Advice,

I don't understand the point of leaving the poor guy in the truck. When I had students and they agreed to go on home time with me (as opposed to be shuffled off to the next trainer at a terminal), I always put them up at a hotel and was reimbursed by the company. The local ones happen to be near a Wally World and many food options, but almost ever hotel everywhere has SOME pizza joint that can deliver, or take them shopping to get some food. If the student wasn't a complete freakazoid I'd run them around town and show them the "sights" such as they were, get them a home cooked meal, etc.

 

I won't even go to the store in someone else's car because I want the power to get away if I need to. My heart bleeds for these new folks stuck with a trainer for weeks on end. Shame on cre for letting that happen.

But he asked for advice. Best advice posted earlier. Make the best of it. Try not to fume and survive the ordeal. Get a real driving job the moment you qualify.

 

This is when you find out how bad do you want to be a trucker.

 

If your in the company truck? Get on the qualcomm and message the DM. Tell them your trainer abandoned you for hometime. The DM will either get you on another truck or get you into a hotel.

 

Are you being paid for this layover? If not, then the company blows and you should be spending this time looking for a better company to work for...

 

4 days? Relax and enjoy.

 

What are you trying to do? Did you finish training? Do you want to dump your trainer? Do you want to quit the company and go home?

Your current status matters.

 

That's easy to say if you have a pocket full of cash and are not in remote rural America somewhere. As a CRE trainee, I seriously doubt he has lots of cash to burn. After 24 hours in the truck, in some nasty outhouse, it stops being "relaxing and enjoyable"

 

All I can say is live and learn.Should have planned a little.Ive been in some pretty bad spots myself.Its only 4 days I doubt he’s gonna starve. I feel for the OP but In reality he can due whatever he wants.As far as Driving Truck 9 hrs to terminal I can only guess he will be parting ways without permission.He needs to call CR and get some $$ If hungry. Otherwise endure -builds Character.

 

I think they get a weekly Salery while in training so it pays the same as driving