c1 training thru Drivers Solutions in Indianapolis

Hi all,

I too graduated C1 in Indy recently. In fact Biggen08 and I were in the same class and group. I must say this. The school is great. I think we had the best instructors there. Our instructors cared, they didn't send us up to test until they knew that we were ready. I must say this about C1:

1. Change your attitude. If you go there thinking you know everything about trucking you are either going to fail and be sent home or get an attitude adjustment. We had someone in our class like that and he soon realized he had to change his attitude in order to graduate.

2. If you are a pansy you are not going to make it. Sorry if this offends someone but that is the way it is. The trucking industry is not for sensitive people, so why should trucking school be easy and compassionate?

3. Don't have high expectations. If you have these wild and crazy expectations of staying in the Sheraton and being treated like royalty then think again.

4. Confidence and common sense are key. If you don't have either do not apply.

5. Study, study, study. Your first week is key to acing the pre-trip. By Tuesday of week 1 you should be out on the range every evening after class studying your pre-trip. They test you on Tuesday or Wed of week 2 on part of it.

6. Look, LISTEN, and apply. If you follow those 3 rules you will succeed.

7. Someone yelling at you is not an attack on you personally. It means that you either don't get it yet or just aren't following #6. If you aren't getting it talk to your instructor and if they don't help you talk to the head instructor and get another instructor.

The best 2 instructors there are Gary and Bernie. Hands DOWN!!! They care and show it. They may seem overbearing but they aren't.

C1 is an awesome school, very demanding, but if you want something bad enough you will succeed. They give you everything you need to pass just listen to them and ditch the attitude. As for Rosalina...she went to C1 a long time ago when it was a different animal. That lady is no longer there and the atmosphere there is really different.

 

I am currently in orientation with my company, and no it is not USA or PAM. And here is what I have seen, approximately 30% of the people in this group cannot shift up or down, they can't turn a corner without hitting a curb. We had numerous people fail the road test, and it consisted of simple turns.

I can see why schools get the name that they do, for turning out people like some of these. But you have to realize that schools really do very little more than give you the basics to get your liscense.

The rest is up to the individual, no one is a "truck driver" when they come out of a school, at the best they possess the basic tools to begin learning to become a driver.

 

That is the problem, there is no reason why these driving schools can not put students up in decent hotels. No I am not saying a 5 star resort but some along the 2 or 3 star catagory without roaches or crime problems.

And no the instructors have no right to yell at and degrade the students. Remember YOU are the customer and paying their salaries.

 

First of all, as I said. Don't have high expectations. What obligation do these truck driver training schools have to put you up in what you consider a "decent" hotel? These schools just like the companies are "for-profit". C1 is a multi-million dollar corporation.

Secondly, if you whine and complain about having to sleep in a motel (and the budget inn did not have roaches) that is beneath your expectations then how often are you going to complain about wanting to get home or the accomodations of your truck?

Thirdly, most of the students from C1 were being financed by a company. Which means they are taking what is being given to them. You have the option of getting the Holiay Inn which was right next door or something else, but you have to pay for it yourself. If not then suck it up.

At least they are providing some sort of lodging arrangements. They could let you foot the entire bill for lodging.

And I did ask C1 about the Budget Inn and since they do not setup the lodging, their headquarters does. So I do not blame the school I blame the driver solutions network.

Now if you want all of the students to stay in a 3 star hotel then do this. Go buy some land near each and every truck driving school and open that hotel and then charge $25 a night and see how long you stay in business.

We didn't go to school to rate the lodging accomodations, we went to school to obtain our CDL's and move on to become SAFE truck drivers.

You are right we are the customer, but when most of the customers aren't paying for their services then I think the customers should be grateful that someone is paying for them to be able to achieve their goals.

If you want to be picky and whiney then save up the $6300 that it costs and then whine and complain. If not...

 

And if you can't handle someone yelling at you then you shouldn't be in this industry...PERIOD!!!

 

C1 in indianapolis is $3900 i called them last week

 

It is not just about "comfort" it's about safety too. If you have newbs sleep deprived because roaches and hookers kept them up all night how well do you think they will learn in school the next day? Inexperienced driver at the wheel + sleep deprivation=recipe for an a major accident.

I read on rip off report about how a chap at C1 had to sleep IN HIS CAR because the hotel was so freakin nasty. No he didn't have the money to upgrade to a decent hotel.

 

You seem to have it all figured out, don't you? Being green as a clover how could possibly know that? The truth is that in trucking the LAST thing you need is someone yelling at you. You will have MORE THAN enough to worry about when on the road.

Also the "I'll bend over and take it as deep as you want" attitude won't get you far in this industry. Sure your company might love you but you'll be burned out in two weeks. Trust me. Nothing wrong in having pride in your work and wanting to get the job done but you can't allow yourself to become a steering wheel slave.

 

EG FRIGGIN ZACTLY.......O/O....

If you are comfortable and safe in your training environment, you have the tendancy to enhance your learning potential. And as the customer I expect to be treated with respect as well as taught properly. Needless to say, I requested a change of range instructors on day 1. It was granted and I enjoyed the rest of the course.