The Elephant in the Room - Snoring

Once I’m in my own truck, I’ll go back to back sleeping but if side sleeping helps, I’m going to do it. I need to make sure my trainer gets a great night sleep and isn’t frustrated.

mid love to hear from some trainers that have had students that snore in the truck with them.

 

You are mistaken. I am at MTI, right now, in Cartersville, Georgia. Millis trainees from Cartersville, Georgia leave the facility with a CDL AP, which is a permit, not a license. Therefore, it is required that the trainer be not only awake, but on duty in the seat beside the trainee until such time as the trainee gets his/her CDL. You can't be in the seat beside the driver, if you are in the bunk sleeping.

Now, that may change as Millis is now offering CDL tests on site, but to date, no one has left with a CDL license from Cartersville MTI. Maybe I'll be the first.

"Must operate the appropriate class of vehicle and be accompanied by a person who is licensed to drive that class of vehicle, who is fit and capable of exercising control of the vehicle and who is occupying a seat beside the driver." - Georgia DDS

 

I have Snore Lab on my iPhone which I put face down on the bed. It records the actual snoring as well as tracking it by time. Then I also have Sleeplus that works with a sleep mask and downloads to the iPhone.

 

That is not how it works at Millis Transfer. We hit the road with a trainer straight out of school. Then drive 5 - 8 weeks with a trainer using solo dispatch. We take the CDL test in the trainer's truck.

This may change now that they have a CDL Examiner on site but to date, no one has left with a CDL license from Cartersville until after training with the trainer.

Here's a great video from someone who has done it recently. There are several trainees that have made videos of their journey.