Headed for Indianapolis for Orientation August 7th...

Just an update for the three people that are still paying attention...

Went to Flint , MI last night for an early AM delivery. Was ordered into a door, and after three tries and 30 minutes, i relaized a full sleepr cab truck and 53' trailer was not going to get it done. I went to pick my own door that I felt comfortable with. Just then a YSF Glen Moore guy was laying on his horn . I got out of my truck and explained I could not get in my assigned door, and he said he would just trade me doors. Very nice guy. Of curse it seemed a huge problem for the guy inside receiving, but he figured it out. I also hand unloaded my truck today. I made 2x per hour what I could have made driving the same time. The last time I hired a lumper, and it seemed to me it took him longer than I could have done it (he said an hour or two, and I was still waiting four hours later), so I wanted to see if I could make money and finish sooner than the lumper, and did on both counts. I think I will be unloading the rest of my trailers from now on.

My second stop this week was in Oakville , Ontario Canada. I never been past Windosr (to gamble), and never in a truck. Things went fairly smooth. They have the entrance over the Ambassador bridge all messed up, so they have you go around like a fuel island to get on the bridge. I was following a guy who stopped for fuel so I stpped also. I got yelled at on the CB. THe guy said "Hey Schneider, what the h3ll are you doing?" I said "I don't know. I do not know where to go next.I just want to get on the bridge and get to Canada!" HE calmed down and was probably shocked by the honest answer , and said "Then let me by , and follow me!"

Anways, things are seeming better this week than weeks past, but still am dreading being gone from my family this week. I have applied to half a dozen local type jobs with Pepsi and Coke, and another place a poster here put me onto.

Stay safe out there!

Raid3r

 

You can read in the post, I really enjoy the time and people at Schneider. I have a 2007 Freightliner just getting broken in with 600k miles. I dragged out repairs and complained nonstop everytime i was at an OC my first two weeks, and since then I have not had any trouble with my truck (in the past 6-7 weeks or so).

Raid3r