Realizing how shady the entire industry is out there...

You won't get anywhere with a lawyer, you could have gone and parked in a warehouse district but didn't. All that will do is get you looking for a job and nobody, I mean nobody, is going to hire you, at least not in trucking.

 

Why did you leave the first one? Is this what you mean when you say you'll have 2 hits against you? Bit late now, but if the trainer is just going to sit there and train (as they should, otherwise your're a co-driver), you should make it clear that you are in control. That you will make the route, fuel stops, and breaks within company guidelines, Then you explain to the trainer the route, fuel and break stops and ask for input or advice. This should be brought up during the interview, not a week into a run. If they say "Bob here will take you out for 2 weeks and show you how we do things", you need to stop and ask questions. You're right, it is your licence and logs and hit if one happens. Just as during an interview they're finding out what they can expect of you, the interview is when you find out what you can expect from them. And yes, they're probably going to lie about some things. But in the end you have to be the responsible one, even if it means getting canned. And always make sure you have enough in the bank to get home from anywhere you may travel.

 

I'm gonna take my ball and go home !

 

If a company is "experimenting" with avoiding the ELD tracking (read breaking the law), I'd think seriously about looking for another job. That's too shady for me. Give them a few months....maybe, then start looking.

 

Dude a small company is like 30 trucks or less.

 

I have very little respect for that trainer. In fact I think he is a pos. It's his duty to oversee operation of the truck. He waited until the trainee noticed time was getting too short? He didn't tell the trainee "his" goal for where he wanted to stop during the day or the start of it.
To me this is just a story about another worthless trainer. Smh

 

WTF is an ELD.....??

 

Electronic Logging Device

 

What if there was a wreck while you were over hours? Even it if wasn't your fault, the opposing attorneys would argue that you shouldn't have been there, you should have been parked. Can't hide time in the paper logs anymore, driving over hours with an ELD is like robbing a bank and leaving your driver's license at the scene of the crime.

So you think your trainer's a good guy and he'd shoulder the blame? Hell no, he'd throw you to the wolves. Ditto for the company, they'd wash their hands of you in a NY minute.

Document EVERYTHING: text messages, messages over the Qualcomm, conversations with dispatch, all forms of communication need to be recorded and documented. Watch your six and always drive safe and legal!!