOT.
Quite a bit of foodstuffs out of the LA area, goin' to Oregon and Washington.

From there, often to one of the many paper plants for loads goin' within a 10 state area.

It was common to return from days at home and get a load goin' north, --- and from there -- anywhere.

I preferred Hwy 99 over I-5 most of the time because I-5 can be sooo boring, and 99 was a change of pace.

There are also Schneider accounts with the food growers in Southern and Central California, -- Hunt Wesson Foods being one of them.
I'm sure you've seen all the
"termater freighters" during tomato season.
"Third Pick" are headed to ketchup and tomato paste.
The paste is hauled in dry vans if/when temperatures are mild --- DON'T stop in freezing weather though. Keep it moving so it doesn't freeze and turn black on the way to Utah or Florida.
But I digress,......................

Mention that you enjoy goin' to the agricultural locations to your dispatcher, and you just might see a LOT of Hwy 99, and back to FonTucky (Fontana). And back again.

Then, there WAS a Kraft/General Food dedicated account that ran betwixt Anaheim, California, a couple of miles from Disneyland and within sight of the Angel's Stadium, and San Leandro, up north your way.
Mostly drop & hook at the facility where they make coffee, and their brand of pancake syrup.

Not a bad run -- and gettin' there while they were roastin' coffee was to die for. And that same fresh coffee was available to us by the mug-full.
Heavy loads ----- but HeY!
With only 315 HP, EVERY load was heavy.
And it was a great teacher.

That account also covered the military bases in California, and the AFB in Las Vegas -- a once a week adventure.
I volunteered for the Friday delivery runs.
Deliver early AM while it's still cool, and head for Whiskey Peat's for the weekend, not having to be back in Anaheim until Monday.
And, AGAIN I digress,............................

The bummer about that dedicated account was the MANY grocery warehouses involved.
Other drivers on that account were more into the home at night thang, -- while I preferred sayin' See y'all ----- tomorrow. Or the day after.
And we ALL breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, if I may intentionally digress just a tad here, I'd like to make a point. Might even be a good point.

Dispatchers.
God bless 'em.

And a driver's relationship with same.
Is it a love-hate relationship?
A can't live WITH 'em and can't live withOUT 'em relationship?
Bummers!

A dispatcher CAN make or break a driver.
Believe me -- I KNOW.
Thank gawd I threw the white flag.
'Cause right after that, thangs got MUCH better.

Got runs from South Texas haulin' rice to Salt Lick City, up north of me -- to a place that makes pet food, and ships THAT to my home-20.
Imagine that as a steady diet?
Again though ---- heavy loads.
But with BIG HP this time --- who cares?
With my new Big WHITE truck, there wasn't a single orange company Big truck that I couldn't reach the summit --- Wellll in front of.

Work WITH y'all's dispatcher.
I'd go with a company with a good dispatcher before I'd go with a "better paying" company with a less than stellar dispatcher.
Much easier on the nervous system.
IMO.

 

Pumpkins a plenty....... day and night.........

My dad did ketchtup tomato's for most of my childhood....... did the harvesting...... Woodland/Sacramento area....... tomato's?? (snakes, frogs, worms)....... yep... those I am familiar with!!!

 

Before today, I wasn't really prepared to sound off on the dispatcher issue - other than to suggest that getting on their bad side would be a bad thing.

Went in this morning (after 5 days off) to get back on the road. Got my gear stowed, bunk made, grapes in the cooler..

Grabbed the Q as soon as my trainer made an appearance (lazy slob! I'd been there for an hour and a half when he showed! ) and pinged off to Dispatch that we were ready for a load. Then I put the Q down, cuz I knew it was gonna be a half our or better before we got anything.

Dang red light was on almost before I put the thing down! No, it wasn't a load, but it WAS a response from dispatch. From my two weeks on the road, I knew our normal dispatcher was... tight lipped. Getting information from her was like pulling teeth from a hippopotamus. NO acknowledgment messages. Yet.. here we were with an ack, and a "looking for a load for you" .Talking to my trainer, he filled me in, a bit.

Wednesday morning, he got a call from his dispatcher, asking if he was in the truck. When he told her that no, he was taking 5 days off, she apparently had a cow. From what he was telling me, she really lost her temper. I don't know why - I **KNOW** he asked for the time off, and it was approved. I sent the original message, and saw the approval come back.

Anyway, SHE brought in the supervisor. Supervisor got the story, and suggested that maybe a new dispatcher (Driver Manager - whatever) might be in order.

Ergo, we (well, my trainier) has a new dispatcher. I've met him, and, based on 5 minutes in his presence, tend to like him.

It took him a few hours, but he found us a load. But did we head right out? Noooooo! We went home. Load won't be available until Saturday morning - for delivery in Erie PA on Tues, and up near Boston on Wed.

Yeah =-= a rocket run. <yawn>

15 minutes after the Q went red, the new dispatcher (who will probably be mine, also, if I ever solo) was on the phone, asking if we had any questions. Some might look at that as babysitting - I choose to call it taking care of the customer. Me. I like it. A lot.

anyway - I'm back home.. bending y'all's ears.. for an extra paid day. I know it ain't gonna continue, but man, this is cool. I wonder if I can stay on as a trainee for ever?