I got off the truck and made my own way back to Jackson the moment they said I’m good. when I went through their training it was measured in days/weeks not drive time hours. They said I needed 6 weeks, I did 6 weeks… if you really need the job, I do not recommend doing what I did, ymmv.
Team “training” is pretty par the course at starter companies. I’m under the impression that it’s practically expected at kllm. During my upgrade, they even acknowledged that there are trainers who treat “students” as merely “steering wheel holders.” There are good trainers and even the “bad” ones can still be good by someone else’s standards. 6 weeks isn’t enough time to see everything, a good trainer would be someone you can talk to or mms for advice over the next few months.
This could be outdated, but I was told that trainers can’t kick trainees off trucks; my first one tried… they can certainly make your life hell enough to get off on your own. Who’s the company going to believe? A student with 2 weeks or a successful “trainer” of 8yrs? I got off 2 days later when we were near some of my family.
My second trainer started off much more promising; I didn’t like the way he rushed but I didn’t feel like I was operating unsafely like the first. We didn’t get along very well either, so as I mentioned earlier, I got off his truck as soon as I completed enough days to upgrade; I didn’t want to wait to get routed back to Jackson.
Keeping the trainer happy will probably get you a decent truck after upgrade. I’m somewhat speculating, I’m not privy to these details, it just makes logical sense. Why would a company give new or good trucks to a wildcard (ie me). I failed spectacularly and ended up with one the oldest and highest mileage trucks… which subsequently spent so much time in shop, that a mere 2 weeks later a local dispatcher, <3 Brad, gave me a brand new one; one I hurried off the yard with, never to return.
I was lucky; I don’t recommend doing what I did, you could very well have a different result. The consensus I’ve gathered is team “training” is normal and often sucks; it’s better to suck it up and just get through it. The only caveat is safety, if you feel you’re being asked to operate in an unsafe manner, then it could be prudent to take steps to resolve it and/or wait for a different trainer.
Balls to the wall and getting sick
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It's not the way training should be done.
And there are great carriers out there who are doing it the right way.
I would work for them and never for the bad ones.
Or not work in this business at all.
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That's one method to remember everything forever.
You remind me of the YODA's Jedi training method.
Not sure if he had any balls or a wall to get the training done.
But they called him Master nonetheless.
How's your day, today, so far?
I'm still listening to Googoosha on loop.
While enjoying a huge lemon pie and a no ice Ice tea.
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Nice day here in Las Vegas.
Learned something new yesterday; Sam's Club has a dollar purchase limit on food purchases. Can't exceed $750.00
Also, has some signs for certain food items, "Limit 3 per customer"
I've been watching the night driving traffic cam on the bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine with soft music, on loop.Last edited: May 9, 2022
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It's a Clown world.
We will enjoy it while it last.The_vett Thanks this. -
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Don't get off the truck just anywhere. Get permission from the student rep before getting your own transportation.
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