I went to Schneider's school back in '07 and the things I learned there saved my bacon on many occasions. You won't make any money with them, but if you are willing to pay your school bill and have a clean record, you can go see Knight after about 6 months. You'll get better treatment, but they won't babysit you either, so you better be ready to do the job. You will learn how to drive the truck with Schneider, but you won't learn a thing about the rest of trucking, unless you get a real good trainer who is willing to teach you trucker etiquette, how and when to enter truck stops as rookie, etc. Don't go in there at 7pm and not be able to do a couple of different parking maneuvers, and never go in a Petro that has blindside parking spots. I think this is to keep the rookies out, and it works. Better yet, stay away from owner op trucks entirely, because the only interaction you want with them is advice. You don't want their mirror. If you have a good trainer, don't be in such a hurry to get off his truck. Just consider your first year in trucking a total loss financially, that way when you do get a few bucks you'll be happy. If you come out of it with no incidents or accidents, then it's a success, and maybe successful career ahead. My 3 cents.
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