Comments By Don R.

I was thinking about applying to this company, They have OTR semi trucks & Class b trucks but I paused after reading some negative reviews like on ripoff report & other sites. Tempus Transport is fleet owner through panther. Panther provides the freight and tempus gives drivers trucks to move it. I know from this site not to trust all reviews.

Does anybody know anything about this company? I had no idea Straight trucks had sleeper berths.

I have heard of some truckers who took out the passenger seat to make room for the dog

I see on Facebook or websites comments on truck company bashing no matter the name. I am heading out to St Paul, MInn. for a three day truck driving refresher course at a school out there which Schneider is having me to do before I go to Green bay for 18 days training and orientation, after that report somewhere? I hear the CPM is low compared to other companies and have been seeing online others stating .42-.52 CPM Maverick would not take me on because I did not have recent 3 years work history. Schneider took me on which I am happy, looking forward to learn the field & be professional with a GOOD Attitude :D BTW my friend knows a Schneider trucker who leases from them & I think now owns a truck from them and is very happy, I want to meet him & get his views.

Happy trucking everyone

Congratulations Penny!!!! I am a recent grad back in 2016, June, because of family problems was not able to apply right away, anyways, today I am flying to St Paul, Minn. for a 3 day truck driving refresher at a school there, then a bus to Green bay WI. for 18 days training with Schneider. If I do good then I will know the next steps.....good luck out there & be safe!

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Page 26 of the May 2017 Popular Mechanics, Great Unknowns, " Do long-haul truckers carry guns for protection on the road?"

Who wants to know? Are you a cop? Or maybe your just a crook. Either way the answer is yes, some drivers carry firearms, but they're sure as shootin' not going to tell you about it. They will tell us, though--so long as we don't publish their last names, I've carried a handgun since 1982," says Chris, a driver from Lancaster, Ohio. "I haven't had an issue with it because I don't let anyone know I have it."

That's wise for a few reasons. For one, some employers forbid drivers, from carrying, as a matter of policy. Moreover; anybody driving around the country with a loaded, accessible handgun would find it nearly impossible to avoid violating the law. "Any situation you can think of has 30 different variables that would all influence whether or not a firearm is legal," says Brett Aquila, founder of the industry-info website TruckingTruth.com. Indeed, each state--and even some cities--has its own rules. Advocates have been pushing for legislation known as "Mike's Law" (named for a trucker murdered in Detroit in 2014), which would override local regulations to allow truckers to carry guns anywhere. So far, no dice.

Given that truckers who choose to carry may be violating company policy, the law, or both, there are few reliable estimates as to precisely how much heat there is out there on the highway. In a recent reader survey by the trucking publication Overdrive, 27 percent of the drivers said they traveled with a firearm. We suppose the question to ask yourself is the question to ask yourself if you've got a mind to jack a driver is "Do I feel lucky?" Well do ya, punk?"

I hope I typed/copied it correctly, enjoy reading everyone, at home I have a big spray can of Bear Mace, not legal for use on humans, but I would like to carry it with me if I drive in a truck soon, might be against policy, will have to ask :D

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I haven't even seen it yet myself. Yeah, they asked me about guns in trucks, of all things. I don't think it's available online without a subscription and I don't even have the print copy yet so I can't even quote it or point anyone to it just yet.

I am a recent graduate and I recall at the six months of schooling I had, I drove a dry van trailer and a flatbed. I will admit the flat bed was easier because it was not loaded with products and can see down lower with more open sight lines whereas the dry van I have to focus more on the mirrors & sight line the rear as needed, I have seen flat bedder's on the road fully loaded with products which then to me is like a dry van trailer. So we still need to use mirrors and practice the art of backing regardless. Since it has been a while since I graduated, Schneider requires me to go to a 3 day refresher course at a trucking school then I go to their location for 18 days training & orientation, after that I will know what steps are required of me. These are good guys on this site here and no matter how much I learn in any job there is something new to learn everyday. Good luck, be safe! PS: Reminder, yes an empty flat bed can see behind, but not when it is A Big fully loaded tarp-ed flat bed

I have a question.

I'm waiting to begin training with prime, and my first inclination is to start with flatbed out of the gate because I'd like the additional CPM. Additionally, and Maybe I'm fooling myself but it seems that backing is the most difficult skill to master for a rookie, and what I believe to be true (although I may be wrong, and please educate me if that is so) the most difficult pard of backing is doing it very much blind. I also believe a flatbed will allow me to see what is behind me better (again, educate me if I'm wrong). I feel if I can see better, I'll be far more comfortable backing. I'm a skilled driver in a car and I'm not disillusioned that an 18 wheel combination CMV is an entirely different thing than a car but I feel comfortable with my understanding of the " geometry/angles" of how the parts interact while backing, and the lack of being able to see behind me Is, in my mind, the biggest challenge. I drive a standard car, so there should not be a steep learning curve regarding double clutching.

I appreciate any input.

Goodbye for now.

Talking recently today about remote shut downs, and research a little, from what I have learned some big companies do have remote shut down capabilities, One drive manager said, "lets say your hauling a High Risk Load (best buy) and your load is high jacked (it does happen) and you are robbed at gunpoint and your truck and trailer taken and you are taken as well along for the ride, i am sure you would want your company to remotely shut down your rig, Trucks are never shut down just in the middle of the road to cause a accident we work with law enforcement and we have satellite track that shows exactly where the truck is so it can be shut down safely. I would never shut the truck down just out of the blue for a crazy reason, and the truck would never be shut down in say heavy traffic"

I didn't know a company could do this to a truck? I hope not stopped on a Highway! I wonder if give the driver a warning to pull off the road you are being shut down! This reminds me of how much computer technology is in vehicles whether it be human driven or "self drivers" I foresee hackers taking control of a truck or something

I recall reading about how some companies fire the truck driver and leave him stranded where ever he was at? True or not, I wonder if some wrecked the inside of the truck as revenge?

Fellow told me a couple of years ago about the company he works for, they've got a company wide speed limit (I assume he was talking about downhills and the trucks are governed several mph below that speed).

Anyway, as the story goes, when you hit X mph the first time, you get a nice long meeting with Safety where you talk about the fact that you will never hit that speed in one of their trucks again. That's for first offense. Second offense the truck forces you to a stop, and that's the last inch you'll travel in one of their rigs, have a nice walk home.

Does that sound like a true story? If so, I can imagine some of those guys having a total mental meltdown right there on the shoulder of the interstate.

WOW ! Brett will be famous soon! :D I am at the public library using free wifi and Reading the May issue of Popular Mechanics and I came across "Great Unknowns" Do long-haul truckers carry guns for protection on the road? Brett gave his answer! Awesome!