I'll be going to CDL school in September and Schneider is one of the companies I'll be considering. There's a lot of good advice here. I'm curious if the OP knows which fleet they'll be starting out on? Dry van, "reefer", tanker, otr, dedicated, etc? What OC / training facility are you going to?
Just as a help, Schneider has some of their training videos on youtube so you might want to look at some of those ahead of time just to familiarize yourself. Here's a couple for starters:
Nervous about orientation at Schneider.
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have fun if they still let you use the skid pad up there to learn how to control your truck in icy weather...yeehaw
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Woah! Didn't expect so many replies haha. Feeling more confident after reading all your responses. Based in the burbs of Chicago so I'll be going to the terminal in Gary, IN for orientation. Decided to go dry van OTR.
And yeah it was mostly the road test that gave me worry, still remember the pre trip and what I was taught about maneuvering / shifting, just don't wanna mess up lol.FlaSwampRat Thanks this. -
Wednesday and is class work.
Thursday and Friday is 1/2 class work 1/2 driving.
The second week it’s driving Monday and Tuesday n Wednesday if I remember correctly. Thursday and Friday are test days they don’t tell u. MAKE SURE U STUDY CHAPTER 3 n 6. Just relax and try not to make the same mistake. Ask questions and if u can get some people together for trip planning it’s easy once u get it. Good luck it’s a good company but they will test ur patience AND STAND UP COR UR SELF AFTER U GET HIRED. Let the DBL know if your not happy!Fabulous Maximus, Njhandofdoom and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
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what's needed when you're in that range truck and I will shut your driving normal and it throws you unexpectedly into a jackknife you learn real quickly91B20H8, dwells40 and FlaSwampRat Thank this. -
Don't let the location in Gary put you off.....hehehehe.
There's some real nice folks there.
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Yeah, probably no where near the Gary yard.
Probably be able to pick up a crap game nearby though.
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