O.K. , I have seen Schneider and heard about them from Customers .
I saw a Schneider driver open the dome of a placarded trailer to vent for unloading and the only PPE he had on was safety glasses .
I saw a Schneider tanker loading at one of our shippers . I asked if they were calling Schneider now . She laughed and said she would NEVER call Schneider . One of the customers sent them for the load .
I was unloading at a customer in Easley , S.C. and he told me about a Schneider driver that failed to show up for an 8 a.m. appointment a couple of weeks earlier . Dispatched called and said he'd be there by 10 a.m. , then later called and said he'd be there by 2 p.m. . They were told if he couldn't be there by 2 p.m. to be there the next morning at 8 . He shows up the next day at 8 a.m. and gives this reason for being late . It was his first solo run and he had to come down a "big hill " (I'm guessing Monteagle ) . He was so shook up by the time he got to the bottom he had to stop and settle his nerves . He couldn't drive the rest of the day .
Any Tanker Truck Drivers On Here ?
Discussion in 'Schneider' started by xXMelonie74Xx, Nov 24, 2008.
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rofl! some of the people that get through training....
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any info on schneider laese purchase tank drivers how they making out I did not see any info on truck payments or walk away info any info will be help full
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As a company driver I don't mind doing a little hourly paid local work for my terminal when they ask and what better time to get something fixed than prior to spotting it for loading. If I am going to do something I like to do it well. I don't take valves apart but I check the tires, springs, lights and make sure the trailer is "clean dry and odor free" before spotting the trailer. If anything is wrong I get it fixed.
I seriously doubt you are anywhere near as good as you seem to think you are. -
I'm also interested in switching to tanks. I've driven frameless and vans since I started, but it's time to start thinking about advancing my career. What interests me about Schneider is that they pay o/o's a dollar a mile plus fsc. This fits my business model for making the switch to driving my own truck instead of being a company driver.
I'm with wysrob, if you're going to pay me for my time I'll do whatever you want and I have the skill to do. What I resent is that my present company expects us to carry tools so that we can work on engines, brakes and other "minor" repairs so they don't have to spend money on a service call. -
Sean talks about it being the responsibility of the next driver to do the PTI and not his since he is just spotting it. I wonder if Mr. DOT would buy that excuse if he got pulled over and a white glove inspection was failed while he was spotting it. Last time I checked, if your driving 2 miles or 2000 miles, its always your responsibility to make sure its safe and legal to move.
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Im set to go with Werner next week, but after hearing about the great pumpkin i just filled out an online app with Schneider for their Tanker division since Bulk is what I really want to start my training in and haul..the one thing that really bothers me is the idle issue with Schneider that i've been reading about.. i love a/c and i dont really care about cold weather as thats what blankets are for but i hate sleeping in muggy, humid, high temps and it would really piss me off if a company penalizes you for not being comfortable when they should be providing the equipment (APU's) to reduce idling. I mean not even allowing inverters that could run a microwave or fridge is just wrong if you're over the road, unless they are paying for your hotel room.
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well you can thank the numbnuts that wired his inverter wrong and burned up a brand new truck for that one.
the way bulk works is you get to idle a certain percentage of your total time, so the more miles you drive the more idle time you can get away with. i've tried to be a good boy a couple times but if i sweat at night i get nightmares and can't drive more than 8 hours the next day, and the last 90 mins of that i'm struggling to keep my eyes open. then if you open the windows at night you get mosquitos and eaten alive... so i was way over my idle last month.
you can be smart about it though, and make sure you're driving during late afternoon or early evenings and not sitting in a blacktop truckstop during the hottest part of the day. all the oc's have ice machines so even if you can't keep a fridge you can keep a cooler. -
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