Because I know that Prime pays a pretty fair wage, and that you're new and have had a few, uh, hiccups, I think you're making a bad decision. What's wrong with more training? And, with a whole 5 months and two incidents, where do you think you're going to go? Especially paying you what Prime is? Take the training. You need it. And get over going "up north". It's trucking.
If bad weather is a major concern maybe a local job would be best, you can't avoid it if you are OTR, and Id rather drive in bad weather up north, the world dang near ends when it ices up or snows down south, up north snow is just snow not the end of days
Wait til next month when you're on i25 going to Denver with 10 ft visibility and you're begging.....begging to see a rest area, grow a pair bro
Hey look krazyboi is posting again this week with a new problem. Last it was a problem with the dispatcher the week before it was a load claim week before that he hit a fence week before that it was a problem with his trainer week before that he took out a new truck but didn't check the apu a/c and had to sweat. Lol what's it gonna be next week krazy? Gee krazy you're kind of a high maintenance dude aren't you?
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/prime/257891-ready-upgrade.html#post4162167 I'ma go out on a limb here and say that your trainer was right, and now your dispatcher is at the point where he agrees with him.
So let me see if I have this right. You, a rookie driver not yet out of training, want to know what questions you should ask yourself to see if you're truly ready, when your trained and tested, experienced trainer says you're not ready to go it alone...and you think you are?!? Wow. The question itself shows arrogance, but here are some questions for you to ask yourself: 1. Why do I think I know more than my trainer about being ready or not? 2. Have I asked my trainer why he thinks I'm not ready...and listened to his answers? 3. Based on my total performance so far, what makes me think I am competent to go it alone, just as winter begins, having never been through one before? 4. Based on my total performance so far, am I prepared and competent, really competent, to deal with, say, a massive, sudden snow storm in, say, Buffalo? Or deal with strong winds and slick roads in, say, Wyoming? 5. Based on my total performance so far, do I really know how to get in and out of tight, crowded truck stops in reduced visibility weather when the lines on the pavement are covered with snow and trucks are parked in all kinds of strange ways and places? And finally, 6. When (not if) something happens, am I prepared to explain to company managers (present and future) why I damaged my or another truck because of my judgement and inexperience in inclement weather, even though my trained, certified, experienced trainer said I needed more time? Don't be in such a rush to do it alone. Seriously bad things can happen - to you and to other humans on the road - very quickly in winter driving conditions if you don't have your stuff totally together...or even if you do. Take the extra training!
Let's be honest, there are definitely some TNT trainers here who are in it solely for the money, will teach the student crap or next to crap, and will milk that cow until it's totally dry. I have no idea if that's the case or not with this poster, and I completely understand why people think with this poster it is not, but let's not pretend like all of these TNT trainers are goldmines of knowledge with the best of intentions.
Based on the students own comments, his TNT trainer felt he was not ready. See the link below. ready to upgrade?
