What if you enroll in training when the weather is terrible?

When I first learnt to drive it was in the snow and bad weather.. Actually I have some good weather and some bad weather.. I am glad I learnt in the snow and ice rain rather then all nice weather... Bad weather is more challenging and dangerous then just regular weather... I think ALL new drivers should be trained in bad weather over good weather...

You train a newbie in good weather, nice dry roads and whatever... Then they get send somewhere that has lots of snow and they don't know how to react to it and boom you end up into an accident cause you slid on the ice, or jackknifed on the snow... It's harder to drive those conditions then just nice dry roads...

 

If youre talking about cdl school it wont make a difference, weather wont make a difference. As for otr training I started off in the winter, I think that newbies should start in the summer. Driving a semi is dangerous enough, you get variables such as weather and an inexperienced driver w no confidence, thats trouble. My lazy pos instructor never eve taught me to chain

 

you know how to now tho right duckdiver?

 

I disagree.. Starting in the winter with a trainer (from CDL school and a trucking company) will put that student/driver with an experienced driver (hopefully... I know some companies have guys with 6 months or less as trainers) this way the trainer can correct the problem or guide the newbie through it... You put a guy into a bad snow or ice storm and they don't have any idea how to react... No one there to coach them or help them out... Say this newbie looses his/her gears on a snow covered hill and they pick up speed... They are so overwhelmed and can't find the gear..Next thing you know they are out of control.. At least with a trainer they can find the gear and relax the newbie.. This can happen on dry roads as well but the snow on a hill makes it even more dangerous to loose a gear and get all out of wack and not find it.. Cause on the snow they will slam brakes on as a bid to slow down and next thing you know the trailer is going sideways .....

I just think winter should be the season they need to learn with someone else in the truck.... Too many inexperienced guys hauling all kinds of things in the winter without a clue.. I couldn't imagine an inexperienced guy hauling 130,000 lbs in snow covered hills....

 

I did my training in SLC, Ut in Jan and Feb, out of the 3wks of training it snowed 5 days. the heaviest was 8in one day. We still had to do road test in the snow. Our trainer just told us to keep it slow, be more aware of your surroundings and and be extra cautious. All trainees did well with no accidents. I think we got this over with to better prepare us for places like Mt or Wy in the winter.

 

Heck no. You will be trained where ever you are. Not even the military "moves you" to a better climate. If you're gonnabe a trucker, you WILL WORK IN ALL types of weather.

 

Never seen snow on Grapevine, El Cajon, or Tehachapi? I have...

I always tell my winter students that they're lucky to go through in the winter time. That way they have me in truck while driving on snow and/or ice. If it gets really bad, I take over but otherwise it's a better experience for them since it's better than doing it alone for the first time.