quick question

Actually on the road? Very unsafe.

You would probably get a low voltage warning or the lights would automatically shut off along with any outlets.

Mark

 

The phone charger shouldn't be a problem, but careful on the dome light. If the batteries are crap, you may be looking for a jump start in the AM.

That is not likely, but I've seen it happen. One of the company trucks wouldn't start one morning, got the cables on it and one dome light in the sleeper was on. But we also found out that 2 of the three batteries were no good once we got it to Carco.

Also, if he left you on the side of the road while he went home, kind of sounds like he's a pr***. IMO

 

You should be fine. If your training, then your probably in a newer truck. Most likely it has been regularly maintained. That was not the case on that company truck.

The driver had a bad habit of not doing a pre-trip, or anything else regarding maintenance. He actually had ALL (count'em - 10) of his lug nuts come off of a drive axle. 8 had worked loose and then the final 2 broke the studs.

He had just pulled a flatbed into the yard loaded with 40K lbs of tubing.

 

Get used to it. A trainer can do pretty much as he pleases. You HAVE shelter from the elements. The trainer is under NO obligation to take you into his home. What I would suggest is, when he plans on going home again, just ask him, so that you can buy some food. As for a bathroom facility, well any tree will do I suppose.

As for the running of accessories, I'd be very careful about doing that for a long period of time. Maybe what you might want to consider doing is, getting some much needed sleep, or buy a battery powered light for reading, or a simple flashlight.

Good luck with trying to get a new trainer. You may be sent home first, then may not ever be called back. Then you might get "DAC'd" for something later on. No need to make waves, you are only a newbie, nothing more at this point, and your griping about a trainer will not go too far. They will have many, many other newbies just dying to get a job.

 

Drive the truck somewhere with food and facilities, then drive back before the "mentor" arrives...

If he has a problem, tell him to go screw; he left you on the side of the road.

 

U4EA has the correct procedure, the batteries in these things can probably take it but if he left you in the truck then you are responsible for the safe operation of the truck ~ thus any roadside rest area or any truck-parking truck-stop is the thing to do

 

atleast leave the trainee close to a target/walmart or food facilities. being a newbie doesn't mean you have to be treated less than a human. No one here would want anyone doing that to their children or themselves. come on people.

 

Yeah. No kidding. What company is that for? BTC hooked us up with hotel rooms when our trainer went home.. and he just leaves his truck on the side of the road for home time? I doubt the company likes that, so you got a leg up if he starts being an idiot about you taking it to a truck stop.