My 3 days in Millington

I remember when CDL's came into being, I was a driver for JB Hunt. It was time for renewal so I went to a DPS office in Dallas- took my tests on a computer- walked out in 30 mins with a paper receipt for a CDL.

The people in safety WOULD NOT BELIEVE I passed all the tests and got all the endorsements in one shot- I had to see the head of safety at the Dallas terminal and show him the receipt in person. It was easy- I studied the handbook for a week before the test, the tests weren't even a challenge. I was told that they had never seen that before. I never forgot that, the company hires people to be professionals, then don't believe they can perform?

That's when I learned that the company was all talk, no action. They brag and talk big- but they only expect you to perform at the level of an incompetent. When you rise above it you're addressed with disbelief.

 

As an exinstructor in another field of course you always need to let someone know if you need help as it may appear to an instructor that you are doing fine. good luck!

 

If people don't let them know there's a problem,

nothing is going to change.

Good for you, glad to hear it .

 

Honestly man, and not to be a downer because I truly hope you do good at that school and everything works out for you.

But it seems the original post you made in this thread was a pretty large eye opener. Why would you subject yourself to something that may potentially happen again? The school I am going to right now has 4 training trucks and 4 instructors. They even have 1 truck there just for demonstration for classes (Like mine currently) that are in classroom mode preparing for the permit test. I compared alot of different programs to each other to see which possibly might provide the better outcome. If you feel as though your not getting enough training, just remind them that your paying for THEIR service and not the other way around. They owe you a good foundation for instructions on how to do things, however some things require some common sense. And as 123456 said, they won't know about your problem until you speak up.

I just hope that you don't run into the same issue as being invited back a 2nd time just to leave again might not look so great.

Once more though, take what I said however you want. I do truly hope this program works out for you. Because your paying for their service, not the other way around.

 

I went through Millington, and made it through just fine. Of course, pretty much everyone who went through made it through the school just fine, whether they actually learned anything or not. When they say "CDL mill", I think that's what they mean.
I have to commend you on your decision, Unicorn. If you'd stuck with it, you'd probably have passed, gotten your CDL, much in the same manner as the people in my class who did, whether they actually learned anything or not. The problem is, those who don't come out of there having actually learned anything end up paying for it once they're in a truck of their own. You seem to have enough sense to realize this beforehand, and actually expect real schooling - which puts you ahead of a whole lot of people out there who absolutely do not give a ####, so long as they can get their CDL and get an easy paycheck out of it. So congrats - not even a CDL holder yet, and you're already rejecting the steering wheel holder mentality. You're off to a better start than you realize.

Best of luck to you.

 

Good for you, Unicorn, on giving it another try. One bit of advice I can offer you is if you are having trouble, don't be afraid to ask for help from the instructor. Get out of the truck and find them if you have to.
It's your time and your money.