why do people drop out

Well, I don't know you, but I was lucky, ambitious, and yalented enough to keep a good paying career for 27 years and got into trucking. Some of us do it by choice.

 

Dude, you quit and I'll come right down to BC and kick your ### back to Millington.

 

6 months without the wife you say?

Where do I sign?

 

,thats probably what CB was thinking yest when i was being grumpy!!!!

 

Some people may be forced out their first day of actual driving because they can't figure out how to operate the Qualcomm, like I might be if I don't figure out how to get this violation off my log! I've been off duty for 12 hours, but it still has me in violation on my hours and I can't get any info on how to fix it!

 

I made it through training and quit the day I was supposed to take my CDL test with the state. This was during the "pre-CDL touchup" phase the company (not Swift) put us through because our state was a little stricter than others. There were a couple reasons for it.

1. I didn't feel confident that I was ready and safe. I was worried about killing someone or myself.

2. In the class (referring to the touchup class not the main class) before there were two students who failed their CDL tests. One of them totaled a car while trying to make a left hand turn with the state examiner! These two were back with my group to try again. For whatever reason the instructor let these two become "helpers" believe it or not. I feel that was a mistake. I often felt they were telling me conflicting things but I lacked the balls to say anything to the instructor about it. My instructor had sort of became friends with these guys -- we learned that he had them over at his house the week before as it was a holiday. I should have. In retrospect I wonder if they may have wanted us to fail so they would not look as bad for failing themselves. Especially the guy who totaled a four wheeler. On top of this the time the instructor spent with the two holdovers just meant less time for us in the new group. Now I'm not fully blaming these two (in the end it is on me and my responsibility - read on) but they definitely did not help matters.

3. I've been self employed for over a decade. I work from home over the computer and kept my business going while at school. So quitting wasn't a big deal for me as I had something to go back to. Since I left trucking this has been what I've been doing ever since.

4. I didn't want to go back the next week for another touchup class. The company evidently would not pay for the hotel over the transportation costs. They didn't pay for the anything but the hotel the week of the touchup also which was a surprise to me since I was told they would pay for it all during training. Evidently the CDL touchup in my state was a special case. I was hesitant to pay out of pocket given my insecurities.

The number one reason for my quitting though when it comes right down to it was probably that I didn't have the guts to communicate with the instructor and stick up for myself as I should have (I hope someone learns from this!). I should have mentioned that I needed more training and that I didn't feel comfortable with the "student mentors". This was just the reason for me leaving mostly because I did not feel safe and confident. The last thing I needed was to total a four wheeler during my state exam like the guy before me!!

 

Hmm I thought that number would be higher.. I would say 3 outa 4 don't make it out here....

 

That sound more like it. I don't know where they get 36% from but they are not even close

 

If you read my post again it said "36% of newbies washout in the first 90 days"... that means in the first NINETY days (not in the first year) 36% leave.

We all know what turnover is on an annual basis, this was on a 90 day basis and it involved new drivers only.