Another question if anyone comes back here.. when you get 30 min breaks, do you HAVE to take that break ( at least while with a mentor?)?
If you're meaning the DOT required 30 minute break in 8 hours of service then yes, you have to take it. If you're fiancé is logged in as the driver then when that time comes up, he has to take it. When the mentor is driving, it doesn't matter in regards to your fiancé because he's not online. If they're stopped at a truck stop and the lot is not too full, I would use it as practice time for backing skills if it's ok with the mentor. Take advantage of any spare minute for practice while "off the books" that way driving time is used for turning miles and making money.
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LOL, I was afraid he'd just forgot him and went on to next stop...so he went inside and they GPS'd the truck. Mentor moved the truck to the very back of the lot and left. My Fiance went to the truck, mentor was gone. He waited.....eventually mentor showed up.
Long story short, my fiancé switched mentors...and after switching, apparently found out the mentor had lied, ADDED things to his..ok, im not savy on the lingo...the papers that the mentor has to fill out, etc, that my fiancé hadn't even done.. And my fiancé has 26 backings left to complete, and he is on week 5..........so new mentor is helping with all that...
So new mentor is wonderful, but my fiancé's nerves are shot. He is so stressed out that I think he is doing a lot worse with new mentor. But hopefully he can calm down and finish, now or eventually....
I was freaking out, because, well, I'd heard someone say their mentor dumped them off before lol. Oh, and apparently old mentor will no longer be on mentor duty.