My Response To A Comment.

I responded to a comment on FNG md post was not professional. I posted some links proving that certain companies have training etc I do my homework. I was outdated in the USA truck post. Comment by Ryan he tried to prove me wrong. I looked again to see if I was incorrect and I wasnt. So I made a rude comment. I apologize to Ryan and the Trucking Truth members. We are here to "..empathize, encourage, and inspire!" Not to have 8th grade battles because of our pride. Honestly if if this is what we have come to then I will leave this site. I dont agree w a lot of comments here. But I find it pointless to badger ones point. Agree to disagree. Peace to all. God Bless. ...TO EMPATHIZE, ENCOURAGE, AND INSPIRE!"

That's mighty big of you, George.

We're all a little rough around the edges sometimes. I've had to work on "To empathize, encourage, and inspire" more than anyone. In fact, I came up with that motto after a moderator sent me an email a while back saying we were too unprofessional in our responses. I agreed. I put up that new motto, and I've worked hard on sticking to it.

You'll never find an industry with a broader range of personality types and backgrounds than trucking. It's also an industry filled with Type A personalities. So it can seem like a powder keg on the surface, but the truth is you'll rarely meet a more genuine, hard-working, and helpful group of people.

Our moderators have been a little rough lately, and a few of our members have, as well. Every once in a while, we all need a little reminder to keep our standards high. We're the best trucking community out there, no question, and that will never change. I enjoy the hell out of this community. It's a rich group full of fantastic people. Let's ensure we all do our best to keep the conversations honest, helpful, and professional.

I responded to a comment on FNG md post was not professional. I posted some links proving that certain companies have training etc I do my homework. I was outdated in the USA truck post. Comment by Ryan he tried to prove me wrong. I looked again to see if I was incorrect and I wasnt. So I made a rude comment. I apologize to Ryan and the Trucking Truth members. We are here to "..empathize, encourage, and inspire!" Not to have 8th grade battles because of our pride. Honestly if if this is what we have come to then I will leave this site. I dont agree w a lot of comments here. But I find it pointless to badger ones point. Agree to disagree. Peace to all. God Bless. ...TO EMPATHIZE, ENCOURAGE, AND INSPIRE!"

I provided links to the websites for the companies in question. USA Truck does not currently have company-sponsored CDL-A training to obtain a CDL. But, in order to act in good faith, I have called the recruiting department at USA Truck to ask specifically about this. I would like, as much as anyone, to have the most accurate information. When USA Truck calls me back, I will explain that this site has information that seems to conflict with information on the company's website, so clarification is needed in order that we may share the most accurate information with those inquiring about starting a career in trucking. I will post on this site the information provided to me by the recruiter who calls me back from USA Truck.

When I was looking up information on USA Truck as to its training, a website with the URL ustruck.com came up as a truck driving school. Perhaps you had seen this site and thought it to be affiliated with USA Truck. It is not. There is another site truckdrivingschoolsinfo.com that shows USA Truck has company-sponsored CDL-A training. That information is not up-to-date. The webpage that comes up showing that information is years old.

That's mighty big of you, George.

We're all a little rough around the edges sometimes. I've had to work on "To empathize, encourage, and inspire" more than anyone. In fact, I came up with that motto after a moderator sent me an email a while back saying we were too unprofessional in our responses. I agreed. I put up that new motto, and I've worked hard on sticking to it.

You'll never find an industry with a broader range of personality types and backgrounds than trucking. It's also an industry filled with Type A personalities. So it can seem like a powder keg on the surface, but the truth is you'll rarely meet a more genuine, hard-working, and helpful group of people.

Our moderators have been a little rough lately, and a few of our members have, as well. Every once in a while, we all need a little reminder to keep our standards high. We're the best trucking community out there, no question, and that will never change. I enjoy the hell out of this community. It's a rich group full of fantastic people. Let's ensure we all do our best to keep the conversations honest, helpful, and professional.

The worst offender is *****. Just my opinion, based on experience. He obviously thinks anyone who has a different approach is not worthy of his level of professionalism. Thus, his declarations of “taking a break” because everyone is so stupid, except for him.

The worst offender is *****. Just my opinion, based on experience. He obviously thinks anyone who has a different approach is not worthy of his level of professionalism. Thus, his declarations of “taking a break” because everyone is so stupid, except for him.

As I stated a few minutes ago:

Our moderators have been a little rough lately, and a few of our members have, as well....Let's ensure we all do our best to keep the conversations honest, helpful, and professional.

We all must do our part to keep things professional. There are a few people in our community who have frustrated each other lately, and that's going to happen from time to time. No need to name names because no one is immune to letting their emotions get the best of them from time to time. I've been the perpetrator myself many times over the years. We're human. It's all forgivable.

The simplest filter I've found: "Is what I'm about to say going to be helpful?" - We should all ask ourselves that before responding.

Another thing I do if I think I'm making an emotional response it to type out the response and then sit on it overnight. If I still want to say it the next day, I will. But I've found that 90% of the time I do that, the next day I scrap the response as a bad idea.

Let's get back to doing what we do. We come together as a community to share our knowledge and support each other.

Amen!!! Very well said Brett… I know I’ve purposley left some posts alone just because of the tone lately. I read along most days but only comment on select ones. Just me.

Please let me know the recruiter's response. USA has been through multiple changes over last couple of years even weeks actually. DB Schenker just acquired them. At some point recently they stopped company sponsored training. When they did train it was contracted with a few private schools. Time to ramble. I think back to circa 2003 with dial up internet etc USA trucks I would see driving thru the rural community I resided in. I assumed they were affiliated w the government (Captain America symbol on the side) because one of the local factories manufactured military gear. Funny because they were just passing thru, nothing to do with the local company. During this era of my life, I became interested in trucking. The first company that popped after 10 mins of the dial up screech was Driver Solutions. They trained thru 2-3 schools. One being C1 and a community college in nowhere Arkansas. PAM, USA, Star Transport (Red out of Illinois) and Decker were the companies they trained for. I could only do USA or PAM due to my locale. At the same time, I discovered classadrivers.com. Probably one of the first trucking job info and forum sites at the time. Site still exists. The site was informative, but the forum was brutal. Poor Prime was considered a company that "robbed, poorly trained, paid nothing" etc CRST was "cheat, rob, steal" PAM was "pennies all miles". Swift "stop whining I am f_ing trying" "Sure wish i had a fast truck'' flip it "two ***s in white semi"! Lord have mercy if you admitted to working for JB Hunt! Ah the memories, and the screech of dial up. Another site was pumpkindriver.org Schneiders driver forum. I wont bore ya any longer. Peace and God bless.

Please let me know the recruiter's response. USA has been through multiple changes over last couple of years even weeks actually. DB Schenker just acquired them. At some point recently they stopped company sponsored training. When they did train it was contracted with a few private schools. Time to ramble. I think back to circa 2003 with dial up internet etc USA trucks I would see driving thru the rural community I resided in. I assumed they were affiliated w the government (Captain America symbol on the side) because one of the local factories manufactured military gear. Funny because they were just passing thru, nothing to do with the local company. During this era of my life, I became interested in trucking. The first company that popped after 10 mins of the dial up screech was Driver Solutions. They trained thru 2-3 schools. One being C1 and a community college in nowhere Arkansas. PAM, USA, Star Transport (Red out of Illinois) and Decker were the companies they trained for. I could only do USA or PAM due to my locale. At the same time, I discovered classadrivers.com. Probably one of the first trucking job info and forum sites at the time. Site still exists. The site was informative, but the forum was brutal. Poor Prime was considered a company that "robbed, poorly trained, paid nothing" etc CRST was "cheat, rob, steal" PAM was "pennies all miles". Swift "stop whining I am f_ing trying" "Sure wish i had a fast truck'' flip it "two ***s in white semi"! Lord have mercy if you admitted to working for JB Hunt! Ah the memories, and the screech of dial up. Another site was pumpkindriver.org Schneiders driver forum. I wont bore ya any longer. Peace and God bless.

No matter what response I get from USA Truck, I will post on this forum the information provided.

The entire trucking industry has been under quite a bit of flux over the last decade. The recent change in training requirements has made trying to keep track who has company-sponsored training and who doesn't difficult.

Like Hirschbach that you pointed out. I had no idea that they started up a school. That's a really nice company, for those who have any interest in reefer , so Hirschbach having a training program now is a big win for people looking to get into the business.

I want to mention that I find Brett's thoughts here refreshing and encouraging. Keep doing what you do, Brett. We really appreciate having this platform.

Ryan wrote:

I want to mention that I find Brett's thoughts here refreshing and encouraging. Keep doing what you do, Brett. We really appreciate having this platform.

As do I… likely not for the same reasons.

It is very difficult to maintain best practice teaching with all comers. I’m always open to hearing new ideas and perspectives but admittedly will take a hard line when an individual is chronically imposing their contrarian opinion and/or propagating false information without first seriously considering the well established mindshare of this forum. The good of the whole always trumps the individual. Lately, this has occurred more often than not.

That said… admittedly my patience was tested over the last couple of weeks, persisting when backing down was called for. My adjusted approach will be more once and done, take it or leave it with the emphasis on “maybe that worked for you, happy for that, but that’s not the best path to success and not something we teach or recommend here on Trucking Truth”. Less vinegar and more finesse’…but firm.

Brett’s words work both ways.

Peace.

Ryan wrote:

I want to mention that I find Brett's thoughts here refreshing and encouraging. Keep doing what you do, Brett. We really appreciate having this platform.

As do I… likely not for the same reasons.

It is very difficult to maintain best practice teaching with all comers. I’m always open to hearing new ideas and perspectives but admittedly will take a hard line when an individual is chronically imposing their contrarian opinion and/or propagating false information without first seriously considering the well established mindshare of this forum. The good of the whole always trumps the individual. Lately, this has occurred more often than not.

That said… admittedly my patience was tested over the last couple of weeks, persisting when backing down was called for. My adjusted approach will be more once and done, take it or leave it with the emphasis on “maybe that worked for you, happy for that, but that’s not the best path to success and not something we teach or recommend here on Trucking Truth”. Less vinegar and more finesse’…but firm.

Brett’s words work both ways.

Peace.

I agree entirely.