Intermodal Orientation

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  1. MNMadman

    MNMadman Bobtail Member

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    Wondering how long it is and how much time the average experienced driver spends with a trainer before going out on their own.
     
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  3. BrothaTrucka513

    BrothaTrucka513 Medium Load Member

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    You won't have to spend long with a trainer. You will just be learning the system. It'll definitely be less than a week before they turn you lose on your own... unless you request to spend more time with the trainer. That's what the transfer portal representative told me when I was considering doing a regional Intermodal position a few years back. I'd have had to go touch OH, IL, MN, WI, KY and IN since I lived not too far from Cincy. I didn't want to have to go through those ports, but a female friend had grown accustomed to doing it in a short period of time. She cleared 100k her first full year of juuging in and out of Chicago. Call up to a recruiter to confirm and or debunk the info.
     
  4. JC1971

    JC1971 Road Train Member

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    Even if you're an experienced driver, they still send you out overnight with a trainer?
     
  5. BrothaTrucka513

    BrothaTrucka513 Medium Load Member

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    It's account specific training. Throwing you to the wolves would be inhumane
     
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