Itching to go SOLO

So you seem like a smart one...I ask questions and explain my reasons in general that I desire specific things in my training. ..... and because I am being clear about what I am looking for all of a sudden you have determined that I am not OTR material...WOW!

 

WS is the best bet..but I still suggest 4 to 6 weeks training...and not with a 3-6 month experienced driver...lol.. winter is here..there is a lot to learn.. WS is a good company..but I don't think 10 days is enough.. I mean come on!!... even the little things like making sure your trailer doors are secured open before bumping dock..how to shut trailer doors when trailer is not on level ground..when asked how you want your trailer loaded...what are you going to say? .. there is a bunch of small stuff.. that helps you... any one can drive on the interstate..lol.. you turn down the wrong road..in the fog... end up at a 9 foot clearance.. have to back up 2 miles ..not straight back either ..lol...or end up in Brooklyn NY..down town.... please for all of us.. do your time with a trainer.. then when your ready.. you get your own space.. no it is not rocket science ..but its not as easy as you may think

 

Smokey and the Bandit, plenty of humor with Buford....gotta love it!!

 

reminds of when i was driving through a snowstorm a swift trainer asked me on the cb if i minded if he hung out behind me and helped him get through the snow.

 

I can imagine there are situations out their that get every driver a bit uncomfortable or concerned from time to time. I suppose that too is part of the learning curve.

 

Been doing this for 13 plus years and i still learn new things all the time. I'm not scared to drive in any weather but i am smart enough to shut down when conditions warrant it and or other driver's on the road warrant it. Sometimes it's not about whether or not i feel comfy driving but if the super trucker's are flying by me or worse the 4 wheeler's and the road conditions aren't suitable then i'll stop to keep someone else from hitting me.

 

Well, I know we all have a way of asking the questions that are important to us and those questions don't always come across to everyone else in that way, but I have to say the questions the OP asks have a reckless sound to them. Kind of like "Toss me the keys and let me be." It won't fit in an industry with increasingly stringent regulatory oversight.

 

I did my training with GTI. Green Bay is their closest terminal I believe. Find a company that trains you, not one that you run team. The trainer is not training when your running team. GTI trains about 28 days, about 10,000 miles. You drive, trainer trains. Good luck.

 

I started with May Trucking and after 8 days my trainer recommended me for the solo test. We didn't make it back to the terminal for three more days though.

Each trainer (and student) is different though. I've heard of plenty other companies who won't even consider releasing a driver for 6-8 weeks.

Ask the recruiters what their company policy is.

 

thanks all, I appreciate the responses.