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Lumping Tires On Training Time at CDL school?

Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by LateNightCable, Apr 23, 2019.

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  1. Apr 23, 2019 #1
    LateNightCable

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    I was at school yesterday - a public college run by the county, practicing with two other students for our skills test tomorrow. We got called by our instructor to stop what we were doing immediately to drive over to the on-sight shop to go help load truck tires and rims into a 53’ trailer.

    We did this for 20-30 minutes. Now I understand the value of team effort to get things done, but my two classmates and myself felt this was a strange demand. And it was a demand, not a request, when our instructor told me over the phone that we had to load these tires or we couldn’t drive for the day.

    We’re paying good money for CDL instruction, not to be coerced into loading tires. Especially when there were others working at the repair shop, or any number of people in the Diesel class who could have done it... I even joked to one of the instructors about being entitled to a lumper fee for this, to which he agreed. But I feel this command was out of line.

    Input appreciated. I like our instructor, but I’m half tempted to contact the superintendent over this.
     
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  3. Apr 23, 2019 #2
    Intothesunset

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    I would recommend talking to a supervisor.
    You are not an employee.
    You are paying to be there.
    What if you had gotten injured who would pay the medical bill?
     
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  4. Apr 23, 2019 #3
    QuietStorm

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    You sound like a princess, however you're also correct.
     
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  5. Apr 23, 2019 #4
    Chinatown

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    I wouldn't care at all as long as I get a cdl at graduation. What's 30 minutes out of the day helping the school a little by loading some tires?
     
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  7. Apr 23, 2019 #5
    x1Heavy

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    If that little bit of lumping bothered you so much, god help you out there when you have to do it twice per load, on the floor loading and off the floor to unload...

    I cannot think of anything closer to trucking than actual work in the trailer moving stuff.
     
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  8. Apr 23, 2019 #6
    LateNightCable

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    You miss the point, I’m not against the labor - I move beds and furniture for a living, and entertain the prospect of flatbed work. But the principal is that none of us paid good money and signed up to be coerced into heavy labor during school time that could potentially injure us, even for half an hour. If it’s my job, that’s one thing, but I’m there to earn my CDL.

    We’re all a princess, driving a truck is easy. You wouldn’t want to make ends meet the way some of our ancestors had to.
     
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  9. Apr 23, 2019 #7
    tarmadilo

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    Heck, most of my loads are tire loads and I won’t load or unload them (bad knees, back issues). That’s hard work, and my company pays a pretty good lumper fee. As you noted, you paid for the class, your time should be dedicated to practicing driving, backing, and pretrip inspection practice. I’d absolutely register a complaint with the school.
     
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  10. Apr 23, 2019 #8
    austinmike

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    :biggrin_25513:
     
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  11. Apr 23, 2019 #9
    QuietStorm

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    Lmao, fair enough. Talk about how easy it is after a few years of doing it.
     
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  12. Apr 23, 2019 #10
    buddyd157

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    i would contact the school administrator over this. you are not an employee. what would have happened if you threw your back out?

    would the school pay all your medical bills?

    i would not let this go quietly.

    once you get a JOB,and you GET PAID for unloading, then fine, you would also be covered by workman's comp.

    you should also call the local tv news consumer reporter and tell him/her about this....especially if the school administrator laughs in your face..let's see him laugh in front of a tv news crew...

    you will not only get your CDL, but your tuition back in full.....in others words...ALL FOR FREE...!!!!!!
     
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