Female cdl training

If you can do "group therapy" with your "buddy" then no you will not be able to bring him. I would ignore the few posts saying find another line of work, there are a few things you can do. You took the first step here by asking. Some companies are going to have female trainers but your wait time to get one could be long. Second, I saw at least one thread on here that mentioned some companies that split opposite sexes up when not training or shut down for the night. One in the truck the other in a hotel. Third, right now it is still a male dominated industry and you will at some point run into a male that is less than a gentleman. If that happens to be your trainer and you get uncomfortable as soon as the truck is not moving get out and get in touch with the dispatcher. Be precise about your discomfort and make it clear you are not getting back on that truck. If it is something minor and you just do not want to be with that trainer many dispatchers can handle it without forcing you to make a HR complaint. If it is more egregious after your dispatcher call both HR and safety so they also are aware of the problem. Lastly some of the newer trucks have a red emergency button that alerts all of the above departments and those departments dispatch fire, EMS, and the police to the trucks location. One other thing to think about is while there are men that do not know how to interact with a woman professionally, there are also a great number of us that do.

Real example when i was training one of the trainer's associates (yes plural) kept using a very offensive slur. he knew a lot of people and most used it. My spouse is in the category the slur was used for. It made me very uncomfortable to be around this person and his associates. I got in touch with the FM and told him i wanted off the truck and to be placed with a different trainer. I did not want to make a big fuss about it, didn't want bad marks on the guys record or to be fired. The following day we met another truck which brought me to another trainer that was finishing up his 34. As far as I know that was the end of it. I know your concerns as a female are different from that, but these companies have fleet managers and safety personnel that will address any concerns you put forward. Your personal safety as well as the safety of the equipment is a very big deal to them now, so going forward keep doing your homework for a company you would like to both do the training with and work for down the road. Keeping your safety in mind, don't let the idea that you might get a male trainer be the only deterrent to doing what you want to do for a living.

 

95% of male trainers will be perfect gentlemen, shouldn't take you long to figure out who the other 5% are, and request a new trainer.

I train many women, but I am not going to cut them any slack for being a woman, they have to do anything I expect from the men.
So don't expect preferential treatment either.

Most of all, worry less.
Millions have trained before you, and got through it fine.

 

Don't we stop needing a buddy by age 7?

 

No, you can't bring a friend. There is BARELY enough room for 2 adults in a truck. Training is done whenever the training must be done to satisfy the schedule of shipper and receivers. There are local and regional truck driving jobs that don't require you sleep in the truck, you sleep at home or in a hotel. Some OTR training in solo trucks is done by the trainer sleeps in the truck and the student sleeps in a hotel. There is no one way to do OTR training. You need to find out the training details about any company you are interested in working for. YOU WILL NOT CHANGE THE COMPANY THAT HIRES YOU. You will fit with their program or leave. There are VERY few femail trainers so if you insist on using one be prepared to sit somewhere until one becomes available.

 

There is a LOT to learn to do this job. Having the shortest training period is a recipe for getting out into the real world in the biggest vehicle you have ever driver in a city you have never been to and not knowing what to do. Some OTR training is really just team driving. You will drive while the "trainer" sleeps and the trainer drives while the student sleeps. Chances are you will have very poor backing skills just out of school and you need more training, not as little as possible.

 

Call CFI, they are a good place to learn and have good equipment.
You will make 50 K your first year
65 K your second year
75 K after 3 years
You won't be sorry

 

I don’t know the op’s history.

but “can I bring a buddy” some how makes me think of the possible headaches I’ll go through in hiring someone like that. So please don’t use that because it ain’t gonna happen. Too many legal issues.


As for women drivers, don’t assume just because it’s a women it won’t happen.


And also don’t assume it’s always a biological women that will be your trainer.