Arghhh!!! Seriously Central?!

A strict requirement for trainers should be YOU MUST HAVE PATIENCE.How is a trainee suppose to learn if the trainer is constantly yelling.It only makes it much worse for the trainee and makes them even more nervous.Then you don't even want to drive because you're afraid the littlest move your trainer will yell.A sucessful trainee is one that finish training happy.There's so much you have to know and for some it takes longer then others but that DOES NOT mean you're an idiot.So when your trainer makes you feel that way just ignore him and keep saying to your self,one day i'm going to be the captain of my own ship.

 

You seem to have plenty of time to post on this forum, so if you can't make a phone call to safety because you are afraid of being overheard than a kindly worded email explaining the situation will work as well. Letting somebody off the hook for training this way not only hinders you but hinders any students he will be taking on in the future.

 

If you aren't learning it from your trainer, you are going to have to learn it on your own. That may cost you time and money. Get a new trainer asap.

 

I'm not sure which is worse that you've put up with that crap for that long or the fact he's sleeping and you're driving with less than two weeks on the road. I guess that's a typical student farm for you.

 

That just commen sense you know....

 

Not necessarily. A couple years ago at USA Truck both the trainer and student were killed when the student fell asleep behind the wheel at 3 in the morning and drove off the side of a mountain.

Not something I would want my wife to have to explain to my kids.

If I could offer any advice to you N172, it would be to stick with it. In this industry, you will come across ***holes on a daily basis. Whether it be your dispatcher, a customer, or a Tennessee State Trooper , there will always be those that wish to give you a really bad day. While I understand that you are in a training environment and there is a lot of pressure on you to succeed for your family, a knuckleheaded trainer should be the least of your worries.


At some point, driving will become second nature to you. One day, shifting will be a non-issue and you won't get that feeling that you are driving a house down the interstate. Just remember that you are driving the trailer, not the tractor. Where you put the tractor depends on where you want those trailer tandems to be.

Every driver on this forum was green at some point in their lives. I remember that feeling of being thrown to the wolves on day one, adjusting to long periods of time away from loved ones, and lessons learned since then. There is so much more to this industry that you have yet to learn, so take it all in stride. Trucking is only 1% how to drive the truck and 99% problem management.

Best of luck to you driver!