Ok so I flunked out of orientation, does this mean that no 1 else will hire me?

Oh and it was a Roadmaster the guy went back to for a week give them call.

 

It's the freight out of there chances are your going home and out MT costing them money.

 

What OC were you at? I know the charlotte training yard is looking ridiculous.

 

It is a dock in an alley!!

 

If you could find you a local yard/dock job or trailer spotting job, you could get backing experience and get paid to do so. Then later if you still wanted to do OTR, you could back or pull anywhere the rig would fit!

 

How long has it been since you finished at Roadmaster, and have you driven for anyone yet?

i recommend that you try FFE, as they with put you out with a trainer for 6-8 weeks. Your road test will consist of a drive of a couple of miles or so. No backing until you get with a trainer...

 

That is a great idea here. Husband did train at his last company, but the testing was done first and he would get a large majority of people who could not shift or dock. It took one of his students over 2 mo and the person was out of his truck before it finally clicked on how to get it docked.

This is why I think companies should have it to where a person starts out and stays in the truck for a longer period of time in training. His when they were turned loose knew how to map, qualcomm, etc.

 

It has been a LOOOOOng time since I had to do a skills test...but how does a person get a CDL to even begin to train with a company without being made to pass a basic skills test. I believe Roadmaster was the school that the OP attended, please correct me if I'm wrong, but how could they knowingly issue you a permit without 1st being sure that you had the basic skills....Its nice of them to offer you a refresher, but IF they had trained you to start with you wouldn't need it.....Is Roadmaster one of those schools that is only interested in the $$$