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Post by truckertom on Jun 30, 2004 19:50:07 GMT -5
I have been a company trainer and there are many companies that have extra training available. But like in many things, it is who you draw as a trainer. Many good trainers get over used at a company until they are training rookie drivers that other "trainers" have turned loose on the world. They get burned out on the program and back away from it. Many are just in it for the extra miles they get paid for doing it. When I was doing it, it seemed like every trainee got to the end of the lesson and asked "Why don't we just team together?" Heck, I have students now that want to hit the road with me!
I guess why I made a pretty good company trainer is because when I started driving I pretty well got thrown to the wolves right off. I wouldn't wish that on anyone!
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Post by maineiac on Jul 1, 2004 17:24:14 GMT -5
tom undoubtedly people want to team with you do to your unceasing charm and wit...lol point is i 've got to get this yesterday, am doing great withshifting,but cannott alley dock and only occ parr.park so need help only half day tom and no school monday road test in three weeks..if you do the math 10 students one instructor+no time since they are teaching both class a and b we all use the same equipment and trainers. btw the school is hiring trainers asap anyone interested pm me smiles to you all sorry if being whine-o-matic just nervous about getting cdl in time for the job...
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Post by truckertom on Jul 1, 2004 19:34:45 GMT -5
Where is this school at? One instructor with 10 students is way too many. I have noticed though that many schools want to hire an instructor with years of expereince under their belt for $8 an hour. You may find that there is a reason why your school has no instructors.
Who would be crazy enogh to become an instructor for below poverty level wages when all you have to do is pick up the phone and call and you are on the road making money? There must be more to this story, is it a new school trying to get off the ground. What is the name of it and do they have a website?
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Post by maineiac on Jul 1, 2004 20:08:47 GMT -5
the more to the storey is the owner has recently been stricken with a relapse of ca,had surgery and is in icu,the other senior instructor has just had open heart and is out indefinatly with that,the other 2 instructors are teaching the car portion,classa and classb and so there is just not enough bodies. have only driven about 1.5 hours so far.
how long will it take me to get to texas????can i get back in time for test?? ;D
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Post by truckertom on Jul 1, 2004 21:04:30 GMT -5
I'll be honest with you. You need to get out of there. It doesn't matter how sorry for them that you might feel, you are still paying for your class. And I have noticed that most of the time, car instructors make more money than do truck instructors.....hence the reason they may be more prone to cars.
If I were in your shoes, I would see about getting out of there. But if you do, you need to talk to the state that gave them their license. They HAVE to come up to a state standard, and you make it sound like they are falling far below it. Schools get shut down for things like this.
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Post by maineiac on Jul 2, 2004 14:22:02 GMT -5
thanks tom can't leave now test in 3 weeks will explore your other recomendations take care happy fourth
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Post by truckertom on Jul 4, 2004 9:26:15 GMT -5
I do hope it turns out for you, there have been many that have overcome being slighted in school. Those usuall make great drivers because they are %100 decided to drive a truck. Hope it gets better.
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Post by Charles on Jul 19, 2004 14:36:49 GMT -5
I haven't been on the board for a while... interesting to see that this thread is still alive. There have been some other posts on self- or one-on-one learning vs. trucking schools and the consensus seems to be that the insurance companies have dictated that everyone go to a "certified" school. Even if it's a CDL mill. At least there's a four week school in town where I live that doesn't "guarantee" a pass, 2 or 3 students per truck, and I haven't heard anything negative about it. Anyway, who am I kidding. I enjoy restoring, modifying, and driving machinery (cars, farm tractors, and this year my '87 big-truck project), and I'd like to see a lot more of the country, too. But I'm 42 and "golden handcuffed" to my job. There are many days when I want to get out of the office, go to trucking school, and start rolling down the road, but trucking, especially for a newbie, just doesn't pay enough to make it practical. Wife doesn't want to get her CDL, either... And from all accounts it'll get worse before it gets better, in an industry with already a 117% turnover But I'll keep reading the board in "wannabe" mode and keep an eye out for some way to go part-time trucking in the '87.
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Post by truckertom on Aug 1, 2004 9:05:56 GMT -5
"Golden Hancuffed" Oh I like that term!
I keep telling my wife that WHEN I win the lottery, I am going to restore an old Diamond Reo truck, and start the sleeper at the back of the cab and end it at the back of the frame. Then we will hit the road doing a webpage dedicated to finding the best truckstops in N. America. (we may have to visit a few ballparks along the way).
I guess I need to start buying lotto tickets, don't I?
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Post by rodeogypsy on Aug 17, 2004 13:36:50 GMT -5
My goal is to find the best ICE CREAM in the U.S. lol.
;D
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Post by Charles on Aug 17, 2004 13:47:57 GMT -5
My goal is to find the best ICE CREAM in the U.S. lol. ;D Personally I think it's Dave & Andy's, 207 Atwood St., just off campus of the University of Pittsburgh (Pa). Take your four-wheeler, that area would be a royal pain to navigate in a big-truck
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Post by Pcuthbert on Sept 7, 2004 10:38:04 GMT -5
maineiac ;
Just wondering how you got along. Did you get enough practise to pass your test?
If so, you now have a license to learn and should be well on the way to learning the lessons.
Pat
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