Getting on a trainers truck: Questions I have

All the above suggestions are good. I train, please put your phone away for that first week. I'm going to let you drive the 1st week and we sleep at the same time. I want you sleeping, not farting around with that phone, 2nd week and there after.... leave your #### phone alone. I want you sleeping while I drive so I can sleep when you drive. We will be teaming, running the clock out till we have to reset. Have a good time on your phone but at 24 hours into it, shut it down and tell your loved ones you are going back to work and to respect your rules and leave you the hell alone. Then get some sleep.

I've never brought a guy or gal back to the yard for being a bad driver, I can teach that. I can not teach personal discipline, you either have it or not. I'll throw you out for that #### phone, count on it.

While I'm at it, when we swap trailers, crank the gear, not because I'm lazy or have earned the right to make you do it, It's because often the yard dogs old lady didn't put out that weekend and he took it out on us by dropping the trailer while moving and jammed it up. You have to learn how to deal with that.

Don't hesitate to wake me up for anything, no matter how small. You are new, if you get tired, stop and tell me. We will stop, it's no big deal. Welcome to our world.

COMMUNICATE!!!!

Tell me if I'm doing something that makes you fell unsafe or just plain bothers you, I won't know unless you do.

If we will be driving right past Aunt Bessy you have not seen in 20 years, say something. If the load will let us, hey, home Aunt Bessy cooking!

If you have suggestions, speak up, I'll listen and then pick them apart until I convince you that you are stupid or I convince myself you are right. It won't always work out that way and we will have to agree to disagree. Don't get butt hurt over it.


Lastly, if I'm sleeping and we hit the fuel stop, just wash the windows, fuel the truck and go back at it. If I wake up 30 minutes later and want to pee, deal with it, I'll do the same for you.

 

I'd ask them if he/she plans to spend most of their time in the sleeper while you drive.

 

Oh man you are in for a RIDE! Good luck!

 

They should really make a reality show about the truck driver/trainee scenario. It would be the most awkward, painful, and popular show on television.

 

This is a good thread ! I remember a few weeks back a student killed his trainer , how crazy is that. I would think that maybe most company's try to pair people that are some what compatible.
I bet it is really hard getting on a truck with a trainer in the first place but to get hooked up with some that I have heard about would be bad but I am sure there are a lot of good trainers.

It would be hard for me to be with a smoker but can usually get along with most people for that short of time

 

Remember that this is not a trainer, you already got your cdl so the second you are in that seat ready to drive, you are totally responsible for the truck, the load and everything else as if you were on your own. If your "trainer" tells you to do something illegal or something that makes you uncomfortable, refuse because you got your cdl already and should know better.