Fears of a getting a bad trainer

Ok.....I suppose the time for such has finally arrived:

Werner Trainer Craps Himself

-- L

 

Provided your safety record has been good....if a starter carrier is made fully aware of both your military & civilian CDL experiences -- I would be more than astonished to find out that you had not been accepted, especially after the appropriate paperwork review.

-- L

 

I ran team in 1999/2001 often my co drivers would oversleep at switch points and ask me how the F did they sleep so long . I would tell them I drove like my newborn baby was in the bunk. Gentle starts and stops plenty of following distance to reduce quick brakes . I felt I accomplished driving proper if my co driver got a good sleep. Don’t get caught up in the rat race driving style and you’ll do fine with almost any trainer.

 

When I was still doing teaching/training one of the first things I did was to talk about some of the bad videos on you tube and gave a list of good videos that would help but not mess them up!

 

One of the more useful bits of wisdom I've picked up along the way is that it's not only possible, but often necessary, to be able to have a productive working relationship with someone you don't particularly like or respect.

It's a roll of the dice whether you get a good trainer or not. Hopefully you will, But either way, what's important is that the trainer has something you want - the knowledge and skills needed to have a successful career as a driver. It's your assignment to manage the relationship in a way that gets you what you need. Depending on the situation, you might need a thick skin, or to bite your tongue, or be more assertive, or ask a lot of questions, or kiss some rear end. Regardless, this is a purely transactional relationship. You're there for one reason, and you shouldn't let anything distract you from it. And it will be over soon, so you want to take as much from the experience as you can.

 

Sanford, FL is a good location. Many companies won't hire below Interstate-4 so Sanford is a good location.

 

I was just getting ready to paste that link myself. Hilarious thread lol