Writing needs

Hi All

I am working with a 5th grade student who hates to write. He wants to be a truck driver when he grows up and I think I can motivate him a little more if we talked about what kind of writing a truck driver does from day to day or in training. Your ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Duane

 

I might be able to help you out on this! I myself don't require a lot of writting as far as the job goes, you do have to fill out your log book, daily equiptment reports, sign your bills, ect. reading is VERY important to me on my time off. Some drivers play video games, some play on the computer. Me, I love to read and always have. Believe it or not, Math is as important as if not more so than reading! Good math skills are a must in this job. Not only for your logs but for checking your weights, making out your routes and so forth. If your student has access to a computer please feel free to have them e-mail me, will be glad to help any way I can. you can pm me through the mods here at the board.

 

Hi, Duane... and welcome to the forum! I'm not a driver, so I can't answer your specific questions, however there is an organization called "Trucker Buddies" that writes to school children. You might want to check it out. He may enjoy corresponding with a trucker as a part of this program.

Link: http://www.truckerbuddy.org/

 

He might only be thinking about being a driver right now, but there's also a ton of other jobs in the transportation industry that aren't necessarily driving and would require the ability to write well and communicate with others. Don't let him limit himself at such a young age, there's a big world of opportunity out there besides driving. If he's interested in trucks, maybe he can write about them to get the ball rolling.

This section of the forum might be helpful also: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/questions-to-truckers-from-general-public/

 

In addition to day-to-day writing, there are occasional writing tasks. It is necessary to prepare a resume and keep a work history of employers and types of equipment operated over the years. It may be necessary to write an accident report or a union grievance. Some drivers will be involved in contract negotiations. It may be necessary to write business letters to collect from slow-paying shippers.

I got my first driving job by writing letters to companies while I was in the U.S. Army. Actually, it was the letter I wrote to the Missouri Truck and Bus Association that led to two job offers.

Last but not least, your student may want to write on a truckers forum.

 

Sadly at that age I knew, I wanted to drive..Please don't let the itch spread.

 

Hello and Welcome to the Site

 

Why does he not want to write? Poor spelling, needs glasses or maybe bad grammar? I suffer from very poor spelling, thank God for spell checker, and poor grammar. If he wants to be a truck driver then turn him loose on this forum and we maybe could learn something. I have always been afraid of putting things in writing and making mistakes for the whole world to see but now at my age I could care what others think. I can read anything and understand it all but when it comes to spelling I suck big time. So put the young lad on here to write words of wit for all of use to learn and maybe we can teach him about trucking but he will have to write on this forum to live and learn. Or maybe we all could give him our email address and he could write to us all. My address is 1dataman@gmail.com.

 

He can't think of anything to write and is embarrassed of his writing. Unfortunately the teacher requires them to read their writing to the class. Thanks for the advice

 

That teacher is actually driving him to chose truck driving as a means of escape from social pressures. Studies show that introverted frustrates make the safest truck drivers. He will need his high school diploma or GED.