Comments By Ginger Twist

I understand where you all might think I am pushing this from how I wrote it. He has been telling me since before Christmas he wants out of the truck and has called to request it but the holiday has been an issue. I just thought with him going to the headquarters hub would be the perfect opportunity to get out. Yes he is with a Lease Operator. I know he has lurked on here while looking for the right company to choose so I will urge him to post himself. At first he felt that the guy was testing him as part of the training but things are pretty unsafe and unhealthy. He is stubborn so may just tough it out and he has no problem standing up to the guy and has.

What company is he with? How long is he supposed to be with his trainer?

I’d rather not say the company in case the guy reads this, don’t want to make it worse. He has to do 40,000 miles and they probably have about 15,000 at this point.

My hubby is in a bad situation with his trainer. The guy picked him up the first night, handed him the keys and said follow the GPS and literally went to sleep before they were out of the terminal, and it has been that way ever since. He has been out for 2 1/2 weeks now and from the moment it is time for Hubby to drive the guy stays in the sleeper. He has not shown him how to work anything, hubby is winging it and learning on his own. They don’t speak, the guy will yell at him from the sleeper if he does something wrong but never showed him how to do it in the first place. The stories are really bad and too many to list here. He has called Dispatch and informed them of the situation but was told tough it out due to Christmas holiday they are short trainers then left 2 messages for Fleet Manager after Christmas saying he wants out of the truck but he has not returned the calls. He will be stopping at the Headquarters in a few hours for something and I told him it’s the perfect opportunity to get his stuff and get out and wait there till he can talk to someone ( it’s after hours by now) . He doesn’t want to look like he is a quitter so goes back and forth about trying to get a new trainer and getting out of the truck tonight. He just wants to get the hours over with but I am worried that in the end he will not have proper training and this jerk will be giving some sort of recommendation in the end. Hubby is easy going and funny guy and usually gets along great with others. Anyone been in a similar situation or have advice?

Thank you all for the replies. Hubby is currently filling out applications so he can at least get his training done and a few months under his belt while I do the SAP process and finish school. Hopefully once that is done we can find a company that will take us as a team. If not I will ride with him and try again in about a year. Maybe with time gone by I’ll have a better chance. As for the hair I am guessing it would show up but luckily I have pretty short hair which in a few months should be clean. Again thanks for the advice. I am not going to give up, I got too much invested in this. We had worked together for years with at risk teens and both quit our jobs to do this together since all of our kids are grown. Something I always wanted to do.

Thank you Rainy D for your reply and honesty. My husband will go Solo for now since he does not do drugs and was not using the CBD oils but with days of research I am coming to the conclusion that yes I am screwed even when I complete SAP. Does anyone know of any companies that would hire us as a team with this issue? I am hitting a brick wall with every company I call, even the ones the school said would still hire me. PS lived in NJ for 28 years

I need help! I am currently in school to get my CDL. I was told I could not take a prescription for restless legs syndrome so stopped taking it and asked the local Health Food store if there was a natural alternative. They suggested a Hemp Based CBD Oil and assured me there was no THC and that it would not show up on a drug screen. Well it did, Drug Screen came back 28 nanograms THC and the cut off for DOT is 15. I took a home test to double check and passed but come to find out the cut off for that test is 55. Since I already have my permit I had to stop school for now. Called the DOT in Washington and they were no help. They and the lab said I have to do SAP program to get cleared. I requested a retest immediately but am told that since same sample will most likely come back with the same result and to follow procedure I start the SAP Process Monday which is costly. I paid for CDL school out of pocket and want to continue but am hitting brick walls with trucking companies. My husband and I were going to team, he is due to graduate next week while I am stuck dealing with this. My question is to everyone is, is there a way to fight this since CBD oils are sold over the counter and are not supposed to show up on test? DOT told me that Hemp Based CBD Oils are not a legitimate medical excuse. I am sick about this whole thing and can’t seem to get any real answers of how I can fight this.