A popular "truck driving training resource" gets a flattering

Not to derail the topic but I rebuilt the battery from a 2000 Honda Insight MT on my kitchen table. It was basically 96 Industrial D Cell Batteries in sticks of 6. I think I spent a little over a hundred bucks to replace bad cells. The 2011 Prius and 2011 CR-Z are still going strong on original traction and IMA batteries, respectively.

My point is that while I have learned a ton of information, which is good, I only believe what I can corroborate with information from other sources. When someone creates an account to disparage another website, trash talk a company, or even insult an individual, we have to consider the source. Have they established themselves as a credible source of information? Did they back it up with facts?

 

The video in the OP is crude and stupid, but some of the things that the guy says are true. It is true that you are not allowed to criticize the megas there - but they do allow and encourage criticism of small companies and owner operators - What does that tell you?

You mention the training diaries. What good are they if the moderators at the website insist that any difficulties a driver is having must be his/her own fault? And, that the big companies can do no wrong?

I would stick to the truckers report for training diaries, too. Here, a driver can write about ALL of their experiences without moderators trying to control the narrative.

 

I haven’t found a section dedicated to training diaries here. I can find links to each carrier but not specifically training diaries sorted by carrier.

As to it being our fault. It is. You can’t fix a problem if you do not own it. It is important to use every tool and every resource available to make best decision.

 

This is just one I thought of off the top of my head. You will see job diaries like this and also training diaries like @88 Alpha said. There is a really good training diary about Pinellas community college on here you could find with a search. Very in depth and day to day.

FedEx Freight Diary (ala Russian Rabbit)

 

I didn’t suggest that you make this forum like any other forum. But having a way to quickly find training diaries for a specific company could be beneficial. It could be done with tags or a section. Yes, I’ve seen countless threads that say “The Adventures of...”. And I waded through them to find what I was seeking.

 

Maybe you misunderstood me. Of course, when we are just starting out, we are the cause of many of our difficulties. I was, however, referring to the types of problems that the company can reasonably be blamed for. Things like not being paid accessory pay as promised, not getting home-time as promised, not getting the miles the company promises, etc., etc.. When a Mega company is involved, the mods at that other website will either blame the driver for these types of problems or pretend that they are unimportant and ridicule drivers for their concerns.

 

I understood you. If it isn’t your fault, then you cannot fix it and you will be a victim over and over again. There are remedies for those problems, even with a mega carrier. If a company doesn’t back up, what it promises, in writing... If it isn’t in writing, it’s worthless. Then you have options. But until you accept responsibility, you will just be a victim. Own it, and fix it. Is accessory pay promised in writing? Is home time promised, in writing? Is the mileage guarantee in writing? No??? Who is at fault?

 

Or this epic tome...

Werner trainer craps himself

 

That is right. The mega truck trainer Bible!