Leaving with trainer tomorrow, what to expect?

8 weeks!!! So glad it's not me

 

LFLMAO, Wilbur. Excellent advice.

 

Two months? Really? Awful long, IMHO. If you go into the training, keep yourself open to it, after all you might get a decent driver/trainer. If you run into trouble, call HR, get another job, but at no point eat any of that smelly stuff. You're going to be a valuable resource and you can do what you see is necessary. Tough it out if you can, if not, choose another path. See? Easy! Best.

 

No worries CWR. There was a guy quitting after a couple weeks or less on the road every time i hit the Spokane Terminal. Hell one time their was no tarps left at the yard, but a guy walked in quitting and i got to take his tarps lol.

I'd say for every 10 people they bring to orientation they're happy if 1 makes it through the 1st full year.

If you live in the Spokane area check out CL for the ads running the chip trucks. Those guys are a little crazy, but they get home every day.

 

It's amazing how people go to school and get their CDL, go through orientation, then go through training and then quit when they are shocked to find out they actually have to work. Sure there are "horror stories" out there, but reading between the lines:

"They were running me to death" - aka they actually expected you to put in at least 500 miles of driving a day.

"I couldn't take a bathroom break" - aka you couldn't figure out how to take any less than 25 minutes to go relieve yourself, go shopping, try on hats, and chat up the girl at the counter on a typical piss break.

"I couldn't take a shower" - aka you never figured out how to take a shower on a 30 minute break and sometimes in order to make a delivery on time you had to run miles to take a 10 hour break that had no truck stops within 100 miles. You never learned to use baby wipes and stay clean without modern facilities.

"I was tired all the time" - aka your play time on the game console during your 10 hour break always seemed to be interrupted by the need to start a pre trip inspection.

I know, it's shocking. When you are out on the road "they" actually expect you to "GASP!" do the job you "worked" so hard to get.

 

Preach it, brother.

AMEN!

 

None of that had you in mind, but simply using this thread to let other new drivers know that when they start training they need to expect to hustle on their breaks, SLEEP during their 10 hour break, and drive like this isn't a vacation.