Confessions of a Schneider Newbie

Im out of Obetz in Columbus OH. Asked them again this morning about some repairs they said this truck only has a few months before they put it up for resale. Its due for a pm that ive got scheduled on the 17th. Hopefully my luck changes then.

 

They said the same thing about my truck. Its been slated to be sold since last year. The Salt lake yard is loaded with Trucks wait in to be sold so Im not holding my breath. After seeing 2 2011 trucks that I helped a new driver move into last week, Im not foing to complain about mine anymore

 

erg, can't help myself for anyone going to California the best cheeseburgers are at the In and Out chain, and don't forget the t shirts that you can buy there as well.
I'll be looking forward to his adventures there as well. I do like that their referral bonuses are 2.5k in Arizona and southwest?, instead of the 1k advertised in the most of flyover country.

 

It sounds like it is bad there. How does the truck even pass a DOT if you get stopped, that would be on you also if it didn't. Prime and their lightbody trucks sounds like a whole better place to be and you sure don't have to spend your time chasing trailers down. Are they giving the route to go on, or d you go by your own GPS. How do you get out of route miles, and they say their thing is messed up.

 

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The truck couldn't pass a DOT, I've just been lucky enough to never get pulled around back. The zip ties hold things together pretty good so that you cant really tell how sh*tty it is until you get pretty close to it. I am at my wits end at this point now. I absolutely suffered in this truck this past winter. They say the bunk heater isn't wired through the low voltage disconnect but on this truck it is. I slept in my Carharts inside of my sleeping bag to keep from freezing when temps were cold but still >18 degrees, that was the worst because truck wont idle at that temp and its cold enough to kill the batteries in a few hours so no heat. I have sleep apnea too so I have been waaaay out of compliance with using my cpap because of having no power. Sometimes the drivers door wont close properly and I have to use a load strap to hold it shut and keep the heat in. This last week I spent two days shut down in Atlanta because a hole had rusted through on my primary air tank. The shop at first said they might have to order one to fit the truck but found one that worked after they plugged some of the ports on it. Now that things are warming up its the same nightmare just slightly different flavor. There is a leak in my AC system and if the truck isnt moving it blows out under the hood temperature air. Not doing it. I'm done. I am a disabled combat veteran, I used to work on Abrams tanks for Christs sake I deserve better than this. My alignment/suspension issue is getting worse, truck pulls hard to the right and wobbles. Add to that a sh*tball trailer that dogtracks to the drivers side so bad that I have to ride the fog line to keep the ### end of the trailer out of the hammer lane and you have a recipe for disaster. Parked the truck at its usual spot in front of the shop last night. Not one more mile in that truck for me. Something has to give. Calling my DBL first thing in the am.

 

and thats where it starts. DBL. Apnea alone shoudl be enough to warrant a better truck with batts that last and better outlets to handle the load of the portable batt system. If you dotn get the answer you want, ask to speak to the OC manager. Katelyn(sp?) I believe. Shes a straight shooter.

 

Well, seems like things are looking up. Talked to my DBL last week about my concerns with the truck and explained the situation and he put me in a 2011 Columbia with 200k. Not the best truck ever but several orders of magnitude better than the 08 century. The last driver was apparently a subhuman slob that bathed in his/her own filth though. The smell was disgusting, went through 2 bottles of cleaner to get rid of it.