Valuable information they don't teach you

lotsa good youtube stuff to watch also !!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanTrucker4Life?blend=10&ob=5

 

A serious deficiency in training, at least in my case, is 5th-wheel release technique, how does the hood open, and US Customs procedures. Like most things in trucking you get little training but everybody you ask seems to think you should already have been trained on the subject. In flying some trainers will go so far as to train you on which ink pen to use and why. In trucking: "here are the keys, hurry up."

 

The books of the world only fill your head with garbage that falls away
as seat time progress'.Dont waste a day of your life "reading how-to's"

Square up in the seat and "LEARN" behind the wheel from your mistakes.
Nothing scarier out here then a "book smart CDL holder"

 

..mistakes at Customs carry fines. You should learn about that from a book first and then also by doing it.

 

no school is able to teach you everything you need to know. you are provided a base or foundation to which you build upon after that.. whether it be mechanics school plumbing, electrical, ship fitting, you name it, you get the basic foundation.

again, not everything can be taught in a time frame that needs to be met when either the government money is involved or lesson plans or required training..in other words, it works like this. a school comes up with a lesson plan either on their own or one from a "recommended source" such as a department of secondary education. that lesson plan is looked over by those that will approve it for a school. time lines, are important here as everything takes time to not only teach, but to learn. a whole class cannot be sitting still waiting for one or two students that cannot "catch on", again, the TIME limits of training and the COST factors involved. some schools due to time constraints do not include such things as a drop and hook lesson, and this too is primarily due to the state the student is from whether or not they are even tested at the DMV for a drop and hook..so, say that a student is from the state of Connecticut, well Connecticut TESTS students on drop and hook, so THAT student will get lessons...any other student that does NOT HAVE TO be tested on drop and hooks...?? simply is NO priority to be taught a drop and hook....sad....but all so true...at my school, at the very least, we give a lesson on drop and hook, and EVERYONE gets to do anywhere's from 2 to 4 drop and hooks......then that's it, but at least we provide that.

now as for Customs....how the hell is anyone supposed to train you for Customs from a classroom, when policies, security, laws, rules change on a regular basis...?? that's hogwash....what worked today may not or will not work for tomorrow...as for Customs and other border crossing issues, one should get updates himself...as they happen. or better yet, LET YOUR COMPANY update you, as they have to service THEIR customers.

true as things change from day to day and books cannot be updated as quick

training of newbies has always been a problem...yes a problem. there just isn't any concrete way of training, no standard, no rules, regulations for training ALL companies to follow, and to be followed up by the Feds.

until the government cracks an even BIGGER whip about training at the company level, inadequate training, abuses, neglect, harassment, firings will take place of many of the new hires on a daily basis, which in turn, costs to government MORE money when the government PAID for that training, then also pays those very same people unemployment benefits when they lose thier jobs.....only the companies win, they know it, they milk the system....and some day, there will be no more system...as it stands right now, even the WIA program may come to an end.......and in some states, it already has.....

 

and use black ink pens !!

 

10 whole years huh?

Part timer to boot, should hit a million miles about 7-8 years in trucking not almost be there after the entire decade of service

There is a book that will cover everything you absolutely need to know. It is green and in fact your required to buy it. Save your money,buying the trucking for dummy series is knida like going to a booby bar. Throw a whole lot of money at a hole, and end up screwing yourself