Yes. My first trainer was a local driver and we didn't have these issues. I was pulling multiple tarps and securing multiple loads and we didn't have the issues. The feedback my first trainer gave me was great!!! He just told me to not to make as many adjustments backing because those split axels take some time to see the input from your turns while backing. With my first trainer we did lumber, steel coils, sheetrock, and would also take loaded trailers from the gypsum plant to the rail yard and bring back empties. I would even haul double stacked empties and I never did that before and he had no complaints.
Fired from Cypress Truck Lines and now not many companies will touch me
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by jaws2003, Jul 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM.
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Something else to consider, going forward....
Some "beginner" carriers...when you start out with them....will (implicitly) expect you to come up to speed...& fairly quickly -- or you are simply gone.
An easy example: Schneider.
Their thinking was/is....either you are cut out for this kind of work -- or not.
With Schneider -- a new driver is out on a trainer's truck....for about a week -- at the most. So right there -- one can see something of a "sink or swim" mindset in action.
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Your solution? For your next carrier -- avoid flatbed...& (also) go with a carrier that has a generous training period, time-wise.
One example of this...Wiley Sanders sez they will put you out with a trainer for (up to) 6 weeks:
Entry Level Drivers | Truck Driving School Graduate | Less Than 6 Months | CDL | Wiley Sanders | Troy, Alabama
That's actually pretty generous...compared to most other "beginner" carriers.
Anyway....just some more food for thought.
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