thoughts on these?

You think you know all there is to know when you finish school? Are you afraid to ask question because someone may think you're dumb? You risk so much not learning as much as you can everyday you get behind the wheel. I've been driving trucks off and on since 1972. I still don't know all there is to know and I still try to do better this day over yesterday. I'm sorry but if I was your trainer and you came across like you do here I would show you what the company wants and on you go. Instead of a driver that knows what is required and ask a thousand questions because he or she wants to learn. I'll spend all the hours it takes to train them using my experiences ,if they help, and they will either learn or know 100% where to look for the answers. Just know the business is a very complex job requiring the driver to know all the rules and regulations and nobody likes a know it all. It takes more than just a few weeks in school to know what you need to know. That's why the schools teach you to get your CDL and not how to drive a truck safely.

 

@GasHauler, I have read many of your posts in various threads, and I respect the wisdom, knowledge and insight you share here. Please accept my apology if my post rubbed you the wrong way.

I am afraid that my intent was misunderstood. In post #35, I responded to another poster who expressed similar sentiments to yours regarding my post. I absolutely don't think that I know everything there is to know. I imagine that I asked as many questions as anyone in my class, and I will continue to do so with my trainer and also to veteran drivers. In fact, I am still trying to figure out the right questions to ask. I believe that many of my posts elsewhere on the forum will demonstrate that I am willing to ask questions and that I express frequently that I don't know much about all of this.

What I was trying to express is that many of the people I encountered at CDL school were just mindless in general. Several of them disappeared as soon as the drug tests came in. Others disappeared from our class because they couldn't pass the written tests. Still others simply disappeared. I don't find it coincidental that nearly all of the somewhat clueless questions were asked by those who disappeared from our class. My comment to the OP was intended to express that he has a much better chance of success than those types of individuals because he seems to have succeeded in other ventures and is asking questions and doing research.

Please accept my apology if my comment came off as a "know-it-all" type comment. That wasn't my intent. I believe you will agree with me that there are those within society who have no work or personal ethic, no sense of personal accountability and responsibility, and no apparent desire to gain any of the above. They simply feel entitled as though the world owes them something, and doing any homework or research in order to better understand their life path is a foreign concept to them. I am more than happy to lend a helping hand to anyone who demonstrates an interest in self-improvement, and I am appreciative when others offer me that helping hand.

 

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John Veriha

 

I did take your post the wrong way. I'm sorry for that. I feel like an ### now. You hit the points that turned me around on how I was thinking and I would be proud to share any experiences I might have. Your last posting shows what type of driver that needs to come in and take our jobs away as we go into retirement.

When I was being trained a few old Richfield drivers got together and showed me some tips. Then when I got hired on a few years later and started my career I still had the same type of driver teaching me the right way taking pride in what they were turning out.

Back then a driver would step up and say I'll take him and train him. Your training was a reflection on him. If you came out not caring or having a bad attitude it reflected back on that driver and the other drivers would question his ability to train or worse drive. So thank you for correcting me on my outlook. I'll be here to help any way I can. Again I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions.
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There is no need to feel bad. I am reminded once again to be careful due to the challenging nature of electronic communication with limited context.

I do hope to become the type of professional driver that veterans will be proud of. Hopefully, one day I will be able to contribute to an aspiring driver's development.

 

Just keep on doing it for you. The only person you need to impress is you. Do your best to keep your record clean and you make it enough to be in demand. Believe me when I say I've had plenty of opportunities to ruin my record and I know my green ID card save me.

 

"Group Hug"

 

engineering as In like the computer programming for all that stuff?