What Is Really Going On With This Company?

Great advise Rainy D. I will be able to use that some day. Thanks.

:::Rainy takes a bow::::

Thank you ;)

Channel V, your writing is a bit confusing. Please do add in some clarification so we can get a better understanding of your problems. And believe it or not, telling us the name of this company will be a good thing. Maybe one of us did their training there so they could help out through their experience.

Channel V starts off with:

First let's start with this why are we as students in training running all these miles and not at least sharing these miles with our trainer?

Matt H. guesses :

I am not 100% sure what you first question was asking as the wording seemed odd to me, but my best guess is you are asking why you are driving all the miles while you trainer doesn't drive any?

Matt may be right about all the driving. I was thinking you might be upset that you aren't getting paid for the driving. Channel V, as a regular truck driver, you and your mentor would split what the truck earns. That's called team driving. But, as a student, you are in a learning situation and your company is probably paying you by the hour. (Yes, your mentor gets the mileage, that's one way they get paid for training you.)

Channel, you may have noticed how many people here are giving you good advice. I doubt you'd get such quality help anywhere else. Help us help you by adding in more information, and asking about our answers that you don't understand.

As long as you are being safe, get that 11 hours of experience in every day. If you consistently cannot drive 11 hours safely, then evaluate why and, if you cannot adjust to get your 11 daily, consider what your next career will be

I would love to meet the driver who drives 11 hours a day every day. If they are, they are probably on paper logs, and cheating.

I can't do 11 hours per day, consistently, but I can do it several days running with a good long run.

Here's how:

Roll 8h. Rest 30m. Roll 3h. Fuel and PTI 1h. Rest 10h.

Then start rolling again. Note that the whole prior drive and rest cycle is 22.5 hours. This lets me roll another 1.5 hours in a 24 hour period.

So, yes, I can legally roll 12.5 hours in a single 24 hour day, but it's rare that I push myself THAT hard.