Tankers the Schneider way

lol, yea thats me, aint seen my chin in years an not sure the little bit of extra tanker money i could make is entirely worth it!! thanks for the input. probably just gonna pull vans awhile an see where it takes me! what i really truly would love is to do the heavy haul kinda stuff, but thats a ways away and hard to get into, so, will see!

 

I've had a stache since 1968. Would I have to shave it off?

 

No, just beard and sideburns. Nothing fancy like ## Manchu or Handlebars.

 

i need to get hired where your at.majority of unloads my responsability.been at this tanker job for 24yrs and most of loads are the shippers responsability to load.

 

Thanks for all the info on this thread. It gave me an idea what I'm going to be doing at Schneider. I graduate CDL school on Feb 7th and Schneider is my 1st choice. They are hiring tanker drivers in New Jersey and they said they would take me right out of school and reimburse my tuition. I just passed my hazmat and tanker endorsement test and am eager to start driving. Glad to hear your experience was successful.

 

Hey DelcoTrucker321, did you end up going w/ Schneider? If so, how's it going? I completed CDL school on March 7th & am waiting to hear back from my recruiter to schedule orientation. Schneider is my first choice as well & I applied for a tanker position in NJ.

 

I worked for Schni aprox 4 years....Yes, they are strict on safety and do a great job training....i wish i would've got the tanker training, dont know if the pay with Schni tankers is any good, but the exp is well worth it...am gonna miss driving 48, amybe i'll go back to van after a few years.

 

The good tank carriers only require a year or 2 OTR . Previous tank experience isn't required .
Many prefer to teach new drivers their own methods .

 

That's what I did at Matlack, took owner operators & new company drivers, all w/ OTR experience & taught them how to load and unload tankers. My boss used to loan the O/O money for a pump and would puting for an 'emergency hire' packet to get the guys truck numbers quick & after a day or two in my Mack while the pump was being installed; the training was in the o/o's truck and he got the revenue for the work we did.

I liked it 'cause most of them had air conditioning and air ride VRS my 1981 camelback sprung 2-60 A/C and armstrong steering R600.

It was a hoot to watch the o/o's discover it was a 'Popeye' truck; once in a while there was one who NEVER drove w/ armstrong steering.