Is it better for a woman to get trained by another woman or man?

This one hits a nerve with me on this note...

"Being the good guy to women these days just isnt worth it..."

In my taxi driving days before I got my CDL, I had a drunk female college student who was playing games acting like she was too drunk to remember where she lived, coming out of her dress and trying to get me to take her home with me. When I refused to take the bait and called the police, she told them I was trying to molest her. Unfortunately for her, she was underage, blew a .21, and was found to have used her sister's ID to go drinking. Obviously, the cops figured out that she was lying. In hindsight, I should have sued and made her daddy pay for CDL school. So yeah, there are a handful of women out there who play power games.

That being said, if I had it to do all over again, I would go to an accredited school, one that participates in job placement programs with carriers that will run you solo. I would DEFINITELY not team. Teaming at CRST came very close to getting me killed at least twice.

And that ESPECIALLY goes for if I were female and getting my CDL. Reason being, that there is less chance for harassment, and less chance of coercion.

 

No need for anyone to know what was previously posted.

 

male or female doesn't matter, the dreaded scenarios can happen with either gender. get with a trainer that can teach. respect one another, you're both there to preform a job, the boundries are set if you keep it professional.

 

it helps if a trainee is willing to learn just as much as trainer is willing to patiently pass along what the individual can.

 

First you do not get trained by anyone after you license. You are mentored into the position of driving.

Second if we had all these problems these cry babies keep posting and being up on YouTube, then this entire industry would be having issues with drivers to the point no one would drive.

 

I teamed with an old timer right out of school. It was the best real world education in driving I could have hoped for. It was a great to learn from someone who knew what they were doing. Our genders never came into play-it was work.

 

I won't graduate my female students unless they put out and cook me a t bone medium rare.

Most fail and cook it medium well.

 

and the difference of either is ???

 

I came in here to say exactly this. I'm pleased to see it was the first response. Good trainers are a dying breed and most carriers these days seem unwilling (or unable) to provide adequate training to new drivers.

I was super-lucky. My school had trainers with a combined driving history of over 150 years (average of 25 years per driver) and both my trainers I had with my company were 20+ year experienced. One was from Macedonia no less and saw all of Europe and Russia for two decades. His English was less than ideal, but once I got passed that, some of his techniques were things I would never have thought of on my own. I attribute a lot of my efficiency to him.

 

1. I am being trained. Even though I feel I learned a lot at school, I didn't learn enough to be proficient enough to drive for a living.

Just a few things I have learned in the last few weeks...
-How to back up a trailer straight to a dock with a trailer on either side only 12-22 inches between.
-How to hook up a set of trailers.
-How to chain on the side of the road in standing snow and miserable conditions.
-How to drive for sustained periods of time 8-11 hours a day and stay on a schedule. There is a huge difference between the 2.5 hours I drove a school to what I am doing now.
-How to utilize proper spacing, merging, and speed controls.
-How to get along with another person in a truck.
-How to fuel a truck. Where to put the DEF. (The fact that DEF exists)
-How to conserve fuel.
-Safety on the road.

This list can go on. Having a CDL isn't the same as being a truck driver. I am learning right now. When we are in our own truck, we will be mentored by our trainers ongoing. Questions, we can always give them a call.

2. Every industry has cry babies. And the trucking industry is having issues with drivers right now— quality and quantity. Some companies are so needy. Their hiring standards used to be 2-3 years experience but now they are hiring right out of school.

The quality of student is often more moldable than someone who has been in the industry for a while. This student hasn't developed "bad habits" and "tricks" to save time that often lead to safety issues.

The Megas are training many drivers to be unsafe and their unwillingness to offer ongoing training means that in a year, if they last that long... They still lack the quality needed to work for a great company. Also, with the DAC report issues many drivers have they can't work elsewhere even if they decide to stay in the industry.

The quantity issue affects every industry. But trucking isn't what it used to be. The people going into the industry now are not lasting as long. Some Megas have almost a 100% turnover rate.... Many are just leaving the industry and never looking back.

Also, many people just don't want to work or have a lot of negativity in their lives and they need to express it.