Kinda worried about starting

You can and should contact your fleet manager and request a different trainer if things don't go well. I can't stress that enough. My trainer was awful. He was a total loudmouth slob and yelled and cussed at me every time I did something wrong. But I made the mistake of not saying anything. I would hate to see anyone else go through that.

 

Find a company that actually trains, rather than run you as a team. Some companies have the trainer ride shotgun on duty 80% of the time, and you sleep the same schedules. You can swap trainers if needed, but a lot of the "bad trainers" get weeded out pretty quick anyway.

 

No need to be stressed. Be focused. Absorb everything you can and you will be confident about testing out.
Getting a good trainer is a crap shoot. If you're not being taught or you'rebeing mistreated, get a new trainer.

 

I think that your worrying to much and will end up finding a reason to back out if you keep concentrating on the negitive. like the others said if you get a bad trainer thenask for a new one and as far as the sleep thing goes you might as well get used to not getting a full 8 in all the time. The reality of this industry is that things don't always go the way you like it and you just have to suck it up. There is a reason that a lot of seasoned drivers will tell you that you'll have to put your big boy pants on to make it in this industry. I wish you luck and hope that you find a way to make it work.

 

I had 3 trainers and slept just fine. Trust me when you put in a 11 or 12 hour day and drive 500 miles once your head hits the pellow you wont have any trouble sleeping lol

 

I will tell you what my typical sleeping hours are like. I am kept very busy with my company so I would say that 85% of the time I will put in an average of 12 hours in a day then take a 10 hour break. I like to get up an hour early so I can eat and get ready so now your down to 9 hours for sleep. It can take me up to an hour to get to sleep so now your down to 8 hours. If you need to take a shower or do laundry then your are losing even more time. Honestly I average around 7 hours a night. When I get lucky and get a load with some extra time I will use it to get some extra sleep. One thing I would suggest doing is if your near your destination sleep until you absolutly need to get up then eat while your getting loaded or unloaded. You will figure out ways to get a few winks in here and there.

 

Usually the training is about 4 weeks; of which during the first 2 weeks the trainer is supposed to be in the jump seat while you are on duty/driving. So, you both will mostly be up at the same time, and asleep at the same time. Week 3 and 4 when you are more comfortable, the company most likely gives you more miles to run so you'll get to drive while your trainer sleeps, and vice versa. Communicate.... any good trainer will support you getting your rest. Because, you must be in compliance with the HOS - you must not operate a CMV if you feel ill or fatigue.
IF you happen to get a d-bag for a trainer who doesn't support you, you can always request a different trainer.