Schneider Training.

i know when i started with schneider last year as a newbie it was 3 weeks. youll do week 1 in class doing paper work basic maneuvers road test logs learning the schneider way ( schneiderized) lol etc, then week 2 you'll go out with your trainer for a week then week 3 is doing another road test and learning the qulacomm and trip planning. i think you can stay with your trainer longer if you really want/need to.

 

hey luisrolon i'm about to go into the van training for schneider in arkansas, they said that orientation for that is 15 to 17 days and then i go with a trainer. so i don't know if that is true but my guess it probably is, my question is if you went through the same thing.

 

One thing Schneider does great is how they have the time you spend with the trainer set up - you (the student) will do probably 90% of the driving after the first day. The trainer is awake, sitting in the seat next to you, not sleeping while you drive your shift like team drivers would. His day is up, your day is up. You will do almost all the work, whether its taking bills in, sliding tandems, driving (of course) etc. I have nothing against PAM, but I saw a PAM truck pick up a trailer in a lot I was waiting in the other day, the trainer drove up, the student got out to take the bills in, the trainer backed the loaded trailer in, the student hooked up the air lines on the empty, cranked up the landing gear (after being yelled at for doing it wrong), and then the student got to stand there and watch for the correct hole to show up while sliding the tandems while the trainer sat in the drivers seat and operated the truck. You could tell the student was just stuck doing the crap the trainer didn't want to do himself. I haven't heard of that happening with Schneider.

Now, the downsides - its quick - mine lasted 6 days I believe. And sometimes they will put you two students to one trainer - that happened with me. While it all worked out, if I did it again, I would request to be with my "own" trainer and not have to split the time with another student. So far, all the trainers that I have seen are pretty top-notch, genuinely nice people, not riff-raff looking to make some extra money off the student team driving.

 

buasjr its sounds pretty much the same as when i went thru it was only 21 days total  14 in class then  6-7 days with a trainier like dieselfuelonly said your trainer will set you up for success when i was in training instead of pulling up at the fuel island and running in the pliot etc my trainer would have me back into a spot just to  get me better at backing overall i was pleased with my training i got from schneider.  

 

hey luisrolon thanks for the info, i hope i get one on one training, because i just got done completeing a local truck driving school and there was a 4 to 1 student to trainer ratio, i'm lucky i got to pass the course i did do pretty good though. can't wait to go to schneider, they were one of eleven offers that i got being a veteran.

 

I am a trainer for bulk as many of you know. Many people get caught up in the numbers. There is no magic number of days. The amount of days you are told is a guideline, nothing more. It can be longer or shorter. If you wanted more time or I think you need more time I send a text to the RTA and that's it. As a TE nobody is going to argue with me, you will continue training until I send another text saying your ready. Now of course this is not indefinite, at some point you either have to go solo or something else will be done.

It's also important to remember that not everyone makes it through the initial training. The instructors during orientation are a whole lot tougher than me. Many people who will come will never make it to a trainers truck. Sometimes you could say most won't make it, in bulk anyway.
What this means is that when a student makes it to me he or she has already shown that they can do this job. I have complete confidence in the instructors and know that they are only passing those that can drive. I am not a driving instructor as much as I am a tuner, a polisher.

Bring a good attitude, that is most important. But also bring some confidence, this job is not as hard as you think.

 

along with the above,with the right attitude and going easy on yourself when you do make a mistake( and you most certainly will) things will fall into place pretty quick.

Biggest thing is to take your time, analyze what you do/did wrong and apply the lesson learned the next time. Whenever in doubt, stop. Think it through again and go slow.