Profile For Robert R.

Hello Art, Hope all is well, you've found a great web site! I just finished orientation for Schneider van in Atlanta. It was a great experience, great training engineer. Now have own truck and leave in morning for first delivery. Attitude is everything and as long as your listening and showing improvement all is well. Also dress for success, proper foot wear is a big thing with SNI. Good luck and wish you well.

Robert

Yes, this happened to me. I remember that day like yesterday. The year was 1995 and I was with my trainer Steve (Great Guy). Well we just happened to deliver a load in So. Cal were my wife and i were living at the time. So I was excited and all and we were parking near my apt, and Steve was outside guiding and i jumped out to check without setting the brake. Man Steve jumped in, set the brake and began to chew my butt something fierce. The truck rolled a few feet, "Always Set The Brake" he yelled. I let him down and that always stayed with me. I learned from it and we finished and had a great time. Every few days he would Bark "Dinners on me tonight", great guy.

Thank you. The school (Sage) recommended having DOT exam and CDL permit before starting. The lady at DMV here said you cannot take the Hazmat test until the fingerprinting and background investigation comes back. So once that clears I'll jump down there and test. And I will hit the Highroad training, looking forward to it. Thanks again.

Thank you Starcar for your reply. I have scratched out a list of things to do in order. Would anyone tell me if this sounds correct? My plans right now are to attend Sage CDL school in Lexington S.C.

1. Have DOT exam completed. 2. Apply and pass CDL permit tests, with the exception of Hazmat. 3. Have fingerprints and background investigation started(for hazmat). 4. Attend and complete CDL school. Pass skills and road test. 5. After you pass road test, ask to complete Hazmat written test.

Greetings, I've been looking around the site for a couple months now. My hats off the Brett and all who help, this site has class! Thank you for all you do. I'm looking to start back trucking here this summer. I have hearing loss in high freq (60)dec, and both ear drums are perforated. Had numerous surgery's over the years to repair but no luck, my ears need to be aerated! Young ear surgeons are eager to to surgery, older, experienced surgeons, say leave them alone and keep them dry. I bet I'll pass the whisper test without my hearing aid(left ear) but am wondering if they will say anything about perforated ear drums. I drove for C.R. England in 1994-95, perforations were much smaller then I'm sure and no hearing aid. I will retire from the Marine Corps after 21 years in August and considering Schneider National as first choice. Thank you again and look forward to your thoughts.