1) Speed governed at 60MPH
2) No idling
3) No APUs (so no coolers)
4) No inverters (so no cooking)
They have some good points too, but the list of cons makes it tough.
Schneider seems to have a lot of strikes against it
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by youngclarkh, Jul 9, 2014.
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Is there a point to be made?
Not reallly seeing anything worthy of discussion here. I could make a thread saying, "Water is wet." and it'd spur as much discussion as the OP.GenericUserName, pattyj, cabwrecker and 1 other person Thank this. -
So...did you have a question?
What more did you need to know?
I mean, if you like sitting a truck that alternates between freezing and boiling hot, eating overpriced nasty truck stop food everyday while reading a book by candle light. I guess Schneider is for you?knuckledragger, wyldhorses, baha and 1 other person Thank this. -
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you left off the color of some of the trucks and all of the trailers.......what I call (and I made this up, so credit meeee), "Offensively Orange"
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[h=1]Schneider seems to have a lot of strikes against it
So does Patty J[/h]
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Every company has their flaws far as drivers are concerned.The mega's are the most strictest because they have so many drivers.If they bend the rules for 1 driver they'll have to for all the drivers.I do think if companies wanna hire drivers then work with them rather then against them concerning their policies and the comfort of the driverFor example 60 mph is too slow,idling I can see with the cost of fuel and besides more and more states have a no idle law,think its like 26 states.APUS,they have the money to have them installed.
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By you???????????like I really care,lol.
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Easy answer, go with a company that has APU's. There's plenty of them. Where is your location? If you want fast trucks, go with Tyson Foods; 70 mph trucks.
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The only thing inaccurate in your post is no idling. You can idle if the temperature is 70+. However, with the heat coming off of the engine, it skews the temperature reading higher than it actually is. So in reality you can idle above 62 or thereabouts. The opposite holds true in winter when you can't idle above 20. That actually is 12 or 13 in reality. So you will face problems in the winter, not the summer. And in regards to idle laws in certain states, I just idle anyways. If they ticket me the bill will be sent to Schneider and they will pay it (or else LOL).
The other things you said are true. You can have 12 volt coolers but again, if you can't idle goodbye batteries. In the summer you can just idle so it's not an issue then. Only small APU's are allowed (12 volt plug in types, 175-200 watt).double yellow Thanks this.
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