Some questions about my mentor

See? There's the lesson. Mister and Missus Head Gear really don't care which lane they want. They want to know which two lanes they want...and it will always include the one you and your Big Space-Hogging Truck are in. Don't you realize that texting is MUCH MORE IMPORTANT than anything you are doing in your Big Space-Hogging Truck, including avoiding Mister and Missus Head Gear's aluminum and plastic vehicle? You know, the one that's smaller than some of the rocks in your tread?

C'mon. Get with the lesson!

 

Here is what I learned yesterday. I am an aggressive ### driver in my pickup. My mentality changes in a 4 wheeler when I know I have great acceleration and maneuverability.

 

They know we are the professionals, so they don't have to pay attention when they are texting I used to blow the BIG HORN when I would see them swerving from texting. But after one darn near hit my drives I gave up that practice

As for the OP I hope she succeeds, she just needs a thicker skin. I know some of the people I deal with on the dock, and let me tell ya they do not go easy on women . And telling the foreman/supervisor will just make it worse. Being able to B.S. in the real world with real people requires a thick skin, a good sense of humor and a dirty mind . If you don't have these, you will not last very long on the driving side of this industry.

Injun you are right on as usual.

 

I was actually talking about the "head Gear" wearing, bearded, smell like curry, big rig operators....most commonly on I-5 hailing from Canada...B.C.!

 

I thought this post would be close by now, I see she still switching mentors, now I am starting to wonder if its the mentor or the student. First off wish u luck with the new mentor. Now a lot of student come on here complaining about the mentor just want to run team, just using them to make money. On my truck when the student reach 50 hrs if I am ok with the way they drive we going full team, that's swift policy not mine. You get your hrs a whole lot faster, and more experience because we moving more, this is not 9-5 and its not Monday to Friday, two person on the truck why is the truck sitting still. Yes the mentor makes more but you also need to realise his expenses also increase, he is using his truck to train everytime you grind that gear his pocket hurts, so he need to be making more to fix the truck later when it break (not if it break) for all the other students reading this whe u go on a mentor truck you are not doing him a favor because he going to run with or without you. He is training you I gaurantee you are driving much better than the day he pick you up. Yes the mentor is to train and he also suppose to be paid, y'all go to these driving school and pay $4000+ but have a problem when the mentor trying to get something for showing you the real world of trucking, driving school is to get you license, you dnt know trucking until you start out with the trainer.

Hopefully you do well and become a trainer one day and you will understand what they have to deal with.

And when you get with this mentor ease off the bloging for a while, spend some time on the qualcom, the blue binder, backing, (you should have more than 25 backs by now let him know you want to back. Some students come out here and not showing any interest, he won't know unless you ask, (he don't know who you are) if he say no ask again tommorrow (close mouth don't get fed) if you do that they will make you back that truck,

When their is a disagreement end the conversation right there before it lead to an argument, take a walk or something just get your training over with, you don't have to get along with the person you don't have to like the person, after the training chances of you seeing that person again is very slim even if y'all from the same terminal.

 

a little bird advised me that our OP has completed her time with mentors.

 

It's completely up to her,now, how her stay with Swift will go. I wish her success.

 

Things finally clicked into place for you. Great and best wishes for a long, "swift" career!

 

Wow, Swift is awesome! I lost count, how many mentors am I allowed? Is there a limit?
Seriously, though... how can I find out where they hire other than speaking with a mentor yet? And are some terminals better than others?...
And the fact that they have all those terminals... does that mean that you can park the truck there when you want time off? My sister lives near Wilmington, CA... is that how it works?
If you chose a "comfort zone" do you make less money?... I have no family obligations so as long as I can be home once a month I don't care about the exact date...
Appreciate the info...