Swift 200 hours journey

Always run solo from now on.

 

Hang in there, just get it over with and life becomes much better.

On the brightened side you are seeing firsthand the ways to fail out here.

Some mentors show you what to do, others show you what not to do.

When you do get on your own, never be afraid to ask another driver for advice or help of you don't understand something, or you are not sure.

I don't know many drivers who would not gladly help you out rather than see you tear something up or get yourself in a bind.

Good Luck, it won't last forever.

 

I'm going through a lot worse situation right now with a trainer. Someday I will post my experience on this forum when I'm not afraid of who might read it..
For now I just suffer and pray I get through it. For every hour I make it without quitting I consider a miracle.
Good luck with Swift and hang in there.

 

How much longer with the trainer? That's the worst part of starting with a company; the trainer phase.

 

In Soviet Russia Mentors are removed and the bullet is billed.

You seem to be exceedingly difficult with teamwork two drivers; Wonder what might happen if you begin to resent your short 300 mile in 10 hours to a storm and somone breezed through at 500 miles.

This is not about miles per se. There is a pay you will get and there is a pay that is given to Trainers etc. Hang in there, when you get loose in your own rig I think you will be happy.

 

Get thru it and it will be done . Yes the training phase sux .

 

I was told before showing up for orientation that it would be 3 weeks. When I showed up it had just been switched to 12k dispatched miles. After two weeks now I probably have 3k miles down and an overweight ticket to go along with it. A ticket that I never would have gotten if I was solo.

We had picked up a load of lumber and as soon as I started driving I told the trainer the load seems very heavy. I had hauled a 40k lb coil days prior so i had a good feel for weight.

Right by the pickup was a Cat scale and I told him we should weight it...would have been a great opportunity also for me to learn how to use the scales, but he said it's good and not to worry.

Right now I'm sitting the weekend in a dirt parking lot with no facilities and haven't showered or changed my clothes in 5 days.

Since I replied to the OP I've decided not to put up with it anymore. Once I figure out how to address my situation to our driver manager I'm going to call...my limit has been reached...

 

He said dont worry about it? If they expect you to pay, id tell em where to stick it! Get me a new mentor and dont dock me for the ticket. Bad enough its in your name.