How do I play this game?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Chi Town Steers, Oct 3, 2024.

  1. Chi Town Steers

    Chi Town Steers Road Train Member

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    Schneider just posted a ton of new jobs in Chicago. Driving vans but that’s ok. I’m 99.9% sure Chinatown can find me a job no matter what. He definitely won’t want me to go to Schneider tho
     
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  3. Chi Town Steers

    Chi Town Steers Road Train Member

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    I wanted to see for myself what working for a bad company was like. As long as you’re ok with not getting paid, not going home, not having support, and getting sand bagged at shippers that hate your company, it’s not that bad. Oh yeah but don’t use their GPS. It belongs in the garbage, definitely not safe to use for operation of a CMV.
     
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    I may be out of place speaking for @Chinatown but knowing him, he just wants all of us to do well. He goes above and beyond to find leads for anyone that is willing to get out here and guve it an honest effort, and to this point, you've proven that. He isn't going to criticize anyone for going to Schnieder, or any company for that matter. That's why I respect him so much. He's here to help. I know he's given you some pretty good options on another thread, so take a look at those too. It's nothing wrong with working for Schnieder. The bottom line is that you're working.
     
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  5. Stringb8n

    Stringb8n Road Train Member

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    Another thing you can check is the fuse. I know it sounds nuts, but it could be as simple as one of the fuses being blown. I have had that happen to, a mega fuse I just looked at and thought was good was not. If the fuse is bad, the compressor won't run. If the compressor is locked up, I think it would make the belt burn up if the pulley is locked up with it. I could be wrong but I think the compressor when it locks up almost always burns the belt off because of the pulley stopping as well.
     
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  6. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    You have no clue what a bad company is. If you want to ****** around trying to find out, it is a great waste of your time, but take the advice that others have given you, some of it comes from the other side of the desk, while a lot of it comes from hard-earned experience.
     
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  7. Brandt

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    Did you try turning off the main power button on driver side floor? That cut all the power to the computers and you could wait like 30 seconds and turn it back on that will help reset the computers that control everything including the dash a/c switches
     
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    You said you just quit yesterday. Curious how did you do that (message, phone call?) and what was the response from the company?
     
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    I had 22 freightliner the a/c was working but the blower motor stoped working so I hand no a/c. The a/c is not required by DOT like others said. The truck is required to have a working defroster. So I told my company first the TA fixed the blower motor but it stoped next day. I called company again. This time they said take it to freightliner. The blower mother was never broker but freightliner found the pins that plug into back of the dash buttons were not making good connection to plug. Freightliner has it set up so when you turn the fan speed dial on the dash. It sends less or more voltage to the blower motor and that tell the blower motor to go faster or slower. When not signal is sent the blower motor was stopped. There is also two bigger power cables going to the blower motor that’s how it’s is powered and if you touch them with your hand you will find they get very hot. I looked on internet and it seems to be a bad design. It kinda crazy how complex turning on a blower motor can get. My truck had the electric APU and the computer needed to be able to control the blower motor for the dash.
     
  10. Chi Town Steers

    Chi Town Steers Road Train Member

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    Message on their tablet, they don’t take phone calls. They didn’t respond at all.
     
  11. Chi Town Steers

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    I will double check, thanks for the idea.
     
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