SNI CHOICE PROGRAM - Jar Head takes his Truck -" Betsy " ( Not a Lease Truck )

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ORIENTATION 2

DAY 1


Class starts each day at 0630 to 0700 depending on the teacher you get.

IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TRUCK

Drive down to the SNI Training Academy using the directions I gave in my first orientation update post. I got there day one at 0600 myself and gave myself time to get the truck parked walk in the shop and get things in order before class started .

You will most likely be in class room 2 ( subject to change)

If you arrive before everyone else go in the front or main entrance at the right you will see a doorway to the cafeteria just go in there and hang out .. DO NOT try to go through the door directly in front of you on day one, it is alarmed and you dont have your student badge yet to get into that door. Its best to just go into the cafeteria . They will come into there and call each driver by name and give you your class room number 1, 2, or 3 .

Once you get your class room number you will do a quick meet and greet and get a STUDENT BADGE and NAME TAG where you are sitting ( place mat ) .

At that time all the folks leasing a truck from Schneider Finance will go and do their Physicals etc . If you brought your own truck and had over 90 days left on your card you will not be doing this . You will be able to start on you computer based training and get a head start. Its allot of cources to take aprox 6-7 hours in all but pretty simple stuff as you do the course. its mainly all video based with head phones. You will get around 1 to 1.5 hrs done while the Physicals are done on the SNF guys depending on class size . TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME ... IT WILL PAY OFF ON DAY 3 OF ORIENTATION when you get to cut out early and go back to hotel early or spend time with your new truck .. etc .

You then start filling out paper work with the entire class and do some video and class room activites and get briefed on your road test which is on DAY 2 .

Break for Lunch

More CLASSROOM training and about 1 hr to get computer work done as the SCHNEIDER FINANCE REP comes in and reviews things with the folks buying trucks ...

AGAIN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TIME TO GET COMPUTER WORK COMPLETED ....


Class is over at around 18:00 pm


DAY 2 will be updated later


JAR HEAD

 

ORIENTATION DAY 2

ROAD TEST DAY

During class on Monday you will go over some COUPLING and UNCOUPLING PROCEDURES .

First thing in the morning of day 2 you will get introduced to a driver trainer of SNI who will give a brief introduction and go over some of the basics and yard rules . He will then take you to the yard where you will split up in 2 or 3 groups of 4 to 5 depending on class size and go over the procedures of how to hook and un hook the SNI way. You will have your hand outs and will go through it with the trainer as he demonstrates as you and your group read the list IN ORDER..

Once you are completed you will ask questions and head back to class and be met with the TRAINER who will be preforming you road test. TAKE YOUR HAND OUTS FOR 1. coupling and un coupling 2. Air Brake test you are able to use these as a guide if you take them with you on your test as you must preform these tasks . GO DOWN THE LIST IN ORDER ... DO NOT SKIP STEPS AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR DOING AS YOU DO IT ... REALLY EASY

Your drive test will start with a PRETRIP that the TRAINER would have already told you the highlights of what they are looking for in your morning class its just the basics you already know , Stering box, Breaks , Tires, Drums , Windows, Lugs , Belts , Water pump , Collant level , Oil Level, Lights , Frame Catwalk air lines etc ... inside the cab Horn , Defrost , Gauges , Steering Play.

Trailer Inspection : Locking pins , Roof , Lights , Doors / Seals , Breaks , Landing gear , DOT BUMPER , the basics including registration and DOT inspection sticker .

Break test by the list just basically a pump down and tractor safety but YOU HAVE A CHEAT SHEET THEY GIVE YOU .. dont worry about studying cause its the SNI WAY not what youll see on a website if you google it ... But its simple and strait forward and just GO DOWN THE LIST and there is NO WAY YOU CAN MESS UP ( unless you cant read ) .. lol

DRIVE TEST THINGS TO REMEMBER

3 points of contact enter and exit TRUCK (2 GOAL when backing GET OUT AND LOOK (3 Check mirrors and watch posted speed signs (4 Use the BUTTON HOOK TURN when you can ... will be explained in class basically a wide turn hook motion watching traffic to your side . (5 SEAT BELT ....


After your drive test is lunch then followed up by INSURANCE ... I STRONGLY SUGGEST that you take all the deductiable buy downs as its a good deal . They offer Health Insurance and OC/AC also .. you will get a form to fill out and a matrix of the value of your truck and the rate it will be both monthly and weekly so you will know the costs .

More class room work

Class is over at 17:30 to 18:00

Class homework this night a open book test in which you can group study or do it your self .


Day 3 later


JAR HEAD

 

At your cost they no longer offer the exchange program , they said they got burnt on several so they stopped it . But you wont have no issue unless your plate and jaws are just torn up completely .. mine passed fine and so did another guys in my class ... his was a HOLLAND mine is a FOINTAINE

It is required you have a AIR SLIDE though that functions

 

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