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Folsom Flash · #1 03-29-2008, 11:00 PM

My Brother-In-Law just got tossed from the Schneider training program down in Fontana. Because his heart rate was two beats too high. This is a guy who is in very good shape and can kick my butt all over the place and actually has done "IronMan" triathlons in the past.

I realize that insurance companies and liability lawyers write policy but this just has me floored. This industry has so many people in it that can barely get in and out of a truck cab but a guy like this can't even get a start.

This is the kind of guy we want in this industry, healthy, intelligent (has a Masters), very stable with no baggage whatsoever.

Bottom line, if you're going for Schneider you better do some cardio for a while first.

Evinrude · #2 03-29-2008, 11:23 PM

, intelligent (has a Masters),

than why in the hell would he want to be otr trucker?

Folsom Flash · #3 03-29-2008, 11:43 PM

Because a Masters in Theology has few options, one is "Do you want fries with that?" and another is Trucking. :wink:

pd · #4 03-30-2008, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Folsom Flash

My Brother-In-Law just got tossed from the Schneider training program down in Fontana. Because his heart rate was two beats too high. This is a guy who is in very good shape and can kick my butt all over the place and actually has done "IronMan" triathlons in the past.

I realize that insurance companies and liability lawyers write policy but this just has me floored. This industry has so many people in it that can barely get in and out of a truck cab but a guy like this can't even get a start.

This is the kind of guy we want in this industry, healthy, intelligent (has a Masters), very stable with no baggage whatsoever.

Bottom line, if you're going for Schneider you better do some cardio for a while first.

Now you've got me worried. I used to run marathons and believe myself to be pretty fit - but I am 55. Was it his resting heart rate that caused the problem, or did they put him on a treadmill to test him?

jw6831 · #5 03-30-2008, 01:03 AM

Tell him to find another co., there's plenty out there, schneider isn't worth the trouble.

fishmonger · #6 03-30-2008, 01:26 AM

Sorry to hear that about your Bro.

I took this test recently. Believe it or not larger people like myself have an advantage. There is a little bit of lifting involved but for the most part it is light lifting. The only time you are asked to lift more than 100#s is on the push/pull portion where you can just lean into it. The key to it is to control your breathing. If you just focus on that you will be fine. My roomate during training (who was in much better shpe than I) actually got closer to the Max heart rate than I did because he had to work harder than I did. Also take your time you aren't in a race. If you need a minute between exercises just ask them for it.

In the group that I was with only one person failed and he was a Non-Smoking salad eater that weighed about 140#s. I think he went into it all cocky and tried to rush through all the exercises. I guess he wanted a gold medal when all you need is the green participation ribbon.

Trust me it's more mental than anything else. Everyone got all worked up for something that was fairly easy if you ask me.

Folsom Flash · #7 03-30-2008, 01:53 AM

Obviously, I wasn't there, but I can see him overworking it. I probably would have too, I take that kind of stuff way too seriously. I lost out on a heart rate test with Pepsi due to stressing over it but I'm also not in shape. Thankfully I missed out on Pepsi as it probably would have killed me.

I agree with finding another company, every failure has led me to better opportunities and I'm hopeful that he'll have the same experience.

I'd heard that Schneider was pretty high on the list of companies with training programs so I led him in that direction as he didn't want to go to a private school. Guess we're back to the list.

jw6831 · #8 03-30-2008, 02:24 AM

personally I've never been able to get past, those orange trucks

fishmonger · #9 03-30-2008, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jw6831

personally I've never been able to get past, those orange trucks

This is a joke right.

I got passed by a horse and buggy the other day on US-11 in PA.

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jw6831 · #10 03-30-2008, 03:59 AM

when I was young, my daddy always whipped me with a orange belt.