have a nice travel bouncer..
i believe you are on the right way.Good Luck..

 

Trucking companies, mostly OTR truckload carriers are in such competition they sucede by sheer volume. allot of trucks, allot of drivers. The way they operate leads to high turnover. Therefore they have allot of inexperienced people. Allot of accidents lead to higher insurance. Many company policies are actually requirements of insurer. It's a nightmare for everyone. The quality of training is the problem. These companys are training in a low incident environment. In other words; normal operations. I say take 'em to W.Va. for a week and let them criss cross the state a few times. Then take 'em to NYC or Philly and let them pedal with a 53 footer for a few days. Now THAT's training. Oh, one more thing. Take that two way radio and leave it at home for a year. It is full of BS and bad information. You don't need it. It is nothing more that a distraction. BUY maps. Learn how to read them.
Thankyou is right. You just have to concentrate. As for myself, three weeks of driving school. One month of casual pedaling out of union hiring hall in Baltimore. Hired by Anchor Motor Freight. One week of learning how to load cars on a car hauler. Six city blocks of road test. GONE. Off to delivering cars in West Va. Training under fire. First accident was three years later. That was due to my own ignorance by letting the dispatcher push me when I wasn't rested.
Of course that's just my opinion.

 

very good point old rookie! I tend to agree with you on that. I don't personally think 7500 miles is enough for most people. It worked for me and several people I know but in general I don't think that most of the trainers at CFI are really training. Some do and I am sure Skywalker would be one of those when he was here. But most of the finishers I have met with the exception of my wifes are just in it for the extra pay and miles. I did not say all so don't get all bent out of shape and for some people you could get a lousy trainer and still be able to do this job. I am sure it is similar at most newbie companies.

Bouncer? are you recruiting for CFI now and haven't even driven a mile for them?

 

Man, It's a real crime. The Carter administration deregulated trucking. I was in it a short time before that. Believe it or not, it was a really cool profession. People treated you with respect and awe. Yeah even dispatchers. No drug testing. Amphetamines were accepted practice. Well; thats what I was TOLD. I was straight as an arrow. Ahem. Mostly Ma Pa truck stops. You got to know the 'waitresses' by name. 'shinny 290's' that turned 2700. Even more with Vise Grips on the fuel pump return line. Screamin'! Run like a fool! Mexican overdrive! "Lock up yer booze and hide your women cause I'm comin' in for a landing on all 18. Yee hah!!! God it's a wonder I'm alive.
Sorry about that. Got carried away. Alas all good things come to an end. Time to deal with the present. Where were we. Oh yeah,.....training. I guess it's kind of like high school. It's up to the individual to strain out the right information. And as always; the cream will rise to the top.