braking the rules? or suck it up?

I agree with most of your replies. You should suck it up and learn everything you can from your mentor while you have a chance and then you can go out on your own and be the trucker that YOU want to be.

 

well since you asked.....

IMO you should probably do as your told while your in HIS truck whether you agree with his methods or not or you can ask for another trainer..

When your out on your own do it your own way..

Here is something else to keep in mind your nothing more than a number in the system just like the rest of us a number that can be replaced at any time get used to it..

 

Respect him because its his truck but ask questions and tell him you want to be able to do all of this on your own.
Do your pre-trips etc on your own,and when you get your own truck then you can use your own tools .

 

He doesnt do pretrips? A lot of truck stops have adult mags. Get gay mag of naked dudes. Rip out the centerfold (throw the rest away!) and tape it to the rear of the trailer at shift change. A magic marker saying gay pride on top is a nice touch. After about a gazillion disgruntled lady's call the cops on him and he gets pulled over and has to try to explain why he has a large poster of a naked dude on the rear of his truck to the cops. After that guaranteed he will at least do a walk around before driving.

Dont know what you are pulling but if it has sliding tandoms, here is what you do.
When you get a really heavy load and its to the pin pushing 34k on drives or trailer randoms, when he is sleeping just before he wakes up slide it a couple notches one way or the other, just remember where they were set before you tweaked it so you can put it back again for your shift.

Relieve your self in his reefer tank if thats what he pulls, that will ruffle his feathers.
Slightly unscrewing the priming pump on the reefer will give him a few issues as well. Lots of things, be creative and smart so you dont get caught.

Dont be a snitch! Much better ways to deal with people like that!

 

LOL) Sounds like you have it figured out

 

Ride with me for a week and you'll think this guy wrote the safety book. If I stopped every time I had to take a call, book a load, order a permit, schedule pickups and confirm deliveries I might as well stay home. I was talking on 2 cell phones yesterday at the same time. One call was taking a load and the other was working out permit issues. Multi-tasking is all based on your ability, some guys here can't look out their window without crossing into another lane while others can do their taxes without issue.

If he's he's all over the road while reading the map or using the phone you might have a problem. But if everything is under control don't worry about it.

 

i wouldn't be telling a guy to go buy a gay mag.....he'd be looked at kinda funny when he does, maybe even be "asked out"...

not a bad idea, (buying the mag), but maybe ask a female to buy it, and explain why, so she don't look at him funny either..???

another good idea, but the guy will feel the movement...

what does the o/p do if he ain't tall enough to simply "lop it in" the filler neck...?

i got "even" with a company driver by buying the worst smelling perfume one could get....

then i poured it down the heater/defroster ducts.....

nearly drove the guy insane with that horrible smell.....as i laughed my arse off......and the dispatcher as well....he saw me do it, and he never did anything about it.....