I started my training for 28 days with crst with my lead driver 5 days ago. I'm loving driving and seeing all the state's but im having a hard time. My lead isnt very helpful and doesnt answer questions very well. We are using the Qualcomm and electric logging. He doesnt let me long or use the Qualcomm and hes not showing me how to do the paper work bills of landing etc. I would really like advice on how to shift i just cant seem to get it right i grind gears and when i do get a gear smoothly it slams into gear. I also can't back to save my life and i feel embarrassed at truck stops. Ive been asking my lead for advice but he isn't much help. I feel like im never going to get it, i don't want to get another lead because my wife and i came in together to the crst school and did their 10 month contract to team drive and she just started with her trainer they have a shortage of lead drivers and they did not have one right away for her so she had to wait, i dont want to have to wait longer for a new lead driver and have to spend more time in training away from my wife the month in separate training is hard eniugh, i also dont want the company to try to send us with different co drivers because i hear that's what they like to do if the between the teams training is different we want to run hard together and we were promised to be able to team i just want to learn and get better and drive all my hours, also does anyone know how crst is as a company
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Advice for discouraged newbie
I started my training for 28 days with crst with my lead driver 5 days ago. I'm loving driving and seeing all the state's but im having a hard time. My lead isnt very helpful and doesnt answer questions very well. We are using the Qualcomm and electric logging. He doesnt let me long or use the Qualcomm and hes not showing me how to do the paper work bills of landing etc. I would really like advice on how to shift i just cant seem to get it right i grind gears and when i do get a gear smoothly it slams into gear. I also can't back to save my life and i feel embarrassed at truck stops. Ive been asking my lead for advice but he isn't much help. I feel like im never going to get it, i don't want to get another lead because my wife and i came in together to the crst school and did their 10 month contract to team drive and she just started with her trainer they have a shortage of lead drivers and they did not have one right away for her so she had to wait, i dont want to have to wait longer for a new lead driver and have to spend more time in training away from my wife the month in separate training is hard eniugh, i also dont want the company to try to send us with different co drivers because i hear that's what they like to do if the between the teams training is different we want to run hard together and we were promised to be able to team i just want to learn and get better and drive all my hours, also does anyone know how crst is as a company