What to expect at FFE Driving Academy

it is the Sun started getting to my eyes so I put in extensions onthe Sun Visor I'm just waiting for them to call me and tell me I have to move it so I can say it would be a safety issue

 

if I was you I would get into flatbed TRUCKING that's where I started is better for young guys it pays a little better and you rarely have to deliver on weekends or at night

 

Did you practice on paper logs or electronic logs at the FFE Academy?

 

They have you do paper log everyday but I didn't do them they didnt count them or check them and elog was a 1 hr self learn with the rest of the class your trainer will show you all of it.

 

So people actually drive for companies that install Drive Cams in their trucks? You know if you're butt naked in sleeper and rock the cab too hard it will go off and record you right?

 

It's no biggie mine fell off the windshield about 1 month ago and on the dash it lays..

 

I'm surprised safety hasn't questioned you about it.

 

They have they called me 4 days after it fell off asking me why the camera was face up looking at the trees I just laughed and told them why. I even tried to gorilla glue it back on with no avail and you know if gorilla glue cant hold it nothing will. It's the 2nd time it fell off I ain't gonna fix it anymore...

 

First few days at the academy you will be doing classroom stuff and prepping for the permit tests. You will have homework every night you are there. The second week consists of many, many hours on the backing range. Actual road driving is pretty limited, and I don't agree with that; it should be longer. You are 4 to a truck with your road instructor, so depending on how fast people catch on rules how much actual seat time you get. Rooms at the dorm vary from 1-man to 5-man. I got a 1-man room. Do things their way and time will fly. Same goes with your trainer. I did the whole 6 weeks with 1 trainer but many people don't, for whatever reason.

FFE is what it is; it is a starter company. I left after 6 months for greener pastures, but I also had 7 years of class b tanker experience. I still keep in contact with my road instructor and my trainer. As far as the camera, I left before they started installing them, but my trainer says while it records 24/7, the footage only gets triggered by hard braking, hitting the kingpin too hard, accident, etc. Then (I think he said) the prior 5 seconds and after goes to a company in California, who then review it and send it to safety. So don't worry about it recording you in the sleeper. Well, I guess if someone backed into you at a truck stop? I don't know.