Profile For Trucker Kearsey

I overshot the yard entrance....... hit the brakes hard,

Two hard brakes from following too closely in tight traffic, and a stability control event on a ramp

All that means speeding. Slow it down.

they want me to team drive for a month at $650/week because of that safety violation.

I wasn’t offered remedial training,

Sounds like WE is giving you the "remedial" training schneider didnt offer. No company will hire you and the one who is willing you criticize.

and I can’t shake the feeling that due to a recruiter screw-up, they were just looking for a reason to cut me loose.

So there is something in your past that you think should have prevented the recruiter from hiring you at Schneider and they were looking for a reason to fire you? They do not need a reason. Most states are "at will" meaning they can fire you for any reason or no reason.

Suck it up.. work there a year. Slow down. Learn from it. Take responsibility and admit wrong doing.

What do you think is the best way to handle being on the road with your trainer? Should you just do whatever your told (within reason) and follow a "your truck=your rules" approach, while asking pertinent questions?

I have read so many instances of "trainees" complaining about "trainers" and just find it hard to imagine that these "mean trainers" are really that bad.

Your trainer is there not to be your friend, but to show you the job. Get through it and learn. Ask questions, do research if the person doesnt seem to know. Understand training is a short time, but will affect your future.

Understand many trainers have rules or attitudes towards students because of prior students. Example.. i have to tell students not to go through my cabinets. My personal belongings are in there, and often women go snooping through to imagine their own belongings in the space and how they will organize. It is the equivelent of me going to your house and snooping through your bedroom closet and drawers. Including your underwear drawer.

I had a student on here who asked me to train him and i agreed. He then became a pervert on the truck, asking me to shower with him, and took pics of me saying "i still see you" whenever we were off the truck.

One student kept driving in the on coming traffic lane while i was sleeping. She didnt know a double solid yellow line was on coming traffic. One woman didnt want to use public restrooms. Huh? In this job please explain that one!

Bizarre Statements from CDL Students

Here is another video:

Why do CDL Students Get Kicked Off a Truck?

A great trainer wants a great student, and revels in your success. A miserable trainer wants you for the money. Either way, the more the truck runs, the more money the trainer will make, and happier trainer you will have. If you are demonstrating you are learning, both trainers benefit.

Question: if you have to put up with a jerk for a month, but know you could make a million dollars over the next 10 years... can you survive that person.for a few weeks and never see them again?

If you let one person or one company hamper your perspective of trucking, you do yourself a disservice. You could quit and prevent yourself from acheiving a life long skilll.

Yes, there are bad trainers. There are great trainers. You can still learn from a bad trainer, even if it is what not to do. There are horrible students also. You dont want the trainers to assume you are a stalking, inconsiderate, unsafe driver who will kill them. So do not presume your trainer will be horrible and tyrannical.

Hi and welcome. In my opinion, that is absolutley the wrong eay to go about it.

We have seen so many times over the years that drivers attend CDL schools then cannot find a job due to something in their past. The schools take your money and time but do not care about whether you get a job.

Here are some issues:

1.) You can get a CDL, then not find a job within 3 months and your CDL is now stale. Some companies will make you go through schooling or a refresher course all over again.

2.) Companies can set their own parameters when it comes to medication. Therefore, just because DOT says a condition or medication is acceptable, a company can reject you. Hence, it could make life difficult if on certain meds.

3.) Past driving records. People think that if they have a CDL, it means that speeding ticket or DUI from 2 years ago doesnt matter. Wrong!

4.) Having your CDL could cause you to make LESS money and do MORE training at a company. For example... at Prime, a CDL holder would make $800 per weel the first month, then $900 per week during the rest of training They also have to complete 40,000 team miles rather than 30,000 team.miles if you went to.their school.

5.) Companies look down on CDL schools that often use old trucks and no safety equipment. The students often share the instructors with a dozen other students. Most companies do one on one training. Any student i took teaming that already had a CDL got very little hands on experience because of this. I on the other hand did 9,000 miles of OTR driving with my permit!

Bottom line.... save yourself time and money and go to company training. You will find out immediately if anything would prevent you from getting hired. It could save you a tom of time and money.

Good luck

I never have following distance issues. Here is how...

I leave jakes on with cruise control. When someone is passing, i turn iff cruise, expecting then to jump in front of me. Because i am slowing down, i often get gold stars for creating distance.... when they are far enough ahead, i then turn cruise back on.

Not necessarily true. These cameras are very customizable to each company. Prime cam set rhe following distance at 3.6 sec.. while Kmoght could do 4 sec. One company can violate for running a yellow light while another can say running red is a violation. Each company sets the severity for the violation.

I am soo done with it.

I'm a bit experienced now, but parking, especially finding parking, was quite stressful. I've learned to better plan for parking earlier, rather than later when lots will be filling up or full, has helped a great deal. Sometimes the schedule may not allow or other bumps in the road get in the way and disrupt getting to park earlier, but definitely not as stressful as in the beginning.

Parking is indeed a serious issue. I have created a Google maps list of not only trucks stops that always have parking, but of hotels with parking. You will find that as time goes on, you will find your favorites.

Knowledge is power. Use Trucker Path & google maps to give you layouts and good times for parking.

I realize there are tons of people who read this forum and never actually comment or post questions. So i am asking you to comment now 😁

What are some of your fears of trucking or training? Nothing is too stupid to ask.

I walk laps around the truck or even parking lot. Trust me.. you wont want to hang out in a hot summer lot that smells like urine. Prime inc's Youtube channel has a playlist with exercises you can do on the truck. I have a stretchy band i wrap around the trailer bumper... depends where u park. I have used my weights and just did my think right in front of my truck.

But i know drivers who are slamming on brakes as soon as light turns yellow. This resulted in a car slamming into one from behind. There are plwnty of instances of this type of thing.

We dont want to make legal U turns cause of the camera... then can wind up in really difficult areas to manuever because the camera decided the controlled, green arrow, extra space given for trucks was unsafe.

Who cares about the guidance if they dummy down the exam?

They took out half the pre trip... removed parallel and alley dock... made the drive test much easier.

The entire exam process has been formulated to create unsafe drivers.