Thank you. First response that answers the question I was asking.
Although, Schneider isn't such a high bar for entry into the industry. I wonder if lots of other companies looked at the fact that you got your cdl in 2017 and then said, "No. It's been too long since you got your cdl."?
Anyway, I was just asking, because some companies might let me train my wife, but not until I've been working with them solo for six months. The idea would be to get her cdl, then take her as my passenger for six months, and then start training.
Is There an Expiration Date for a fresh CDL?
Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by insipidtoast, Feb 17, 2023.
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That may (or may not) be entirely true.
I can vouch for this, however--once on board, staying on board with Schneider (as a beginning driver) wasn't/isn't easy.
The average time in the industry for a new driver out on a trainer's truck is probably 3 weeks...or a little longer.
Schneider had me out with a trainer for a mere 4 and a half days.
After that--Schneider brought me back into the office, tossed me a set of keys, assigned me the appropriate tractor, and said (basically)..."Go get 'em, Tiger".
For a few weeks, I was running loads in Atlanta metro traffic. Shortly after that, I was running the metro northeastern US--and a good bit of that was in and around Jersey.
For a driver with less than 6 months driving time--that's not exactly what one would call the shallow end of the pool.
And since I had very little real time out with a trainer (and said trainer was certainly nothing to write home about)....during all of the above, I'm doing quite a bit more OJT than the average novice driver, with other starter carriers.
The point of all the above?
While Schneider may seem "easy" for some....looking at it from the outside, I would respectfully submit--life as a beginning driver with good 'ol "Big Orange" certainly isn't "Easy Street".
The takeaway for other would-be SNI novice drivers: Schneider probably won't waste any time feeding you to the sharks.
Then it's "sink or swim"....
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Yes for the second question too. I asked Roehl if I could personally #####slap the CEO if they don't get me home on time.
Next question.
BTW, The last comment is a joke. But I have talked to a few companies as well as cdl schools.
How about you? Back in the saddle yet?Last edited: Feb 21, 2023
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I don't know about those recruiters either. None of them ever seem to want to engage in an email dialogue for some reason.The Crossword Trucker Thanks this. -
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So quickly things change.
Now they are going to assume that if you wont talk on the phone, you are wasting their time and they have plenty of other drivers to talk to , especially ones with fresh experience that they dont have to send out with a trainerinsipidtoast Thanks this.
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