first week with trainer day 1 left at 10 am would not stop untill 1030 pm had just enough time to get a hot dog to go day 2 did not get to eat untill 930 pm day 3 on duty for 17 hours had 4 hours off duty then had 19 hours on duty i told him that i cant drive with no sleep and no food being a new driver (no cdl yet )he lies on his logs real bad .at least i think he does.we drive 6 to 7 hours then he starts the log so after we drive our 14 hour day its really 21 hours . should i ask for a new trainer with out telling them why or should i tell them the story i dont want to be a nark. or is this just the way it is thanks

 

You need to ask for another trainer.

 

That's not a driver or trainer, that's a wreck waiting to happen. Tell your company so you can get a real trainer and maybe get this guy off the road.

 

As a driver finisher (trainer) for over a decade... I have no problem saying that your trainer is a real piece of work and needs to get out of it.

Get another trainer. You deserve better than that useless piece of human waste. There is no excuse for what you described. He is just interested in an extra logbook and more miles. I would love to meet him behind some trailers in a drop yard and give him some further training. He is giving trainers a bad name and I take it personnaly.

Oh well. Unfortunately, we have those types in the industry.

 

You need to "ask" for a new company.
Those are not poor habits they are intolerable. Negligence like that, cannot be covered up by the driver. The company must be aware of this type of practice. Continue with this company and expect to run the same as your so called trainer is demonstrating!!

 

No sleep, not eating and running non-stop sure sound like symptoms of a bad habit. Sounds to me like this trainer has a problem with his methods, with a heavy emphasis on the "METH" in that word. :wink: I'd definitely be looking to swap trainers f I were you.

 

And you wonder why the push for EOBR's? :roll:

Switching trainers won't help, the company knows what is going on.

Why not do everyone a favor and drop the dime on this company?

FMCSA Submit a Safety Violation Complaint

 

Welcome to the wonderful world of coolie-carrier OTR trucking. Although this guy is really a bad apple, the majority of drivers fudge it one way or another. Falisfying dock-time, traffic jams, PTI's, start times, speed averaging...drivers do whatever they can to stay off line 4 or illegally extend their 14. Really, the DOT should make logbooks with lines 1,2, and 3 only LOL.

E-mail your elected representatives. Get them to support EOBR's to make our highways safer. Of course, then you'll incur the wrath of the OOIDA. :roll:

 

Get another trainer. If the company you are currently with gives you problems then get another company. Training needs to be positive to give you the experience so you can do the job when you are done with the training and out on your own.
There are lots of good trainers out there and better companies to do your training with. Don't let this trainer/company get away with this.
We need to get these type of trainers out of training and the only way to do this is to blow the whistle on them. Don't put your life in this guy's hands.

Soladad

 

thanks for the help. i really hate to tell on the guy but i also dont want to look bad to the company when i ask for a new trainer. i will call them in the morning