Crazy Trainer Woes.
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If you feel like overall he is a good trainer then you may be doing the right thing buy just ignoring certain instructions and learning what you can. I had what I considered an excellent trainer. If I had to do it all over again I would want the same person to train with. That being said there were many times he would tell me to do something that I simply ignored, the most common being to speed up.
We were coming down 76 in PA one night and passed a flashing sign that said trucks use left lane. As I was reaching for the turn signal he asked me what did that sign say? I replied to use the left lane as I was moving over. Immediately after the flashing sign was a speed limit sign. I asked him what did THAT sign say? He never told me to speed up again lol 
Woody
We were coming down 76 in PA one night and passed a flashing sign that said trucks use left lane. As I was reaching for the turn signal he asked me what did that sign say? I replied to use the left lane as I was moving over. Immediately after the flashing sign was a speed limit sign. I asked him what did THAT sign say? He never told me to speed up again lol
Woody
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My first trainer was the same type. Tailgater, speeder, only looking at dollars. The only reason he trained was for the cash. He was also a screamer and twice he hit me in the arn while I was driving. Well, instead of getting into it with him I simply asked for a new trainer and was assigned one in minutes, no questions asked. First thing the new guy said to me was " drive where you are comfortable". Much better learning environment and I have used that advice everyday since going solo Life is too short to put up with a jackass for trainers when there are some people out there who want to train others correctly. My advice is dump the jerk and tell him and your traing supervisor why. I haven't regretted my decision for a second. Good luck. Remember, you are the best safety device in your truck
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