USX Training Issues

Discussion in 'US Xpress' started by HD_Renegade, Sep 7, 2011.

  1. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    most "office people" at trucking companies are fresh out of college and only know what the company tells them....


    I dont know about all companies, but i know back in the day allot of companies Office Jobs were filled with their retired drivers. so things ran smoother.

    but with all these people that have never even sat in a truck trying to run a trucking company its not going to work out well. Even worse with these new rules/regs and the E-Logs, theres no room for BS with e-logs.




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  3. mtnMoma

    mtnMoma Light Load Member

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    All sarcasm aside...that is the most intelligent comment I have read from you in days. I believe you are right AT
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  4. HD_Renegade

    HD_Renegade Road Train Member

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    Well I am thinking that maybe I should call them back again today and see if I can slow them down long enough to ask a few questions that I have instead of just being rushed off of the phone.
     
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  5. SheepDog

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    I am tempted to let them know I will train you brother....I will ask tomorrow about it..
     
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  6. HD_Renegade

    HD_Renegade Road Train Member

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    Brother, I just cannot believe that no one called me back today. It is like these folks think everyone they talk to will not even last a month so why give the effort to work with them?

    Thank you for the offer, but if I remember right, you did not get a truck with a double bunk???
     
  7. HD_Renegade

    HD_Renegade Road Train Member

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    Ok another update:

    The Head of the Training Department called me this evening. It is a woman and she is Mark's boss for anyone that thought Mark was in charge of Training.

    She took the time to talk about what is going on and what USX is trying to do to set me up with the right trainer. The rushed sense of the phone call was gone, and I was able to explain the issues I was feeling here, and she explained what was going on from her end too.

    If everything goes the way it should, I should be back with a trainer on Monday.
     
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  8. SheepDog

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    FANTASTIC...BROTHER TRUCKER...:biggrin_25514:
     
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  9. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    And remember that, in addition to the effects this transition is having on the driver workforce, it also affects the corporation, the executives, the staff, and the entire industry. All change results in some chaotic behavior as everyone tries to figure out the new "normal." That behavior will result in people leaving.

    Couple that change with the overhaul of CSA 2010, which has changed the safety-related requirements companies have to implement, plus the very high unemployment rate in our country (meaning people who might not normally get into CDL driving are now applying) the chaos we all sense is real and here for a while.

    The good thing is that there are "good" people here, too. All we have to do is make it through that initial transition phase, prove ourselves, get noticed, and become "the old guard."

    Hang in there! :biggrin_255:
     
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  10. HD_Renegade

    HD_Renegade Road Train Member

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    You make some good points here. I see you are listed as a Student, but I am wondering if you were in the Trucking Industry at some point too.
     
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  11. DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    Not trucking. I have been working for the FAA for 27 years in their regulatory compliance and enforcement part. Before that I was a professional pilot during a period of transition very similar to what's been going on in the trucking industry. Remember, the FAA and FMCSA are both operating agencies in the DOT, so there are many similarities. <Our duty and flight time regulations are way more complicated, though!>

    And I read a lot. I love this forum and the myriad opinions; there's a lot of wisdom here. I am a student of life and will never change that view, even though my experience level will change December 31, 2011...when I retire!
     
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