Schneider National DG Dedicated Route...say It Isnt Going To Always Be This Bad

I think you misinterpreted my post.

My tone isn't an offensive one, I'm not trying to blast you. And the bottom portion of my post is more of a 'general rules' he shouldn't break.

Firstly, I know you say that your husband doesn't have to prove himself because he's experienced. But the fact is that he doesn't have to prove anything to himself, he needs to prove it to his new company. No one knows him there, no one knows if he's just another driver who will fail or if he will be a successful driver. He's got to work his way up no matter his past.

I worked for Central Ref. for slightly over a year. I had the best loads and never was asked any favors. The miles were unbelievable and I hit them all on time. Then I went to Prime. My DM never asked me for my background, never sat down and let me tell him that he can trust me, he gave me keys to a truck with 300k miles and never wanted to hear a complaint. I had experience, just not with Prime, so we're in the same boat. I'll take one of their oldest trucks, prove myself with it and hope I'll be given a newer truck sometime soon. What I'm trying to get at is, it doesn't matter his previous experience. He's a rookie with Schneider, just like I'm a rookie with Prime.

In fact, my first day with Prime my DM asked me to move three flatbed trailers from the terminal to a construction site a few miles down the road. I would have never gotten that assignment at Central (I was better than that, right?). You can't have a chip on your shoulder. I gladly did his special favor, in return he has more than made it worth my while. Just do what you're given.

You know your husbands background better than anyone else. But the people above him are far too busy to be studying him and his past. He's just another driver for now. After all, they are babysitting 60+ other drivers.

And I don't know, maybe my opinion is just different. But I consider you guys highly blessed in your position. If I were you is just count my blessings and not worry about them.

The thing about the recruiter is typical. We've heard it many times before. Recruiters are salesmen. They get you through the door and that's all they care about, if they have to bait you with a lie or two then so be it. The recruiter in this case clearly lured you in with some false information which led you to work for Schneider. The recruiter got his/her money so they're happy now. You really have to put everything a recruiter says under a microscope.

Please note, I'm not and never was trying to degrade your situation. Text doesn't express tones very well and I believe you read my post as an offensively one.

Oh my gosh !! Thank you that is exactly what I needed.

Brett, you got a way with the words, my friend. You keep talking about your blue collar background, but I think somewhere along the way you picked up some real talent for putting together a sentence in the English language and a real feel for people. Maybe your Mama was (is) a real wise person and her wisdom has been passed down to you. Don't take my prior sentence to be any sort of put down as my background is as blue collar as it gets too! In any case you set quite an example for the rest of us to follow here at TT. Thanks, man, I really appreciate your tone and your insight, just as I think Anchorman is funny as hell!

Stephen E. Birch

Thanks Jopa! Indeed I was raised by the greatest parents in the world in an All-American small town and I can hardly recall a bad hour in my life, let alone an entire bad day. And of course there's a big difference between "hard" and "bad". Lottsa of hard work, lottsa of good times.

My first truck with WEL broke 5 times in 3 weeks and had 850000 miles on it. It smelled like wet dog and pinesol. Im a need freak germ a phob so you can imagine my anguish. I put up with it but politely asked for money for cleaning supplies which I got and after 5 weeks I ended up asking for a different truck. I got a same year truck but it was in much better condition. Never broke once while I had it. If you play your cards right things will improve and bretts right. Its not what you say but how you say it. Also perspective is everything. I think thats all Daniel was getting at. Look at the glass half full not half empty. It could always be worse.

It smelled like wet dog and pinesol. Im a need freak germ a phob so you can imagine my anguish

That's hysterical.....wet dog and pinesol....gross!

It smelled like wet dog and pinesol. Im a need freak germ a phob so you can imagine my anguish

That's hysterical.....wet dog and pinesol....gross!

Trust me the smell was far from funny lol I burned candle wax all the weeks I had it by my bunk heater.