Former May Drivers Lounge...

Because, every trainer I have met, (4) and every trainer that I heard from either my trainer or a trainee (4), all did 4 weeks or more, with 1 exception, which did 3 weeks. So out of 8, 1 did 3 weeks. Longest I heard was 5 weeks. I was suppose to do 4 weeks, even though my trainer promised me 3 weeks. I told him, If I do another week, I'm leaving. Oh, and one other who quit 2 weeks in, was suppose to do 4 weeks. According to that quitter, his trainer never solos out any of his students earlier than 4 weeks. I have heard of a few exceptions, trainers soloing out trainees within 2 weeks. Maybe it was you. That was a story told by my trainer. I had 3 months of behind the wheel training at my school. I drove almost better than my trainer. He still wanted to do 4 weeks with me. I told him at the beginning, I wasn't going to have that. He should have solo'd out within a week or week & 1/2, In my opinion. Instead, I got a repeat of what I already knew in baby talk. "oh, you need to learn how to use the gas pumps". "oh, you need to know how to use your people skills dealing with consignee and shippers". "oh, you need to experience driving on toll roads"........ In my case, I've heard more trainers soloing at 4, than 3.

 

Baloney. My trainer did it, and several others I've heard have done it. Trainer starts out driving first to gain a couple hundred miles. Then the student takes over and burns the clock. I would be in Sleeper duty or Off-duty status while he was driving. Then I'd take over and drive 10 hours. Most days, we'd be driving 12 to 14 hours. Trainers are allowed to go over the clock. I envy'd a lot of trainees I met where they drove 8 to 10 hour days and that's it. I lived in hell those 3 weeks, barely getting rest some days. Just last week, I met a trainer and a trainee at a shipper, we had the same destination. I drove exactly the same miles as did the training truck. That's how trainers should be training. But not everyone follows the rules, and May knows that.

 

I wish I had you as a trainer than. I would have solo'd out in a week. The trainer I requested, solos students out at 4 weeks. I ended up with another that solos out at 4 weeks, but demanded to solo out 3. I got in trouble for that.

 

You obviously have not met my trainer. My trainer grossed in $2,200, $1800, and $1,100 (off several days).

He drove 3-4 hours, while I'm off duty. Then I drive 10 hours, while he's on duty. That makes it legal for him and for me. That's a 14 hour day. Driving an average of 58 mph = roughly 812 miles in a day. We both get a 10 hour reset and do it all over again, until he burns up his 70, we get a 34 reset, which gives up another day in the week, and he makes almost 5,000 miles in a week, that's nearly $2,200.

I have a bug? I'm just telling it the way I see it... or in my case, experienced it. Everyone has their own experience. You can't foolishly deny that. It is possible. Some people don't believe I ever received a message from May driving 70 mph down hills consistently... but its true, I have yet to hear from anyone. What do I have to gain from this? Should I lie and say 95% of all trainers solo out students at 3 weeks? Trainers never drive?

 

I'm sure May is a decent outfit but if you went to a trucking school that is listed on Schneider's website, go with them. They have been at this many years and have excellent training.

 

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