How much more do u make as a tmc trainer

If your coming to trucking to make money, then your not here for the whole picture. I'm not with TMC yet, I will hopefully be there in a couple weeks. I was only told 8 weeks of $1000 gross

 

That's what I was told also $1,000 gross for 8 weeks.

 

Yeah the OP looks like he just wants to make money... You shouldn't want to train unless you know your a good driver and you know tips and tricks to help new guys out... Hard to know if your good if you don't even have a CDL yet.

 

Why you want to become a trainer? I did it for 8 months.....the amount of stress and holding back the sentence "are you diagnose retarded or just retarded?" But my students were trained properly and train with respect to other drivers. Told the the flashing lights code, the letting him back in the right lane if he merge for you.... the pulling up after fueling...etc etc

Money wasn't an incentive to make me become a trainer. I live with roommates, no wife, kids, nothing draining my wallet, I became a trainer because I thought I can single handedly change the future drivers to have more courteous and respect on the road.
But screw that there's no hope!!

 

Sadly that's how I see it now a days... To many people chasing the money and not doing it for the brotherhood. I had a decent conversation with a couple of drivers on my way from NJ to western PA. I wish I was older to have experienced the old brotherhood...

 

You mean you have to be employed with TMC for7 months to be a trainer?That's better then most and I bet they have a good safety record also.

 

Well I work for TMC so I can answer a few questions. When I started they guaranteed gross of $1000 for 3 months. But in most cases you will gross more then that depending on what loads you haul if you happen to be on percentage. I rarely do more then 4 loads a week because I get a two day run most weeks. As for Directv I have it but I wish I didn't but that's my fault. Essentially you have to let the truck idle if you plan on watching tv over 35 or 45 minutes which sucks because they want you to stay under 25% idle so basically on weekends you stay out you can't watch tv like you want. Trainers make more because they have two clocks in the truck which allows them to get better loads that a solo driver couldn't deliver on time. I started with a Manuel 379 but after 3 months they moved me into a automatic which I hate but some love it so I guess it's a preference. But the key is to have a good FM who respects you and treats like you like an adult which I have the honor of having. In closing I like TMC a lot other then the directv and automatic. I have plans on buying one of their older trucks and leasing on with them in about 4 or 5 years.