Profile For Yuri G.

I'm sure he will go over it with you, I drove alone while he slept, I was actually really excited about it because it felt nicer to have the truck to myself up front.

Kazi I wish it was me, but no this happen to another person who was asking me about it, I met her through the company we both apply to she went to school there (17 days) to get her cdl I was applying for a job since I already have a cdl. Nothing of that nature was explain to her by the school or the trainer and I told her that I had never heard of such a policy unless is the trainer's policy but like you mention he would have had to let her in on it, which by the way he did not and she ended without a job while he kept his.

Alexx, help me out. You left me just a little confused about your situation.

You gave as a date for your time with the trainer from hell, as July 2003 - that was a long time ago.

Now your Avatar says you are a rookie solo driver. Did you just recently return to driving a truck? Because it sounded like you went ahead and got a job after the bad training experience at a local company where your brother in law was a team driver with you.

And just for clarification it is possible to run into a bad trainer at any company. I don't want anyone to take the impression from Alexx's remarks that Werner is a bad company to start with. We've got some Werner drivers in here who are doing very well.

Well I am not going to bad mouth the company I was suppose to had driven with but I was asking those same questions because what Alexx experienced with the trainer he got was something similar, in a way. You see one of the other ladies I went to school with, got into a car accident, by which she did not got cited by the officer, but she overheard the trainer telling the officer that she was supposed to have waken him up 30-40 miles from drop off. He also call the company and told them the same thing, by the way to begin with they were driving as a team she only got 17 days of driving school to get her cdl and had no idea how the water runs in the trucking industry or what to expect. She had only been on the road 2 wks after graduating and she ask me if there was such a policy since that was not mention to her by the school or the trainer until she got into that accident, unfortunately she lost her job on the spot and the trainer kept his. Well after doing my own investigation found out that she is not the first to get thrown under the bus by trainers of this company, and like you mention to Alexx there are bad trainers everywhere. She now has to wait 6 months to drive again with any company and payback to the company $4900.

If you are driving at night and see whirling lights behind you and it is a police officer trying to stop you and you are unsure if he/she is real or not; slow down, put on your flashers, and dial 911 with your location to make sure the officer is legitimate. Tell the 911 operator that you will stop at the next lighted exit if there is one close.

This is not good advice in my opinion and I wouldn't recommend anyone try this in a CMV. You must stop as soon as safely possible for law enforcement. Failing to do so is illegal and will at best lead to a hefty fine; at worst it will lead to your arrest, losing your job, etc. Note that anyone impersonating law enforcement who is targeting trucks is almost certainly not looking to hurt you; more likely they are trying to steal your load. Pulling into a well lighted area will not prevent that, if a hijacker wants to take your truck they will take it. All you will do by calling 911 and refusing to pull over is get yourself in hot water with a lot of real cops.

So you are driving out on a deserted road and then a car comes out of nowhere (especially those that cannot be easily identified as police cars), there's no one else out there but you......noooo I think I will call 911 and find out if there is a real police operating on that road. By calling 911 and reporting you are afraid to stop coz you are not sure that is a legitimate officer, you are 'covering your back'.

I too agree with Sera on this one C.S. is better to be safe and call it in to verify that the car behind you is legit, you will not get in trouble for been safe, as long as you slow down, and put your hazard lights on. You even do this in your own car when out in dark roads, hazard lights on, and slow down, get to the nearest intersection and if possible call it in to verify. The officer usually then gets notify why you don't want to stop or the dispatcher will tell you if you should.

Greetings,

I am trying to narrow down the few choices I do have to a find a good company for a beginner. I resides in Indiana, I do have my CDL - Class A permit. I looked into CR. England , not a very good choice for me. I am a woman, so I do want a company that is going to respect me as a person. Any advice, I would greatly appreciate it, thank you!

Follow your gut and don't go with CR. England, NOT a good company for women. I have some friends who went with Swift and they like it, and another one went with PAM and no complains there either, so is all up to you.

Werner required the trainer to do 15 hours a week for two weeks of observation time, he sat up front and gave instructions. And trainees could not drive between the hours of midnight and 6:00am for the 1st two weeks, after that, we were a team, he would sleep while I drove, I slept while he drove.

I would wake up my trainer about 30 minutes before my shift ended

You mention you would wake up your trainer about 30 minutes before your shift ended, so I guess it was talked out before and gave you this instructions right from the start. Ok thanks

If you and your trainer are driving as a team, then the trainer aint going to get any sleep at all.

My trainer was too terrified to leave me alone when I was at the wheel for the first week or so.

Just depends on the company training policy.

Also is there such a rule as wake up your trainer 30-40 miles from destination?

What is the rule for trainers when taking new trainees on the road? Do they sleep when their trainees sleep or sleep while the trainee is driving? Also is there such a rule as wake up the trainer 30-40 miles from destination? I really would like to hear from trainers and trainees on this one since there will always be two sides to every experience or depends on the companies policies.