Arghhh!!! Seriously Central?!

Would you be upset if he yelled at you for going to fast? Becouse your upset about him yelling at you for going to slow. And going to slow is just as bad as going to fast.

In the end you have two options, stick it out or go to anouther school.

 

Yelling is the problem here. While there may be ocassion to raise one's voice, yelling is totally uncalled for except in potentially dire or otherwise dangerous circumstances.

Yelling over going too slow is a sign of weakness on the trainer's part. No reason for it whatsoever.

 

I don't see that teaching and learning have to be adversarial or involve verbal abuse, no matter what subject is being taught; truck driving isn't a special case.

Your teacher knows trucking (??). You don't (yet). You're there to learn and he's there to teach (which is to say he's paid to teach), not pitch hissy fits or call people names. That's what I mean. People who are learning make mistakes (ever heard someone learning to play trombone or, worse, violin? ).

That said, there's also each student's responsibility to learn. No matter how loud or lousy the teacher is.

48Packard nailed it.

 

N172, I feel for you. Unfortunately that's part of the crap that comes along with the job. I'd definitely have a talk with the trainer about the name calling. He would only done it once with me. You don't have to put up with that.

Like shifting everything gets easier over time. I know what you mean about marks or what to look for when turning or backing. If he won't give you clues, do your best figure out what marks work for you. Ask the other trainers and/or students what to do, what to look for. Sharing information is okay. Over a period of time it will start to become more natural. Keep asking until you get your answers. Ultimately your responsible for learning what to do.

Now having said that...... Your gonna need to toughen up a bit. School is the easy part. If your lucky you'll get a good trainer when your out on the road. Not so lucky, well, don't be afraid to ask for some one else. When your actually driving with a trainer then you should be having all your questions answered. Keep asking. Its going to be stressful, exciting, frustrating, you name the emotion your gonna go through it.

When you get your own truck some of the heat is off. And all the responsibility is on. It's gonna be a struggle. You get to deal with your Dispatcher, the shippers, the receivers, safety and everyone just worries about themselves. Show any weakness and they will lie and take advantage of you. And then you'll have bad weeks with very little or no pay. Break downs.... I could go on.

You got a tough road ahead. Good luck.

 

I misunderstood where you were in the process. If your with a trainer in his truck and your not learning and he's treating you like that, call the training manager. Just call the 800 number and ask for him. Explain what is happening. You guys aren't a good match. Ask for a new trainer.

Your situation isn't gonna turn out good.

 

just remember youll have your own truck soon.hang in there