Inexperienced tanker driver

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by firespock, Apr 8, 2014.

  1. dieselfuelonly

    dieselfuelonly Road Train Member

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    Do you have a DBL like the van drivers do? If so, time to request a new one. I know nothing about the tanker side of SNI but I can tell from your posts that you do way too much sitting. You've been with SNI long enough now that I think it would be perfectly acceptable to ask for a change, assuming you have talked with your current DBL/dispatcher/whateveryoucallit about the issue and still haven't seen an improvement.
     
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  3. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    See I like my dbl and she tries to help me out all the time she even sent a message to dispatch trying to get me a load but nothing
     
  4. dieselfuelonly

    dieselfuelonly Road Train Member

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    Hopefully they find you something by tomorrow would suck to have to sit through the weekend
     
  5. realsupatrucka

    realsupatrucka Road Train Member

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    No way..its always something coming from there
     
  6. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    I agree it would suck especially with the trouble with the old truck I had this week i am sitting at 800 miles and I told my dbl so hopefully I get something

    Yeah I am surprised also dude it's insane
     
  7. GWIZ2260

    GWIZ2260 Light Load Member

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    It is one thing to like your DBL, it is another if they aren't helping you. I am inexperienced in this, but I do agree that you seem to be sitting way too much. Doesn't mean that you would get a better one, but if things don't change, and you don't request a change, then all advice will not help this... just some food for thought I guess... Good luck and hope things improve for you! Good thread also!
     
  8. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    See she does normally help but see dispatch seems to screw me over and I will be getting a new one not sure when she is the 90 day because my perm one quit and got switched back to her until they train a new person which I met him already and he seems nice
     
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  9. firespock

    firespock Heavy Load Member

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    Just wanted to give a little update cause just pulled back into the OC but no load yet but I did just have a TTR meet up with mike-v and was able to show him the truck since he hasn't really seen much on our trucks yet except the crappy training trucks but glad I could meet u mike-v hit me up anytime u got questions and welcome to Schneider bulk hope u enjoy it like I do
     
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  10. mike-v

    mike-v Bobtail Member

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    ncdriver1 - I just got out of the cab of firespock's Cascadia and let me tell you for a 2012 model with over 300k miles, it looked and smelled new inside!!!

    What a nice truck and compared to the "yard dog" Centuries I'm training in, I'll feel like I won the lottery if I got one like firespock's after I return to TN from tanker training...:biggrin_25519:
     
  11. mike-v

    mike-v Bobtail Member

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    Thank you firespock - it was a real pleasure to meet you too and what a beautiful 2012 Cascadia you have now!!!

    Now, looking forward to completing my tanker training and eventually "earning" me a Cascadia too! :biggrin_25525:
     
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