Fill me in on tanker training?

From the man dfo himself.

DFO:

LOL anyone looking for some quality reading material...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Trucking/comments/2yowlr/stuck_with_western_express/

Some of this stuff is unreal. For those that don't want to follow the link allow me to quote it here:

Someone asks what happened... and here is the response (LMAO)

So they "set this guy up for failure" by giving him the boot after he had to a. back up in the road after a week of driving the EXACT SAME ROUTE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR, during the road test and b. ran into a fence with his trailer DURING THE ROAD TEST because he wasn't using his mirrors (but will argue vehemently that he DOES use his mirrors as evidenced by earlier in his response) and c. was "grinding gears" aka missed the gear and couldn't get it back into gear after 10 minutes of trying to ram the shifter in and gliding along in neutral, but in his mind it was a simple "grind of the gears"

And yet it is somehow NOT HIS FAULT.

END DFO


If you think hitting something, even small like a pole, fence or bumping into another trailer is acceptable, it's not. Schneider core values is safety. If you think you can skip the pretrip or skip a few steps in coupling, you will get a boot to the door. Listen, pay attention, have common sense

 

I have moved on from SNBC, but my experience there was above par. Their tanker training is probably some of the best in the industry, especially out of the Coraopolis terminal. It's all about the attitude, bring a good one and the folks there will help in any way they can. The pay is above average for entry level drivers, but it's the experience gained that will carry you further.

Good luck driver...!

 

Check out http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...er-bulk-division.html?highlight=ethos+trainer

I firmly believe SNI has one of the top inexperienced training programs in the industry. If you pay attention, work diligently everything will go smoothly. Keep your nose clean for a year and you can go almost any place you chose.

As a company about 1 in 3 "drivers" who show up to orientation don't ever go out on their own. Usually they 'fail' because of their own issues - failure to disclose, failure to follow basic safety guidelines (think jumping out of the truck face first), failure to listen and internalize the coaching provided on hard skills, etc.

 

if your looking for some info on SNBC then you can look into my forum i have been running with schneider for almost a year as tanker also if you have any questions pm me and we can chat.
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...eider/247192-inexperienced-tanker-driver.html

 

Yeah firespock is your go-to guy here for info on starting out pulling tanks for SNI.

I have heard nothing but good things about SNI's tanker training and I hear over and over again from drivers that it put them in a great position to further their career with another company in the future if they wanted, if they chose not to stay with SNI long-term.

SNI doesn't play games during their training (regardless of tanks, vans, etc.), they don't expect perfection but they do expect you to be willing to learn (aka LISTEN) and pay attention and not screw around. Lots of guys do get sent home because they don't really have their head in the game and think they can show up and screw around and still get the job.