Comments By Decanuck

Humber was more money ( I'm self funding so the extra $1250.00 was a factor combined with what would have been an extra drive and time and it would have added about $3500.00 on top ) it was really the combination of everything ....That being said Humber is the ONLY school that has signing authority for your license and a great respected program as well.....if money and time were not a factor I would have chosen Humber ..... I have 2 more days and I should have my License...... 8 hours of driving time with the truck and then I test on Friday afternoon...My instructor has told me I'll be fine unless I do something dumb like run a red or block an intersection ( I haven't done those things but its his warning) I wrote all my written tests and everything pretty much 6 weeks ago ..So total time spent was also important.. Before I started I checked with a few employers and they had no real preference either way..... So all of those were part of it... I had an observer in the truck today who started his classes this week ( he has the option of observing or not) Felt good to know that the instructor felt confident in my abilities to have me show the new guy where he will be getting to once his course is complete...Really nice thing is that the instructors are giving me some real world applications as well.( Drop and hook not the way the MTO would do it but using the air system ) Pretrip that would be acceptable by an actual company not just the circle check for the MTO....That being said not everyone from my class is getting that as they're struggling with the skills to pass the test but I think they will get there.....At least the instructors think they will and TTCC will continue to help to get them a pass.

It would have to still follow the .25 hr rules for breaks and status changes.... so if you're stopping at 2:07 its actually going to go back to 2:00??? but 2:08 would go forward to 2:15 ??? Ive been using the bigroad app ( both android and IOS .... claims full legal for both Canada and US ( has ability to print so would be legal for scale houses as well ) ( DOT in some states allow the check to happen right on the device) same rules apply in that the Elog has to change the "time" rounding to the nearest 1/4 hour ?? Just my thought I would imagine that each company will have different rules and work arounds for each situation.

So 2 weeks of intense classes with a ton of reading and videos ( make sure you can stay awake) all through the class we ran a "test" log book that was audited and we were told the amount of fines we would have accumulated ( very proud to say I didn't get any fines) we had recruiters in with the sales pitches....All I will say is to be aware they are there to sell you on a job and if you listen you can get a really great idea if they are being truthful or if their eyes are so brown you wonder how they open their mouth!!! Last week was my first full week of truck training ( by that I mean actually getting out in traffic) and I can't say enough positive about the experience with the instructor I have had the pleasure of learning from.... day of bobtailing and shifting and after that in traffic in the city with the 53' trailer for hours at a time......so at the end of the week Ive been told I'll be ready without problem for my test date ( this coming friday) so Ive spent the weekend going over my pretrip speeches and such and I feel really ready.... so I'll go out this week and avoid hitting anything and continue to add to my tool box of knowledge from the instructor ( now giving me real world experience and how too not just the "do this to pass the MTO test") I've had rain and wind and night time driving as well as Friday night traffic jam idiocy( does it get old laughing at predicting what the 4 wheelers will do next??) Backing hasnt really been a problem for me at this point although I think my time as a youngster working at a marina ( back a bunch of 48ft pontoon boats all over the yard you get better at it) ( yes I know its not the same thing but bending a trailer where it needs to go remains the same actions ...setup , steering and spacial awareness) So 1 week and I'll complete the course and as long as I dont do anything very wrong I'll have my License and then the following week I'll start the interviewing process.... Again I'm hopeful to get on with my original offer company but I have a few others as a plan B and C until next time Keep It Shiney Side Up

Schneider has an incredible infrastructure ...they are the only "mega carrier " I would consider driving for atm......being from Canada my choices are different but as Schneider has a substantial Canadian division and visited the school .. along with everything else ......that being said I'm hopeful I'll be with a much smaller company who has made a substantially better offer both for home time and CPM.... I'll keep you guys informed as I make the choice and get hired but currently Schnieder is #3 on my list

Short answer is NO you cant....... if you have a cdl the process will be easier but you will have to have residency first ( I've been looking at this as a transfer of CDL from Canada... its easier depending on state) from another country ( not Canada) there are a whack of different rules..... that being said there are companies that will help you get through the red tape of getting your CDL for a commitment to drive for them as long as you qualify for work status.

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Having gone through a number of videos I think he has a great series of "instructional" type ones... he did work for swift for a while although I think hes not doing any driving now... The backing,chaining, and double clutching videos are solid....the instructor here made them part of the discussions and items watched in our class after I showed them to him.

Congrats ....the information and answers you've provided are fantastic.. I hope all your years are accident free

Insurance is probably the biggest factor... if you've had your CDL for a while then you already have the experience required to not make the insurance go up further for the smaller carriers/local jobs the really large carriers can accept more risk with the insurance company....

Yes really...now let me explain

People learn in different methods .... the fact that you cant fathom that ( based on the response) while you have experience and perhaps success with teaching , there will be people out there that would be unable to have a positive learning experience with you as the teacher...... I'm sure you have a personal experience that there has been a disconnect with someone ( your current trial aside) who was unable to "teach " you the concept they were trying to get you to learn....( if you have never had that experience until now please provide the schools you attended there are parents everywhere who would pay exceptional money to have their offspring attend those same institutions with those same instructors.....

If you are unable to see that the person you are "learning" from perhaps is struggling to "teach" as much as others are struggling to "learn" then I'm sorry.... Those that cant do "teach"....those that cant teach "do" I'm sure you have heard or read that before ...In my experience there are very few people that are capable of both effectively....Many can make a transition with time and effort but the natural ability will always favour one or the other.