My TMC experience.

Gunner , I certainly won't argue with you regarding the situation in question , but listen to experience. Your trainer probably felt it important to emphasize the no blind side rule . Never get into the mindset that you know it all . We've all fell into that trap at one time or another and this business will knock you're wiener in the dirt so fast you won't know what hit you! I just want to see you succeed at this and be a proper flatbed trucker. Lord knows good new drivers are hard to come by these days . Listen to your trainer and when you get turned loose make some money and most of all be safe and proud !

 

I drive in and around Chicago on a daily basis, yeah its annoying! Drive a ready mix truck around there. I missed it so I will ask, are you guys in a 379 or what? I see TMC trucks all day everyday, I may have seen you guys this week on 94. I did see a couple guys with trainers.

 

If your going to get rolled paper, it's not that bad. But if your picking it up where i think you are, that's why it sucks. Talk about SLOOOOOOOOOW!

 

Paper rolls. Yay!!! Just remember to not push your body too hard. Now you'll really be getting some good loads in. I remember going coast to coast in my last two weeks. It ruled. Good experience.

 

I comment on here every once in awhile but decide I'd give an update on my expedience as well as gunner does his. Better then making a new thread on the same thing.


im getting let go next week my trainer gave the ok and my training coordinator wants me out early for reasons I don't know. We been doing nothing but Owens Corning in every state manageable. Lots of lumber and a little insulation. Still haven't done any coils or a load that requires chains. I still want to do at least one coil and some sort of piping before I leave. He's been running my butt off Qualcomm states I'm doing 600-620 miles a day. Running all western states farthest we gone west was oregon. He's pulling in over 5k this week. So far it's a good experience but I do have some negatives. I'm lucky to get one shower in a week been baby wiping every day. And I been out including orientation almost 5 weeks with only a day and a half home but I know this is what I'm getting into till I go on my own so can't complain about that.


I don't know if my trainer is lazy or he just wants me to do it but this is my third week so I do all the tarping myself he just comes out to see if I did it right. Also I do all the trip planning myself last night we rolled into Montana at midnight to deliver rolled roofing and my trainer was sleeping in the back so I had to follow My locals in wasn't really upset because it gave me experience. Also good portion of the time he's in the sleeper with the draps zipped shut. Is this normal with people in their third week or should he be more hands on with my training? Finally when we get into a consignee he takes maybe two straps off then go sits in the truck so I take all the securement off and roll up the tarps and shove it all in the side box and headache rack myself. It's a little frustrating not getting help but I just keep thinking only one more week and I'm out. But all in all I still think I learned allot.

 

What branch of service were you in, if any?

 

What branch of service were you in, if you don't mind me asking?