Drop-Out / Success Rate @ Training

In a galaxy far, far away....... my experience was one in four actually finish out and go to work. Maybe I was in a bad lot. I hope I was not in a good lot. LOL

DOT physiscal, background, testing or drug screen impede many in their progess. I hear some companies do a more thorough background investigation once reporting for training. Some do hair folicle drug screening now making drug use visible 6 months back. It seems it is all getting tougher to comply with. Avoid trouble and be 100% honest.

 

I know that at my truck school here in Sacramento, my class started at 10 students. 3 students graduated and went to orientation at Central in Fontana. All 3 mde it through orientation and are awaiting there OTR trainers.

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I did'nt know the percentage was that high.Some drop out because the instructors lower their self esteem.Some do because they have it too good at home and don't think this is the kiYou mentioned crengland,I would say companies like that nd of life style they want.Some can't back or shift and does'nt give it a chance..You mentioned england,I would say companies like that plays the biggest role in why many fail.

 

I personally think you will do OK... You have done your research and have some idea of what you are getting into. Others try to fool the system and get caught, or have NO CLUE what they have signed up for, or when they hit a bump, they don't know how to continue fighting and quit... Thinking that everything will go their way and its everybody else's fault when things don't go how THEY think it should. Attitude is a BIG part of this. If you let little things burrow in and fester, you won't last long... If you think everyone is going to bend over backward just for you, you won't last long. But with a good work ethic and attitude, you'll do fine, and probably better than most

 

My class started with over 40 and only 11 actually made it out for a trainer. You will see about half get rooted out for background, drug test and security interview (Where people admit to doing drugs). We had three people flunk out because they just couldnt figure out the shifting and/or backing to pass the test.

 

And out of that three , two of them will make it about a year and only one of those will make two years!
Now thats just my observation so I could be off a little.

 

Each phase of training is going to see some attrition. The largest chunk happens at that first orientation at any carrier. I'd say its more important for you to be totally honest, keep your attitude upbeat, and don't let your experience with the last one you applied to shade what happens here. The idea is to get your foot in the door somewhere, get your training, your initial year or two experience with zero tickets and accidents - then you can go pretty much anywhere.

Federal security clearances for example... if you admitted to them that you smoked a joint, they could care less about the fact that you'd done that. What they do care about is if you denied ever having touched the stuff, and then somewhere else along the line it came out that someone said you had. That kind of disconnect would get you completely kicked out of the program. Same deal here... they're looking for the character trait that pegs you as being an honest person.