Called Cops Student Horror Story

Hey ya all so i had a student on my truck and his training was going alright. he wasn't the best driver (didn't know road rules,don't know road signs,speak very little english). but i was still willing to help the poor guy earn a good livelihood.

so i started training him like he was just starting for cdl test. the bad thing about him was he had an attitude of him being right all the time. if i told him something he will say yes but wont do it. today he did something a few times that i told him not to do because it was a safety concern he told me "he been driving car for 10 years he know how to drive a truck car and truck are same and he have a cdl so i don't need to tell him what to do ".

i made him pull over called the company and told them what he was doing and what he said. the company prob called him and after talking to them he came back in the truck and refused to drive while under a load .

i told him he ll regret this because it ll hurt his dac and should complete this load to final and then he can get off at terminal but he still refused. i called dm started driving to final myself.

after few minutes he told me he want to get off the truck at next truck stop or he ll call the cops and tell them m kidnapping him . i told him that's not the safest place and that's against the company policy so i'll drop him at terminal . but he refused and called the cops .

with his very little english skills he wasn't able to explain the cops that he was being "kidnapped". so i told them what was going on and what was i trying to do . they gave me an ok and told me to take him to the terminal . now after all that still delivering the load on time i am sitting here thinking what da f happened .

so i have some questions . 1 will company take this seriously as he made false accusations of being kidnapped

2 will he be able to drive with that much on his dac (still feel bad for poor guy)

Your student is a Wing-Nut. Insubordinate.

Forget about him....it will not reflect negatively on you. Your company has all the right documentation to support you.

Move on...the guy did you a big favor.

This is a strange story. It makes me very curious.

Rookie The Cookie, would you be so kind to answer a few questions for me?

As best as I can calculate, you've been driving truck for about 8 or nine months. What motivated you at that point in your career to become a trainer?

Is this your first student?

If this isn't your first student, then how did your others develop, and how many have there been?

I'm also curious, are you leasing a truck?

Finally, what company is it that you are a driver/trainer for?

In NC if I drag you from where you're standing to a foot away, that's kidnapping.

I'd drop him off at the nearest sidewalk if he did that to me. You're being a good person, but you're really risking your life. You don't know what he's capable of and obviously he's not stable.

I'd drop him off at the nearest sidewalk if he did that to me. You're being a good person, but you're really risking your life. You don't know what he's capable of and obviously he's not stable.

As a taxi driver n NYC, that’s illegal. You can only drop them off at a police precinct or company facility. Plus it’s best to get a witness to any confrontation in order to avoid criminal/civil court proceedings. Especially since the individual appears to have a few screws loose.

I'd drop him off at the nearest sidewalk if he did that to me. You're being a good person, but you're really risking your life. You don't know what he's capable of and obviously he's not stable.

As a taxi driver n NYC, that’s illegal. You can only drop them off at a police precinct or company facility. Plus it’s best to get a witness to any confrontation in order to avoid criminal/civil court proceedings. Especially since the individual appears to have a few screws loose.

True, but the student was the one demanding to leave the truck immediately. I would only be granting his wishes.

I just recently started training also, and this is probably one of my biggest concerns is getting someone crazy on my truck. I am currently on my second student and so far so good. I could not imagine dealing with all that drama. So yes definitely update us and let us know what happens as far as the company is concerned. I am genuinely interested in what the company does and what actions they take.. Also just out of curiosity what company is it that you work for. I would honestly hope they would listen to your side and make a good decision.

You can always turn your dash cam around

I've had my share of crazies but had some very awesome ones too. Over the past year I've had 2 quit, 1 get fired, 1 that I thought would benefit from a different (male) trainer. Everyone but the 3 upgraded to solo and passed the upgrade test with flying colors and they're all still driving for the company and doing well.

Try to get to know them and figure out "why trucking" so you can get an idea of what is motivating them, if anything. If you ever suspect weapons, get them off your truck as quickly and as tactfully as possible.

I highly recommend having the ability to record video also.

Luckily most trainees are highly motivated and eager. It's those drivers that keep me training.