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Don't go out with Mr Angry. He can darn well take the truck out alone.

Make a case of it with your superiors. Be firm and DOCUMENT everything on paper in writing in detail as you go just in case it does not go well.

 

If you're running general flatbed freight, what issues are you having with securement? Know the DOT requirements, go above if needed. Sometimes you have to get creative. I'd like to say there is no wrong way to secure a load, but there is.

But I'll say this, jumping companies as a new driver still in training won't change your situation unless you get lucky. If you step back a min and realize that what you're going through in the grand scheme of things isn't that bad and if you can put up with this now, it makes future issues easier to handle.

I still get pissed at little issues, but some of the dumb stuff I've dealt with in the past taught me that it's really not that big of a deal and gives you more experience for the future.

And if you haven't already, have a conversation with the guy about his attitude. Inform him if you're doing something wrong, don't get pissy, show you the right way, then let you attempt it. Sure it takes longer, but that's how you teach someone and they learn. If he's just a trainer to make trainer $, then he might not be worth dealing with. Guys have to have a lot of patience to train.

 

@Dave_in_AZ is right, just about every company sucks balls the first year.
That said, if ANY trainer snatched something from my hand, I promise I would have beat his ###. I've got a real short fuse for that kind of stuff.
But, don't give up on your company; give up on your trainer and get out of that truck. Despite what you may have heard, it's not normal nor acceptable to take a cussing from a trainer. And I'll bet you a weeks pay you won't be the first one to bail out on his ignorant arse.

Good luck and hang in there. Trust me, it gets easier every day.

 

What Opus said.

 

Echo what Hillbilly and Opus and Dave said. When I first started I had to request a new trainer and it was the best thing for me to do. I am sure the feeling was mutual. LOL

 

I have a picture like yours, how long ago was it taken?

 

Semper fi boys.

 

Yes, seems like after PI things like the ones he stated would be something he could have overlooked.

 

I suggest you make a list of carriers that you might like to drive for. Things like where the closest terminal might be. Is it flatbed or box van. Reefer or dry van. Then start applying. If you get nibbles you have answered your own question. YOU need to make it happen!

 

Yeah thats messed up. Some flatbedders been doing it to long and think they gods gift to the earth and if u dont do it their way then ur wrong. A good trainer would be patient and if u wasnt understanding something they would explain it different ways.