What are the responsibilities of trainers if any?

Averitt trainer drive for a day then in the passenger seat the next 6 weeks actually training you.

 

New drivers should keep BUS FARE or PLANE FARE $ money while riding with a Trainer. You have some real egomaniacs who will put you out at a Truck stop if you question their authority. You should follow trainers instructions until you think they are giving bad advice or dangerous advice.

 

If you rear ended a car, who is liable...is your trainer liable?

I'm not trying to be a buster, but I' not goingt sugarcoat anything either. You say that you were confused as to what lane you should be in. Why? Havent you been operating a motor vehicle for over two decades? Isn't it the responsibility of a motor vehicle operator to read and understand ALL road signs?

New to a commercial vehicle, not new to driving. Road signs are for all motor vehicle operators, not just drivers. Reading and following road sign instructions is something car owners should do. So just tell me that from now on, you will read every road sign on ever road no matter what vehicle you are driving. Okay? Okay. Lets move on...

Your trainer sucks. He's a slacker. He doesn't plan well, he doesn't communicate well. He lied to a cop. You being weak, didn't speak up. I would have spoken up just to watch the cop crawl in his arse. Spine, son...it's called a spine. Use it. It prevents people from walking on you. If you are tired, PULL OVER. Do you understand? There isn't anyone on the planet that can make you drive tired.

What should you do about your sucky trainer...request a new one? No. At best, that will set you back a few weeks. You need to finish training to get issued your own rig. The training is the absolute worst part in the whole industry. Get through it and it gets better.

And finally, you need to toughen up. It's quite a bit more difficult and stressful to drive a big rig than a 4wheeler. You will get use to it. Do your laundry when you are going to sit for 24 hours or more. You're in training. You need to always be ready to drive. You'd better thank your lucky stars that your trainer is a slacker. If he were a hard charger, you'd be in a coma. When it's time to sleep, you need to sleep. When it's time to drive, you need to be able to stay in the saddle and drive. That's the only way you're going to make any money.

 

A trainer's ONLY responsibilities to the student are outlined in the company policy manual. In other words, there are none. Since YOU were behind the wheel, YOU have the legal responsibility to operate the equipment in a safe, legal manner.

I honestly wonder why carriers even bother with "training". It's just as much a scam as leasing. While I am not a fan of government interference in business, "training" needs to be regulated and audited by an outside agency. Too many of these carriers are putting the bottom line profits ahead of the safety of every person on the road through their BS training antics. A driver who has completed training should be able to operate a CMV safely in ALL conditions. And I see far too many new drivers who don't have a clue due to piss poor "training".

 

You have the responsibility to read road signs. You being behind the wheel are liable for all tickets. A trainer is not responsible to teach you to read road signs, you should have already known how. Your being "overwhelmed" doesn't float.

 

Your trainer failed you that being said it's a really hard time you're in right now being new for 1 driving teams you can never get enough sleep or sleep good you just have to stick it out a m little longer and you will be the captain of your own ship . Never except the ticket you get you fight every ticket everytime they will reduce it to some bilullshit non moving violations and you can pay the fine Chp are thieving pigs just after revenue.

 

What trainer is that? Doesn't sound like you have one.

 

FIDO...Forget It Drive On. You are ultimately responsible...the quicker you learn it the better off you will be out here. Be safe.