hopefully, third time's a charm

I really enjoyed my trainers at Roehl when I drove there. You should look them up. They only have like a 3-4 week training where you have to ride with a trainer. They also never made me drive team either to rack up their miles. Once I was comfortable and they where comfortable with my driving they would actually sit in the sleeper with the curtain closed so I could get a feel for driving solo.

 

I think trainers may get a bad rap. I never had to do anytime with one really so I am not speaking from personal experience.

When you are driving on the interstate, what exactly should a trainer do? Hold your hand? If you have a license then keeping it on the road is your responsibility. Once the trainer observes that you maintain lane awareness, his job is done with that part. That is the majority of driving. Just don't hit anything.

Backing. Put your rear trailer tandem tire next to the yellow line, then get your rear drive tire the same distance from the same yellow line and back until you feel a bump. That is it.
He needs to show you how to do the paper work, how to use the E logs, what numbers to call when things go wrong, when payday is, and then call safety and set you free.

That should take about 30 minutes. If it takes longer then that all he is doing is babysitting you until you have enough experience to be left alone. And Daddy doesn't want to hear you complaining about your babysitter. Until you grow up and pay the bills and get your own house, just do what you are told. Eat your carrots.

 

Try Watkins & Shepard; they have a terminal in Dalton and you don't have to deal with a trainer unless you want one.

Ozark Motor Lines is one to check; this isn't the one you drove for is it?

 

Once the adrenalin level subsides and boredom/ routine sets in, I think it's crucial to find a constructive hobby. Like getting a degree online or learning a foreign language. Preparing for marathon. Sleep, proper diet, moving on with your life instead of just killing time. Treating trucking as a lifestyle, esp. OTR

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XoGTufCNN7o

Do me a favor and watch that video. It's less than a minute long. You've heard ' a winner NEVER quits and a quitter NEVER wins' before. The winner in that vid had to wake up, climb off the canvas, and survive. Then he took the fight to his opponent, and won the fight. That's a sign of greatness.

No offense, but your MO is to throw in the towel when difficulties arise. How do you expect to gain any sort of recognition if you are so quick to throw the towel in? You haven't even seen any tough situations yet. If you were a fighter, you would quit at the opening bell.

Are you sure you want to truck?

 

I understand being in a training truck is stressfull, and i understand there are trainers that shouldn't train.... but on the flip side there are students that shouldn't drive... take what the trainer does with a grain of salt...

It does seem like you just drop out before any of the actual rough stuff...

And I hate to say this, and i have had to tell one of my students this.... Perhaps driving a truck isn't for you, honestly sit down and think on it.
If you really want to do it you do need to give it your best, dont sweat the small things, and try to keep open to the idea of learning

Sorry to be a buzzkill