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Send ya places where a rabbit couldn't go .
Where is Hunter's mug shot??
Ike I believe you covered the reason for the judgment against Schneider, 100 percent their fault for putting the guy behind the wheel solo. You said yourself the training is inadequate so it's definitely on them!
Lawyers found the deep pockets & went after it. Happens every time.
And then they become politicians.
Wonder what percentage the lawyers get.😊
@@roberteast4160 About 30% ish.
@roberteast4160 30% in lawyers fees + 40% in federal taxes plus whatever percentage in state taxes your state take. You'll probably take 20%-30% in that settlement 😅😅😂
Yup. That's exactly what happened. No Matter what, it's gonna be the trucks fault. Even when it's not, it is.
I will never forget their recruiter coming to our school and bad mouthing other companies. That was a red flag right there for me not to even apply
I thought it was strange how they bashed other companies too, for some reason in my case it was them bashing swift lol...
Everyone bashes swift. They are known for there accidents and proven track record of mishap
@@camplogic9185 As big as they are it's not surprising, but that goes without saying there are tons of videos of other companies on here making the same crashes. Matter of fact you can watch said crashes on this particular channel lol..
Crst bashes swift too
This reminds me of the lawsuit where a 4-wheel driver lost control, went across the interstate median, crashed into a Werner truck, and Werner had to pay.
Actually werner AND the driver had to pay i think the driver is on the hook for like $120,000
@@sneed915why? Was he “not supposed to be there?”
@@ak_getright9905. That exactly the excuse that was used for the Lawsuit. The weather was crappy and the roads were slick and the Attorneys for the stupid woman who hit Werner and Killed 2 of her Children claimed with the road conditions Werner shouldn’t have been on the road at that time. Totally screwed up case and an Insane Judge. The woman in the 4 wheeler was 100% at fault but Werner and the Driver had to pay her anyway. It called Courts and Attorney Hate Truck Drivers.
@@CowgirlUpTrucking Correct. The Werner driver even maintained control of his truck after the 4-Wheeler hit him preventing a secondary crash with the car beside him.
@@ak_getright9905 According to the ELD he wasn't supposed to be there.
I hate that it happened, but if it was known that the driver wasn't "coachable", probably shouldn't have been behind the wheel until the issues are corrected or the driver's dismissal. 🤷🏾♂️
Stop coddling these new trainees and produce better drivers.
These companies need to hire drivers that can speak and understand English!!! There have been many families interrupted because some drivers can not read road signs and drive to fast for their amount of training!!! They may have been excellent drivers in their country !!
@@gailmorra The problem is that several drivers coming out of these CDL mills are good, responsible drivers. It is that 20% who come out here thinking easy money.
@lindakeys1883 If you speak English, you're considered privileged.
@@Bluecoats_are_Coming that sounds right!!!
I loved driving for Schneider! All except for the drivers, the management, the mechanic's, and the equipment.
that doesn't leave a lot of positives lol
I think that was the idea...@@deebly_goncerned
3 tickets & 2 accidents in 3 years is the standard ???? Just wow,that is an extremely lax standard, I have worked with drivers at 3 million miles and no accidents
curb hitter (thats an accident)
more than 20 years ago when i took my CDL driving test there was several Schneider trainees out of the chicago area that had all been out in OTR training for months. They had all taken their driving test at least once before, and all of them failed again. When you hire off the bottom you get an off the bottom driver.
Schneider probably has managed to keep their older drivers because over time they look at statistics and see who their top producers are and then treat them accordingly, so they stick around. Then, they just weed out the Boneheads as needed, as they should have done with this guy. The question is, how many more Boneheads are “waiting in the wings” to cost the company yet another $47 million dollars?
Lying on a police report is a felony.
Foreigners what do you expect
I drove for CRST 30 years ago. Schneider had a strict 55 mph policy, drivers got a bonus buy sticking to it. I was a team lead, otr trainer, and the students stayed with me 6-8 weeks. Then they were teamed up with another driver of the same time and off they went.
I got hired and 2 weeks into my first job got sent to Florida from Indiana and up the east coast and back to Indiana by myself and it was a complete shit show and the best time of my life at the same time. I'm a different breed of driver tho and come from eras of truck drivers.
@@OregonPotFarmerself proclaimed different breed.
That Trucker from Cuba that killed 5 people with a huge fire in Colorado. He smoked his brakes riding them down the Mountain was working for a 2 Truck Company that simply went Bankrupt.
The system failed that driver. The company he worked for was pretty shady, had multiple DOT violations and O/S issues and were running old equipment. His tractor was a probably 20/25 year old Freightliner, he had very little experience on the road, spoke very little English and yet they sent him in the mountains with no training, what could possibly go wrong? He had no clue what a truck runoff was, no clue how to properly come down a mountain using proper gearing and Jake brake (assuming his tractor had one and it was operable). He was put in a no win situation, at the end of the day he was the one behind the wheel, but he should not have been there without the proper training and experience, so I think his employer bears responsibility for that accident, that driver will live with that horror for the rest of his life.
Yeah he was sentenced 110 years then social media try to push the narrative that is truckers where protesting all over the country on his behalf.
When in real life drivers were saying he did wrong. Then his attorney and the judge released information. That he was originally supposed to get around 10years. And he waived his right to a plea deal. Because he felt he did nothing wrong. As if he didn’t go past 2 runaway ramps when his brakes gave way.
The wokians were going crazy on social media. Whole time incident was two years before him being sentenced. So he got 10 years due to media manipulation. Trying to create an uproar. When in reality it was split amongst us professionals. With more on the side of he did nothing right.
Well said. I don’t know all the details of that horrific tragedy but I will never forget my training decades ago. I was told if you need to take a runoff ramp to save your life and very likely the lives of others (let alone the truck & load), then by all means do so! But you will lose your job immediately.
I thank someone above I never had to use one but had considered it on more than one occasion due to other factors and other drivers on the road.
I did OTR flatbed and once got cut off by a flying J tanker! And that particular day my big air horn wasn’t working 🙈. I couldn’t even wake him up on the cb! Luckily he woke up just in time as I couldn’t move over even another inch…
These things the public doesn’t fathom unless they are directly involved.
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Majority of what you say he had no clue about is common sense. He blatently made it clear that he knew his brakes were bad before he started driving that day. Quit making excuses for that guy. He murdered 4 people and knew damn well how to drive. We don't need 22 excuses about the poor cuban guy that clearly fooled you and all kinds of other morons You sound like a bonehead trying too troll@@thomaskirk9341
I'm with you 10 mil max. That's what you call a flipflopping boneheaded judges
I'm sure Schneider will appeal
The lawyers will do anything to get money
Yep, damn ambulance chasers....
That’s literally their job…
@@3182john Some jobs should not be allowed to exist, as they are only a net evil; like lawyers or bankers.
@@3182johnNo it’s not! They go for the throat every time.
@@thomashasty2936I mean …. It really is there job and why go for broke. That’s why these companys are so involved in safety
Let me get this straight. The driver crossed multiple lanes, causing a car to evade an accident which caused them to collide with another vehicle, had multiple incidents and multiple tickets, AND while employed as a truck driver tested positive for drugs, al inside two months and shouldn't have been fired? He should've probably been fired prior to the fatality incident. Buddy, you need to be drug tested cause you're high af.
This driver sounds like he was a disaster waiting to happen. Oh wait, he is a disaster that did happen.
I trained at Schneider in 2021 and I liked the program. They do not co sleep, so you are in a hotel every night while the trainer stays in the truck
Schneider trained me in "92. I have a friend from my class who is still with them. I stayed 18 months & moved on. But during my training I was not given any mountain training. I learned a lot by talking & listening on the C.B. and by observation.
In 2018, I got my cdl instructor license and went to work for a large Academy for CDL training. I brought 35 years experience to the school. I helped many students change their lives by starting their trucking journey. In 2/2020, Florida started investigating CDL crashes where the driver was at fault, to include, records including his/her CDL training, school training, and instructors name, license number, driving records. The measures at which litigation will dig is wide and deep. So, in theory, someone I trained 5 years ago, who gets involved in a crash involving injury or death. I could be involved in a lawsuit. 😮
One could argue a lot of bad habits could have been self taught in 5 years since CDL training.
I totally agree.
I trained with them back in 97 at the West Memphis terminal. The trainers and mentors were great back then. The literally trained me way out of my comfort zone. Putting me into situations that you would never do as a truck driver. Looks like times have changed since then.
I like the west Memphis yard.
They coddle new drivers
Case Dismiss , The Driver Told A Lie About His Whereabouts And Blame The Company About Being Not Properly , Well He Brought This On Himself , Just My Opinion
I like you covering the pumpkin heads.
Meth addicts are some of the Worst Lyers to begin with, The Driver Should have been fired for doing Meth to begin with, Yes Schneider is definitely getting Screwed for sure, Just going to cost more to get things shipped now. fjb
Mega carriers have retainer lawyers who obviously will appeal that judgement. See they can keep this jammed up for years and years. Likely after a few years in the legal system they’ll offer or a different judge will cut the settlement amount down. Remember the guy who invented the intermittent wiper? It took him 10 years to get it into court and on the eve of the trial ford offered him 16 million to drop it. The judge awarded him 10 million, however he ended up getting more after both GM and Chrysler settled out of court with him. Let’s also remember the McDonald’s coffee incident and how a judge cut that suit back to a more reasonable amount. It’s not going to be 47 million those people get
Thats for sure! The Lawyers will get the Most if it!🤣
I hope Schneider pays every cent plus interest. They are a terrible company.
@Bluecoats_are_Coming
Just because they may be a terrible company does not mean they should not get equal justice in the courts.
I'm sure there are people who believe you are a terrible person, but you would expect to be treated the same as everyone else in a court of law.
This will be appealed..
First thing I thought. That number is coming down.
This video of truck crashes and road moments is a rollercoaster of emotions. Well done!
Fellow truckers: these nuclear verdicts, the Werner verdict where the Werner did nothing wrong, are a greater peril to trucking than low low rates.
I had a drunk driver hit my truck and totaled it... He had no insurance so i wasnt able to get after anyone... I had INS that paid me for my equipment... Lately the state of Texas paid my medical bills and I walk away with my life...4 months at home.
I actually lost money on repairs that was recently done... Thank you GOD for keeping me alive.
When someone dies... The family always deserves something but 47 million 🤦
Where did you tow it?
Towed...lol
Yes, how much 😂? 45?
How can you possibly say that the family deserves a payout when the person died is responsible for the accident? Blaming the victim is asinine and one of dumbest things about the legal system
Hope you had a great Father's day. Thank you for sharing and God bless
Man I can’t even find a CDL job. Newbie here. Got my class A in fall of 2023. Wanna stay local til I gain experience .
Best experience you'll get is otr. When I train someone I'll make them take us 60 through WV sometimes at night. PA also has some 13-18% grades, not very long but long enough.
A lot of drivers want local. Most local positions require experience, as I'm sure you now know. Drive otr or regional for a year or two. Get your experience, then try again.
THEM JUGES DON'T PLAY WHEN YOU LIE TO THEM
Unless you “know people” *wink wink*
i been truckin almost 4 years and id say mostly i trained myself, going to truck driving school for 4 weeks was very helpful tho as far as learning the concepts of offtracking and making turns in the city and learning good pretrip habbits , learning 90 degree backing which isnt taught much but you will need to know how to do it sooner or later , mostly i just took everything real slow day to day
my truck driver training was simple, my boss and i were going from Portland Oregon to Seattle Washington, halfway there he pulled over and i drove about five miles, he drove the rest of the way up and all the way back, two days later i was on my own
My trainer had a strict policy that if he didn't fully trust you you were not getting a truck, another was the more he felt comfortable with, the more he let you run, the driver after me yeah didn't do so well as he had a chip on his shoulder
I remember a few years ago Warner had a $40 million judgment against them
In 89 we trained for 4 weeks then teamed with another inexperienced driver. All 48 + Canada and if you were based out of Denver log books were optional 🚛💨
Back when they put a stack of logbooks and a bag of pills on the drivers seat.
From '94 through '97 I drove for JB Hunt. Their training was good. For new drivers it was 4 weeks in school to get the CDL, then 6 weeks OTR with a trainer. Safety was their #1 priority. I don't remember them having a rule about getting tickets, but after 3 accidents, you're gone. And we went coast to coast from NJ to CA and WA.
They dont run truck freight too far past 35 anymore. Only their containers.
My friend drove for them for a week around the same time. He quit cause 1500 miles in a week was a day and a half work for him.
Schneider must have changed a lot since I worked there in 2011
When I trained with cr England they had us drive in the mountains
Glad to see you guys trucking again love you videos
I was with Schneider from 96 -13. My training after Green Bay was a least 2 weeks OTR (Denver-to East Coast) with a Trainer and 2 weeks with a "C Team partner who was in the same time frame I was. With the Trainer I learned all the Trucker Rules of the Road. One was NEVER Look at the Scale Master ! Roll the Window down listen and Watch the Lights. In all those years I was pulled in only a couple of times. Compared to the stories of Drivers getting pulled in all the time. Whose stories would always start "I pulled on the Scale looked inside and was waved in" LOL. However I noticed Local Drivers were starting to Train new drivers. Never having to Scale a load or go through a State Scale , slide tandems , deal with Shippers or Cons... During my training my trainer had to sign off on so many tandem slides and things like that. BTW Is Schneider still a "Mega" Carrier ? I rarely see them on I-70 Through Mo. And when I do it can be another carrier hauling their Trl. (yes it's still got all the SNI #'s Logo's... so not a used one's)
Alex Jones would understand how this happens for forty-seven million.
$47 million for a gigantic company like that is nothing here in Nashville a local concrete company just had to pay $37 million and a person is still alive unless the company is self-insured Zürich international is going to pay that money
Unfortunately this has become the Norm in America, It's all about the Money, Money, Money, Period !!! I believe that the majority of Truck Drivers out there are safe and professional, BUT !! We have a big fat target on our backs, $$ is the target. One of the best things the FMCSA could do for us and every ones safety, Mandate stricter training !! I'm pretty sure the Airline industry doesn't just let a pilot wannabe go from the class room to a 747, with a few hours training, and Say, There ya go, have a nice flight
Kudos Ike, you’ve consistently improved your channel
The problem was that Schneider was asked to provide GPS tracking of Joachim truck through that area, it was around that accident but there's no video footage of him losing control so Schneider basically gave the prosecutors an excuse for the lawyers to extort 47 million.
* circumstantial evidence
A lot of companies hired new driver straight from cdl schooling not enough experience for OTR. But every day is a new day and anything can happen
I thought about driving for that company,but now I don’t know. Well thanks for telling me,have a good one see ya bye.
I am an adjuster that handles trucking claims. 99% of injury lawyers call for a jury trial. There are very few Judges that decide the initial award amount (the one you hear on the news). You have to appeal for a reduction and the company will argue legalalities and pay more for attorneys in that appeal . Your everyday injury attorney will advertise the large jury verdict however you will never hear about the reduction. It would be nice to know when this ends what the amount paid to the plaintiff was. It is likely that the plaintiff may receive less than 50% of the reduction amount once the attorney takes their share. They get a greater share of the settlement when they file a lawsuit. Check your retainer agreement before you sign with them.
A year and a half ago , schneider basically ran off all their experienced drivers for lower wage drivers. I went from $32 an hour down to $15 an hour. So I left.
why, the pay cut ?
@tre_4 Because the economy and there greedy shareholders wanting more money.
Here in Australia if drugs are involved it comes straight back onto the driver not the companies fault
Schneider makes you do otr training now. I assume the new safety standards they have are probably because of this accident. I do know if you have one wreck that you are responsible for they will can you for it. I know a guy who knocked over a barrel of gas at a truck stop. He left the scene and came back to the truck yard. He was fired the next day. There csa score is very good now. State guys don't generally mess with there drivers. This verdict is bs.
Schneider may be a lot of things,but lack of training is not one of them.
Retired a couple years ago. I drove for Schneider flatbed until they sold it to Maverick. Flatbed division was a free wheeling division. Corporate never got on us like they did the dry van drivers. It was a good time in the nineties and early 2000's. Being the step child of the company we were pretty much left alone. If I had to drive for the van division, I'm not sure I would have lasted. I made good money with them.
When I was in CDL schooling, my driver Trainer told us every day that to become a great driver, you must challenge yourself every day.
3 years ago they wouldnt take me out of CDL school. Dodged a major bullet!!
I'm been with Schneider for over 2 years on the Dollar General account. I saw a fellow driver, except Werner, unload with flip flops and and I could smell his burnt tires when he pulled into the parking lot. We unload "rolltainers" that can weigh over 1,500 lbs on a lift gate. He's got to be another ticking timebomb...
I went thru schneider in 2018. Slept in the hotel everynight. Trainer didnt teach me anything, literally nothing
Speaking of Schneider and safety. I was always told, or had been told several times, that was why there trucks are painted orange for visibility. That back in the earlier days they were nearly shutdown entirely due to safety issued and that it was an agreement with the gubbment. That's something I've heard anyhow.
Ike When I Lived in Canada before moving to U.S.A. I applied to Prime & they told me that I didn't have enough Experience for them even though I had 25 Years Experience of Driving with 10 Years of it being Driving in the Rocky Mountains of Canada!!!! Go figure that one out eh Lmao
I have no sympathy for these mega companies because they are the ones ruining the trucking industry.
I hope the rest of these mega companies get sued for millions, so they'll quit putting idiots behind the steering wheel of a 40-ton vehicle... this will help to get this industry close to how it used to be
One Of The Best. Class Of 08
I drive for Prime, and when I was training, we went coast-to-coast. I have been to California and back multiple times. There are now only three states in the lower 48 I haven't been to yet: Maine, Rhode Island, and North Dakota.
I've always said a bad truck driver started off as a bad car driver. They bring their poor attitude and driving habits into their trucking job. I had the good fortune to be taught how to drive cars by a trucker father, and then military instructors before I got into big trucks.
One thing that pissed me off at about CR England when i started years ago , my trainer was 6 months experienced. I was expecting 10-15 years experience trainers.
When I worked for Schneider, no joke, I had to actually train the trainer.
getting rest is not easy even if u try to sleep , things happen to wake u up and u just dont sleep right on the road
Especially if one of them darn reefers is parked next to you.
Never swerved out of your lane, unless it safe to do so. Driver fail to maintain his lane, reason why Schneider is Liable.
I didn't know Schneider would not allow you to talk on a phone even with a hands-free headset this explains why they don't have is CB radio in their trucks😂😂😂😂
My husband and I teamed for Schneider and they DID train OTR-ish... our trainer was a great guy and very attentive but was regional. We trained in Tx LA SC GA etc but when we drove we immediately were given PA to Denver-Vale and on to Portland and Seattle. WAY! DIFFERENT! TERRAIN! Our biggest issue with them is they micro-manage the new drivers instead of training them. Every time we turned around it was another infraction we had to call the DTL about but they were not at all concerned with more major things like when we had to travel at 4 mph and do a fake pre-post trip rolling in traffic jam and actually change drivers while moving. There was no way to pull over and be able to get back into traffic so we were told to do it that way. Just stay under 5mph and the ELD would not register. Yep it worked but was it safe? no.
I was with schneider back in the early 90s, and they were a great company, they switched me from the green bay terminal to the franksville terminal, and my milage went from 4000+ miles a week to less than 1500 that didn't pay the bills, so I quit, in 2008 I went back, and it was nowhere near as good as when I started, when I started Don owned the company and everyone seemed to care, and when I went back Don didn't own it anymore and nobody cared, after seeing what they did when they went corporate I vowed never to go back, it was nowhere near the company it was when Don owned it
Kinda sounds like what happened at Celadon after founder Steve Russell died.
Oh Schneider is accountable for this. Just not 47million dollars accountable. Should’ve stuck with the”three strikes” policy. He should’ve been gone way earlier in the game. This is to blame in their management department. Hand it down to them not other drivers. Strict management for management needs to happen. That should go for all mega carriers
My rookie training is 2-3 weeks local Detroit then 2-4 weeks OTR.
Ole Ike........6'4" 3??? Just your average truck driver shape. ROUND!
I had a 4 wheeler hit my pup. Destroyed his own vehicle. He was DUI and arrested on the spot. 6 months later (after our elog info is deleted) his passenger sued our company for 1 million....
I worked at Schneider in 2022 for 6 months. I live in Florida but they sent me to Chicago for training for 1 month. It's a good company I like them, the only problem I have was with some management personal. They make you buy work boots, $50. No phone use while the truck is moving.
AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW. NO PHONE? It's inhumane.
@@volvojohn9036 Right? Sure hope you never tap your ELD or look down at your cup holder at any time while you're driving. That's dangerous!
Having a phone playing music is not the same as texting and driving or watching a movie on it. The worst part is, the people who are dumb enough to text and drive will break the rule anyway.
$50 for boots? That's cheap!
@@markdanielczyk944 you get them at cost, made in china.
Lawyers! Lawyers! Lawyers! Their job is to go after anyone and everyone who may have any connection to an accident and get whatever amount of money they can for their client.
Most of those lawyers charge their clients 33-40+% along with costs they accrued from the judgment. FOLLOW THE MONEY!
It'll definately affect all possibly at the end
I'm rooting for them to win on appeal. These lottery judgments are a bad faith misuse of punitive damages and they harm all of us.
I don't remember what year Schneider replaced IT, I believe it was around the late 80's because met one Schneider driver in Iowa in the winter as my fuel started gelling up on I-35 n. of Des Moines.
I used to work for a trucking outfit. If you didn’t have steel toe work boots, you would be sent home and if it happened too many times you would be terminated they don’t play. along with a high viz. coat. and hardhat when working flatbeds.
I was at a customer in Massachusetts years ago. It was a little tight, people got out to help spot others. We saw a 379 weinerwagon coming. Everyone got out to help and to watch. After he got backed in he got out to thank everyone. He said it was his second day solo. Then his phone rang. It was their training department calling, asking him to be a trainer.
Thanks but no thanks
I worked for Schneider (Feb 1990-Nov 1991) my driver-trainer had 7+ years with the company. He taught me 1980s style trucking in a 1986 International Eagle cabover.
Summer of 1990 the newest technology was called Qualcomm. That's the reason why I left Schneider. With GPS, they knew where you were, at all times.
The point of being an OTR trucker was not to have someone breathing down your back and having the freedom to move freight at your own pace and fudging & cheating on the log books to pickup & deliver on time.
Not anymore. I miss ya old school trucking. I got 14 more months til retirement.
P.S. I had 1 minor accident with Schneider. Being taught by old school truckers was helpful and in Truck Driving School were a bunch of old school timers instructors.
You're not supposed to violate FMCSA rules. They have had strict limitations on how long you drive, max hours driving, and strict regulations on logbook recording. If they find out you're fudging the logbooks, you're looking at federal penalties.
@BushidoBasher You're not old school. Having control of your workday was very important. Or you wouldn't make a great living. That's why I'm leaving the trucking industry permanently. Today's truckers will never understand. Being controlled by technology and the FMCSA, you don't make a great living anymore.
@@gregnosal3297 I'm not. You're right. That's why it's paramount to get familiar with the laws on employment, take advantage of what the companies have been doing and flip it on them. Start getting chummy with lawyers who can help you and then find a case that, if by some miracle, can be taken to Supreme Court and change the trucking industry forever.
It only works if truckers start taking advantage of the technology now. Start calling your documented videos as evidence for quality assurance purposes. Start informing your managers over the phone all phone calls are recorded for quality assurance purposes and keep it as evidence. Do not delete them!
Do you know why I said that? It's how debt collectors use it on those who try to skip on the legal clock that resets every time a debtor picks up the call. It's how you use it so you can turn it on management so they know you are trucker they can't screw with. If you start citing laws that they know drivers are unaware of, they squirm.
When I worked the food service industry, I made a manager squirm when I said I'd contact EEOC and let them know of the hostile work environment and how they're trying to build a constructive discharge on me. They all huddled around each other, got afraid of losing their jobs, and eventually I left because management was lying to upper management about stuff that was illegal. If I stayed, upper management would get stonewalled by a middle manager who's chums with the lower managers. When I started citing ADA laws, what violations they were in, the manager went wide eyed knowing no matter what legal help he had with a company lawyer, he's "fvcked" thoroughly.
Know the laws, get chums with a lawyer, and make the managers squirm. That's when drivers start changing the industry.
so what I'm thinking. since deaced driver had accident hit barrier. was there debris was sni trying to avoid said debris or what not and the four wheeler wasn't paying attention and or was n azz not letting sni over. sni come over anyway four wheeler freaked out lost control. I 100% agree 4 or 5 days with a trainer who doesn't really do much isn't training. also this is crazy fact while every carrier is going with inboard out ward facing dash cams sni still bucking the trend. as for critical events. we all know if u have driven at sni know how the adjust sensitivity on those sensors and slightest twitch triggers them.
I trained and got my CDL at Schneider and they do take their rookies on OTR now. I trained on a dedicated route from NC to VA. Some of my classmates went to NY, MI, OH. They are STRICT for safety and drill that into you from day. They stress pre trips, safe speeds as their trucks are governed and if you are speeding over 10mph an alert is sent to the safety manager. If you drop a trailer once or do a U turn you are fired immediately.
47 million is appropriate for the size of the company
So this is why I'm all of a sudden doing wal mart Popups as a driver of 14 years. I was wondering why me. I work for schneider and like the creator said, good but very very VERY strict company. I wish for some of us experienced driver, they would give us a lil more wiggle room. Example, Instead of being governed at 65, maybe allow us exp to do 68 or even 70 mph. The trucks do 68 from time to time anyway. Why not let it happen to us that deserve the room as i myself now my limits. And i feel they hold me back from achieving my true potential. Or even showing my true potential. Training definitely needs a improvement.
God it would be so nice to have even 30 minutes of SmartPass at 68mph. I know how and when to use the extra speed, but I enjoy cruising at 65.
@randgrithr7387 I do to from time time. But the International trucks read 65 but are 64
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Yeah I noticed the Freightliners are 2mph faster than the Internationals according to GPS.
@@randgrithr7387 how long have you been with schneider
So I recently started with Schneider and their training was okay. I know what you mean some rookies need to get out of their comfort zone but thats exactly what they did for me. I’ve been to half the US in 3 months, been that guy backing in a dock from the main road holding up traffic. I grew up around Chicago though so maybe thats a plus. From my experience I apply some of the things I was trained to do however most of my learning came from actually doing the job and analyzing what I could be doing better. From what I understand they’re one of the fastest companies to put rookies out on the road in as little as 4 weeks which was how fast I got in my own truck including classroom training and driving with the TE. I will say they’ve done wonders for my experience, wish it paid more though for the OTR side. Seems like dedicated accounts are where it’s at with Schneider for rookie drivers as far as pay goes. I personally think all rookies should do OTR for a couple months before going into a more relaxed account as you’ll get a variety of really awkward situations that you can grow from. I wanted to quit plenty of times but now I operate no problems.
I would agree with you the training is a little fast. I trained in Charlotte NC
@@PurpleMusicProductions I think for some people it''s bad practice but if you pick up on the nature of driving a big rig fast it's really nice. I think Schneider's process is to just weed out the bad drivers and keep the good ones. Most of the drivers I come across that have been around for years are really good.
I was rear ended and got sued for excess of 1 million dollars and settled out of court for $835000 and the 4 wheeler got the ticket. The lawyers felt it’s best to settle out of court because the jury may feel bad for the driver. No one died but the driver was pretty messed up.
so all the lawyers worked for the at fault party. That's messed up
They send their rookies otr with a TE for a week, the trainee does all the driving with the TE in the passenger seat. When I was a TE I took majority of my students up into PA, VA, OH, IA and IN from AL to get some experience with grades
I work at Roehl. They’re pretty strict with safety.
One good thing I can say about Prime is that their training program is decent. The caveat to is that they don’t evaluate their trainers enough. So a bad trainer does slip through the cracks and these days they’ve been getting more than just a few bad ones.
Wow 47 million ........???? Didnt the Judge also get a cut of it....???
The lawyers sure do.
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after 11 days of school and 2 weeks of local driving. They sent me OTR to New Jersey for a load of BEER.
Ike, you misspoke about something. Schneider fired him 7 months after the crash, not two. Joachim hired on in June 2017, crash happened in August 2017, Joachim was fired in January 2018. But yeah, I agree, Schneider got the raw deal end of it. Joachim needs jail time for it.
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It seems like the younger truck drivers, aren't like the one's back in the late 1990's, some of them are definitely a problem.
I’m a OTR driver for Schneider and I can tell you that any accident,violation, or time clock violation, They are extremely strict of pulling a driver off the road for additional training. Even going over 70 mph on a steep downgrade fully loaded you will be sent back for training. Expect a message on the tablet will come through saying call your driver leader at the earliest convenience. Training is conducted the way Schneider wants you to do including pretrip, coupling, and uncoupling. The operation center I was training at teach drivers only a 45 degree backing instead of both 45 and 90 degree backing leaving new drivers to fend for themselves. Often taking long to back up at shippers/receivers and truck stop with limited room to back up at.
I got put into an International for a few months at Schneider. The cruise control on those trucks are enough to drive a man insane. It actively speeds you up to 68mph right before downgrades, forcing you to hit the brakes and waste fuel. One day, I just let it go past 70mph for a second to see what happens. Nothing. I tried it again, and apparently you only get the safety call if it's more than ~5 seconds at 70mph. I could not have been happier to get a Frieghtliner again.
Very Very strict!!!! I high hook twice in 10 months. Nothing else, record was outstanding other than those two hooks. Was terminated. So is the world.
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