Trainers don't grow on trees ... Orientation was done days ago.

I suspect many trainers are rolling solo right now out of fear that they might get a sick person in the truck with them.

 

I have heard horror stories of drivers waiting weeks to get trainers and the trainers ended up being terrible and requesting a new one just to have to wait more weeks. You would think with mega carriers they would be quick however it’s a cycle. If there’s a delay chances are mostly all of their trainers are currently training a driver and are almost done or possibly not near your area and would have to pick up loads to head out in your direction. Just hang in there and they’ll get to you

 

The percentage of people with this virus is low.
The death rate even much lower,

In the UK the people that are working on a vaccine are worried that they won't get it because the cases are now too few.

This seems to be the most perplexing virus to date.
It hits hard in some areas, and with some people, but not with others.

And everyone seems to be in a panic about it.



Get a grip, and brace up!
It is a bug going around.
Some will die from it, but most won't.
Stop being SO afraid!

 

I am personally unconcerned. Lots of people are afraid though.

As for how unpredictable the disease is, I have heard that having normal or elevated vitamin D levels is being associated with Covid19 resistance, or at least a reduction or elimination of symptoms of Covid19.

This means most of us drivers with tanned left arms are unlikely to contract Covid19, or suffer much if we do get it.

Basement dwellers and nursing home patients, on the other hand, frequently get little sun exposure and have subpar vitamin D counts.

 

Hummm... Layover pay while waiting? $75/day would certainly ease a good bit of the waiting pain. Won't hurt to ask.

 

To OP: if you view this as a good time to develop your patience, it might be good. All that stuff you hear about "trucker patience," is real. This line of work requires patience. With yourself. With your managers. With idiots in traffic. With shippers. With recievers. With lumpers. With weather. With shops and wrench turners. With that idiot trying to park, who looks like this must be the first time he ever saw a truck. With that ####### taking his 30 at the fuel island, right in front of you.

Trust me. BE PATIENT.

 

FFE pays $75 a day while waiting for a trainer.

 

That's good advice. "Hurry up and wait" is a common theme in trucking, everywhere you go.

 

It's not uncommon to wait for a trainer. Do you want to spend the rest of your career arguing with new companies about whether you were an employee at the company you are at now? Just wait until you get a trainer. Thinking about the wait and Ramping up the frustration until you are convinced waiting is a human rights abuse will only feel good for a couple of days. You can always quit later. You aren't likely going to quit your way to success.

 

Despite what you may read on the internet, getting mad and marching into the office and making demand will not make your life easier, especially as a newbie. You do enough research so you know what you are walking into and you keep your goal in mind.