Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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After three long weeks, I made it out of Schneider's training program.
Monday I will be heading to Memphis to get one of the new automated trucks. Not sure how I rate on that but I'm not going to complain.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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I didn't know that they had an oilfield division, thought they were just reefer.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Had my first roadkill last night
Almost hit two dogs crossing the street, only thing that saved them was the fact the light was red and I was stopping.
My training engineer and I think they were escaping from the Chinese buffet across the street.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Drug testing before trucking school
My suggestion would be to tell your recruiter that something personal has come up and you cannot start yet.
But if you haven't driven before and are just out off school, 3 months not driving may disqualify you from any company.
There was a guy in the truck on week one at training here at Schneider that didn't drive for two months, and couldn't shift up or down. They washed him out but would let him come back after a refresher class.
Just keep that in mind.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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H...e...l...p...feeling small and pitiful.
One thing that helped me was a toy tractor trailer. With that I could turn the tractor and see how the trailer reacted.
Another thing I learned this week, was don't hesitate. Once you hesitate you second guess yourself and start to over think everything.
As for finding straight on the steer, turn full lock one way then two and a half turns back and that should be center.
This only works stopped, doing this while backing will jack you up big.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Item number once getting home is getting into a doctor about that bp. I have no plan on ending this new career before I begin.
Also planning on getting to exercising again and losing some weight.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Another Concern about Passing the DOT Physical
Check out the physical assessment for Schneider orientation on their website.
You start with another bp check after physical to start, along with testing heart rate. They pull out a sheet and tell you how high it can go before you get disqualified, this depends on your age.
First is a twenty second step test at one foot high. After that you can rest but that is the only rest you get.
Then you walk two sets of weights 30 feet and then pick up those weights from floor to waist three times each.
Then trailer climb using their safe technique. Trailer crawl and hold a squat for twenty seconds twice.
Then push and pull tests. Pull a force of 100 pounds and push with a force of 80.
Then you must do the reps of two sets of weights from waist to shoulder.
After each test they check your heart rate, of you hit the max, you are done.
There are companies that do this that are out there, Schneider is one.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Made it through week one easy with the evaluation. Almost didn't get that far as my bp almost disqualified me, only have three months to get that under control.
With the school, I got a two year but they might do that for most everybody just to get them started.
Anyways, heading out on Monday about noon from the Atlanta OC with my training engineer. Once returning, we start or final week before getting our trucks.
We started with 22, lost three that first day and are now done to ten.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Everybody at the school was well aware that you were taught enough to pass the CDL test.
Skills were the hardest part for me. Turning opposite to where you want the trailer to go was/is the hardest to wrap my head around but I know it will come, just have to relax and take my time.
Posted: 8 years, 11 months ago
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Passed Schneider Training
Trained in a manual, never been in an automatic truck.