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@m.sparkle9533 3 күн бұрын
Thank you for your perspective
@mikezunker 16 күн бұрын
Eat of the Mississippi is a hard no for me. Virgin River gorge is usually moving pretty good. You should have gone down to 40 to avoid wind anyway and mountains.
@Ode2squatchyy 16 күн бұрын
@@mikezunker had to hit those fuel solutions 🤣 everything was on the 80
@mikezunker 16 күн бұрын
@@Ode2squatchyy oh holy hell. When I was with England, I was number 2 on my fleet for fuel stop violations. Since then of the 4 companies the most I was told was "please try to not buy fuel in a third world communist shit hole" 10 4, Arizona and Nevada it is
@AC-pg9ws 22 күн бұрын
How is doing mountain driving in the winter? I’m a rookie driver that hasn’t been through a winter yet but can’t imagine doing those long steep grades without jakes.
@Ode2squatchyy 21 күн бұрын
@@AC-pg9ws it’s not bad. I have chained up twice. Once over Donner and once in Washington. I was light both times which helped. Just really slow it down before the drop, especially when heavy. The worst is I80 through Donner and in Wyoming.. I assume Schneiders policy is still, if you have to chain you DONT have to go if you don’t feel comfortable.
@bighorn9119 22 күн бұрын
You complain a lot
@nyausyaoc7207 24 күн бұрын
Barely 2 months into being a flatbedder and now talking smack about dry vans...😂😂😂
@Ode2squatchyy 24 күн бұрын
@@nyausyaoc7207 I think you are allowed to after you do your first tarp 🤣
@nyausyaoc7207 24 күн бұрын
@Ode2squatchyy I'll give you that💪🏾
@dukedaman9705 27 күн бұрын
New sub, also that's crazy you can't wear headsets that's ridiculous
@Ode2squatchyy 27 күн бұрын
@@dukedaman9705 it was a big don’t ask don’t tell policy. Almost all driver had them that I had seen
@dukedaman9705 27 күн бұрын
@@Ode2squatchyy ok thanks so I won't ever mention that again
@BIGSMOKEBILLY 28 күн бұрын
Hm are the bonuses
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
how far back did DOT look at your logs?
@Ode2squatchyy 29 күн бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 8 days
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
any more relays with Melton? I had one the other day that took me 5 hours to complete (all local, only a few miles). How is Melton about the fitness thing? I think the recruiter told us the company pays for your gym membership. If drivers are able to take advantage of gyms, they are lucky!
@Ode2squatchyy 29 күн бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 literally just got a relay today🥲 I have been lucky not getting many. But it’s close to the holidays so I get it. Relays for flatbed are 1000x worse than dry van relays imo. But I get to take there load and it’s going to PA so that’s cool
@bakuzma8233 Ай бұрын
If im flown out abd finish the course how will my living situation work im new to trucking
@bakuzma8233 Ай бұрын
Like say I finish up their entire course and I get a job wherever I end up will they provide a spot to kick it until I can get my own apt
@nyausyaoc7207 Ай бұрын
Great content driver. Keep it up. And keep it positive. The drivers that don't make it dont have the patience to do their time. The money will come worh experience. First week at the Pumpkin co..all is going okay so far. Just the usual new job learning curve.
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
are you regular OTR or dedicated?
@Ode2squatchyy 29 күн бұрын
@@nyausyaoc7207 good luck man you’ll do good. Just pay attention and don’t hit anything and you’ll be good!
@nyausyaoc7207 29 күн бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 OTR
@nyausyaoc7207 29 күн бұрын
@CarryMePlz2239 need to wait 3 months then apply for Dedicated.
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
Did you get any RELAYS?? 🤣I had to ask for a day off this week to get some paperwork done. I sure hope that doesn't mean nonstop relays for me. I've been hearing a few complaints around here about OTR, people not getting miles. Glad I switched to dedicated
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 NO RELAYS! 🥹
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
I always take 130 to go around Austin. Kinda sucks to go 30 miles EAST of San Antonio to get it but better than sitting hours in road construction
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 I swear my trailer was inches from those concrete barriers on the shoulder 🤣 I was sweating. It was wild 35 was pretty busy all the way to to Fort Worth. I thought it would die down after Austin, but nope still 3-4 lane highways all through Waco
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
@@Ode2squatchyy Yep! 130 is relaxing because of few cars and trucks, but once it merges into 35, the relaxing is over 🤣
@Jaythetruckerr Ай бұрын
Nice brother , good to see new truckers on the road 💪🏻🔥
@naomiNAVON Ай бұрын
Yeah it’s a great starter company. I stayed 18 months my first year OTR out of Charlotte OC after my first year I went dedicated 68 cpm + 2 extra cents. It was for Joann’s NE DMV I actually enjoyed doing dedicated. It’s good to get that yr under your belt then you can move to another account. Dedicated really help perfect my parking which is very important!
@rolandrojas5407 6 сағат бұрын
Are you still with shneider
@omen13r Ай бұрын
Where in California do you live? I live in ca and do local work.
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
ventura county
@grimmtruth Ай бұрын
Does Schnieder let you take part of your pay as per diem to save on taxes?
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@grimmtruth I don’t think they have that when I was there. Melton does though
@Big_Lou57 Ай бұрын
Yes they do, unless you do local or California drivers
@tomlennie8538 Ай бұрын
Wait til you have around 5 people , all trying to give you directions at the same time!
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@tomlennie8538 waiting on it 🤣🤣
@kydveli Ай бұрын
I start with Schneider Monday morning. Any tips? I plan on getting the training and starting with them for my first three months just to get that experience under my belt then bracing l branch off.
@kydveli Ай бұрын
*then branching
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@kydveli I’d try to stick with them for at least 6 months, it doesn’t look good to company hop (unless your planning on working for a family friend, or have a for sure gig) pays gonna suck at first, but you gotta push through it. Just pay attention and ask your trainer as many questions as you can think of. The in house course was good, but once you go out on the trainers truck for week, you’ll learn way more. Go slow, don’t hit shit and you’ll be good. Schneider is very forgiving as long as you don’t hit shit. Good rule of thumb is try and shut down when you have only 2 hours left on your clock, especially if you’re in CA. They usually give you plenty of time for appointment times, and even if you miss it they’ll understand your new. The first six months you’re just trying survive hahaha. Best of luck, you got this
@DearhRATTLE Ай бұрын
Do they have regional?
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@DearhRATTLE yes !
@ddstanfield9259 Ай бұрын
Schneider invited me to training then after having my info for a month before hand and being in training for 2 weeks, they sent me home saying they had a problem with my background check. And have been trying to collect the cost of training. I told them I’m happy to come and finish training and work . I’m waiting to see how seriously they try to collect. They seem to be bringing in people and not finishing the training but trying to make money off of them. I wouldn’t trust them. I promise for those thinking I did something wrong and not saying so . I did not do anything wrong. The Charolette trainers liked me and I was very far ahead of others Schneider has issues
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
sounds like you were "well" paid by Schneider. On OTR, I get .41 + $10/hour. Yeah, I'd rather shut down instead of dealing with big city traffic and potentially blowing through my 14 hour clock because of a $12 relay
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 those relays were the worst, I’d get at least 1-2 a week. We will see how often that happens here at Melton. I don’t mind relays as long as they are shit miles lol
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
@@Ode2squatchyy yeah, that's why I hate "going home". That's when they usually give me relays. Once I had nothing but days of several local runs that felt like relays. I've been working the Coke contract but they worked me way too hard the first week and start of this week so I already requested to go back to OTR. What I means by "worked too hard" is that they'd just give me too much and I barely had time to take a shower before having to sleep (of course, some relays in there too!!)
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
@ I’m pretty happy with my relay I had with melton. It was 790 miles so it was cool. Yeah even when I didn’t come home I still got some relays lol. But melton called me today asking if I can do a relay load when I get back lol.
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
better safe than sorry. Just a day or two ago, I saw a guy's load that shifted and a part of it was partly loose and about to fall off
@MasonHoff-nq5jq Ай бұрын
Thanks man for this video! I have 6 months of experience with my uncle and i turn 21 here in December. Gonna do some local dedicated work with them soon!
@CarryMePlz2239 Ай бұрын
How's it been at Melton? Has the pay been the same, more, less than Schneider? Melton probably doesn't have the "on duty" pay, do they?
@Ode2squatchyy Ай бұрын
just posted a video talking about it!
@nyausyaoc7207 2 ай бұрын
Hey Driver, try looking up tarping videos.. There's a bunch out there that'll give you tips and tricks. Just keep at it and you'll figure it out soon
@Ode2squatchyy 2 ай бұрын
@@nyausyaoc7207 appreciate you, I definitely have been after this one
@CarryMePlz2239 2 ай бұрын
yep, my roommate from CDL school started with Melton. I sent him a message a month ago asking him if he's still there, and he said "Yes, and they gave him a brand new truck"
@nyausyaoc7207 2 ай бұрын
First here😂....congrats on the new career. I found your Schneider video very helpful. Headed to their Orientation in about a week. All the best.
@Ode2squatchyy 2 ай бұрын
@@nyausyaoc7207 good luck brother. Despite what people say, Schneider is a great place to start!!
@nyausyaoc7207 2 ай бұрын
@Ode2squatchyy absolutely.
@CarryMePlz2239 3 ай бұрын
so how's the new job?
@Ode2squatchyy 3 ай бұрын
@@CarryMePlz2239 just finished training! Literally get my truck tomorrow. Video coming soon
@CarryMePlz2239 4 ай бұрын
I hope you like Flatbedding! Some guys from my CDL class went to flatbed companies. I know they liked that tarp pay. I've followed a few YOutubers that started out in Dry "Can" and moved onto to flatbed. Who knows.. maybe I'll do that. I'm only a little worried about lugging around the 90 pound tarps
@CarryMePlz2239 4 ай бұрын
rookie Southwest OTR driver here. PA must be the California of the East. It's 55 on so many roads, and mountains everywhere! Oh, and truck stops are so small compared to Texas!
@Ode2squatchyy 4 ай бұрын
thanks for watching! Yes, i am a little nervous about flatbed. going to driving split axels which will be new, and learning how to tarp/strap. I was in great shape pre OTR, not so much anymore. i will be uploading videos as soon as I complete training, let you know if its worth it!