Schneider newbies= lack of training

Good post all the way!
In most careers you can tell a person is or isn't ready easily by the 3rd day, and you're right, SNI obviously thought the kid was ready. They aren't going to increase liability by sending someone who'll lower their ratings, just a thought......

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/trucking-accidents/

 

Am I the only one who finds this post unhelpful, unnecessarily harsh and judgmental of a certain characteristic of a poster that has nothing to do with Schneider or Report a Bad Trucking Company? I guess that has become acceptable on the "new" TTR. Shame.

 

In most cases the newbie is nerves when they have a trainer with them and I myself feel more at comfortable when I dont have someone watching me ..You learn from mistake on your own .

 

Watching rookie mistakes in the truck stops brings back memories

 

My experience with that in the past has been less than stellar. I've never signed on to be part of your "moderating team" as you put it. I've not even noticed you with Staff next to your name before this post. Never the less, since I have brought up distasteful things that are still here on TTR, I use public humiliation as a tool. Should you have a problem with that, then you go and delete MY post. Others have. Not a big deal to me any more. Peace.

 

Are you speaking from experience? Are you all upset because a Schneider driver may have cut you off in the truck stop, They probably took your spot in front of the truck stop so you had to walk a little further than normal.

Normally I would not comment on a stupid post like that but as a former driver for Schneider and soon to be again I take offense at that. There are bad bad drivers in all the companies so why single out one?

 

When I started, there were no schools or they were rare. You could drive or learned how to quickly by yourself. This country was built on truckers who never went to a school. So, how did they learn to drive? Furthermore, 20-30 years ago, when a driver had trouble somewhere, an older driver would get out and help them...back in, slide tandems, turn around, give them constructive advice. What seems to be lacking in the industry today is consideration and concern for other drivers. Just like the 5 or 6 drivers who sat in there trucks on a 100+ degree day in Dallas and watched this old driver try to slide his tandems...I noticed no one would help so I did. This is how self-centered many drivers are today. Instead if getting on the CB and making fun of a new driver, why not get out and offer help?

Also, if Schneider lets a driver go after 3 OTR days, maybe they felt confident about him/her. Personally, I would think the driver would be relieved that there is not a trainer beside him/her for once. The best way to learn is to have to do something alone at times. I don't work for Schneider, but they are by far a cut above the rest of the megas.

 

you haven't read through this whole thread have you?