CDL School Will NOT Make You a Truck Driver
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2022
- CDL School Will NOT Make You a Truck Driver. Dave gives a short talk on what CDL school is really about and how to get the skills you need post CDL training
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Coming fresh out of school and going down steep hill with 80,000lbs on my ass… damn that shit was scary
CDL school told me flat out they were only teaching me to pass the test and it was the carriers job to train me to do the job.
Just like a marriage license will not prepare you for marriage.
CDL school teaches you how to drive a semi with an empty trailer not fully loaded
At our school, we took a partly loaded 30 odd foot dump trailer out sometimes. We also took out a van trailer loaded with tires at times as well. Really appreciated getting a feel for those weights on the open road, especially BEFORE starting my trucking career.
True, I got my CDL in April, only know enough to pass the test, still struggle with backing, so I learn most of it from the other drivers that are willing to help at our terminal.
You learn hands on like any job . U get better over time
Well said brother 28 + years and I still learn every day.
Most older drivers that really know how to drive will tell you that they are still learning 30, 40, or 50 years later. Learn to stand up to your company or shippers. If something isn’t legal, don’t let them make you do it. That means both how you drive and your load. Keep up with regulations. Remember your CDL is valuable. Treat it that way!
I just started trucking a few weeks ago. I went to road master in ohio. I got in free thanks to amazon and it was a 1 month program. I knew what I was getting into. 1 month barely got me through the test as we could barely practice as they kept adding more and more people. One thing I had to keep in mond is that regardless of how stressed you are, stay calm and respectful
First thing my trainer said to me fresh out of school: "Everything they taught you at Pro Training Center...throw that shit out the window! You're in the real world now son"
It’s very true the CDL school I went to was crap failed my test 2 times because of the skills portion of the test was able to pass it on my 3rd attempt. When you get to the trucking company at the mercy of the trainer to actually teach you how to be a proper truck driver unless they just use you has a steering wheel Holder
I was fortunate to have great trainers, but I was also fortunate to have been a 3rd generation professional driver. The first time I drove a commercial vehicle (on private property), I was 14. Listening to the old-timers is a good idea.
It all begins your first day on the road. Each day is a new adventure. Be safe out there.
All depends on what school you attend to and if you actually make an effort to learn. I went to AIT in Phoenix AZ and here I am 23 years later.
True, they don't teach you everything, but trucking is dynamic, there's a lot happening all the time and you just keep learning new stuff every trip.
I am in a CDL school right now and I am glad that one thing besides Pre-Trip and Post-Trip that gets repeated is "This will prepare you for the CDL tests once you past that only then will you learn how to be a trucker.".
It's amazing how many don't get it, CDL school is different from truck driver training. Even truck driving classes don't teach every type of truck drivingng jobs. Flat bed, dry van, reefer, tank cars, and etc all require different knowledge. The CDL tests doesn't even test on the most basic of things that truck driver need to know, like hours of service and log requirements.
Well said my friend and hello from Winnipeg🇨🇦 land off the potholes and traffic lights !
never been to winnipeg but land of potholes traffic lights really got me😂
Majority of older drivers are cranky assholes. The moment you approach them they will instantly start laughing. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve encountered very nice drivers since I started.
How can a company put 2 drives together to team up with only 2 hundred hours of training between the 2 and expect them to be safe? Oh wait CR England so they can low pay there drivers
This is so true. I am a mechanic on trucks and I had no idea that some drivers know nothing about trucks and that makes my job difficult trying to diagnose issues. It's a frustrating thing to deal with on my end.
Well said! 1) protect your CDL by being safe; 2) protect your CDL by being healthy; protect your CDL by driving for a reputable company that takes care of its drivers as their #1 asset--conscientious drivers. There are too many rookie fools driving and too many shippers couldn't care less about who delivers their goods.
I agree. I was a truck driver for a farm before I ever got my CDL. Farm tags, 18yrs old, no CDL, but it was in my blood as I'm a third generation truck driver. Then I went to a small school and used their 95 Western Star to get my CDL at age 19. I'm still all ears to all the stories or lessons you experienced drivers have for me, and I learn something new out here every day.
CDL school only trains you enough to pass your test, 90's backing, offsets, cornering and pre trip. But it was the best thing I ever did.
When I started driving a truck the truck driving school merely turned me into a wheel holder. Then The trainers I learned from and the experience I gained while driving turned me into a truck driver. I got 20 years behind the wheel and I STILL learn new stuff about it.
I learned more from this channel than I learned in truck school that's for sure.love your stories
i’m in trucking school and I agree . I feel empty of knowledge, any books i can read … i’m getting right into trucking to get experience!
Finally! Everyone’s Thinking it… He’s just Saying it!!!
That's exactly right,
Although the teacher that taught our log book class, was an old timer, (he'd been driving for 40+ years) told us, that as soon as he thought he knew everything, the truck would kick his ass again. So this carrier is an ongoing education.
I used to be a company driver. Then I realized why am I full filling someone else’s dreams, goals and ambitions when I can make my own come true. I became an owner op. And never looked back. Yes responsibilities change but so does the money.
Im super grateful for the company that is training me and the senior drivers there too
If anybody wants to become a truck driver I suggest you to start as a yard jockey! Once you know how to manouver and back up those trailers you will be ready to be a truck driver no sweat!
1000% agree. I'm in school now and it's basically just cramming for the test.
Yup spot on. I did all my learning on my first driving job
When I started trucking in 1966, I was told to get with the old timers, and ask questions and LISTEN. I did that, but the kids today don't want to listen, and they make mistakes that sometimes kill them
ALL FACTS NO LIES TOLD ! Nothing can prepare you for I-70 in the winter time but experience!
10-4 Keep on TRUCKING, be safe
First thing my MELT instructor said is we are teaching you to pass a test not be a Trucker. Said if I was teaching you to be a trucker we would go get a load and head to Vancouver
Not always true. I was in a class of 4 and our instructor didn’t take us on the highways. He had us drive in tight areas through some towns and most of the lanes were only 9 foot across as we went along the coast. And I’m thankful he did as my first job I’m delivering into the hills and mountains into mostly small dealerships
WELL SAID. HELLO FROM MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA.
Ty the truth! I have much respect for the veteran truck drivers..one of 50 years helped me out with my electric line and He told me just that.. "protect your cdl"
I like this fellow when he says, " that's the system here in "North America". He's being specific so no excuses if they screw up.
I agree but, not all companies are the same. I got my CDL with Prime inc and now driving with a trainer for at least 30,000 miles before I am on my own.
That's where I got mine through if you got a good trainer it will help you & you should get through the 30000 quick it's both parts that get your miles but you will have to learn on your own also and don't ride in the middle lane keep right unless you have to be in another lane I've almost got my year in now be safe out there
30k miles with a trainer?? That sounds horrible
I totally agree!. I’ve been driving solo for a week..and boy this is no joke! 😅
I’m just starting out and I listen to the older guys they hold all the knowledge and secrets of the road
😢 thank you I needed to hear that😭
true to a point. our class time was actually pretty good. they taught us log books, laws, load limits, scales, lots of usefull info to give us a little head start. but limited on the driving portion, just straight line, offset, and parallel parking. I wanted to go over 90° backing, but there just making us proficient enough for testing on the driving side.
When I asked my instructor at the CDL school how do I couple and uncouple the trailer he told me to look at RUclips videos.
Well I went to national training in FL.we had 2 clicks ones that kept talking and others played attention and very first company I received a SAFETY AWARD in my first year
Kept it clean no DOT marks no accidents no nothing.alsp passed 2 level. 1 inspections and level 2's for 31 yrs 100% clean for 31 yrs. I earned the title proffesional driver. Alot of schools I do agree with Steve.
Had mines CDL Class A since 1988. Learn something new all the time
You my friend give out a lot more information than any CDL school I have ever heard of God bless be safe and keep the rubber side down
You are absolutely right.
These are facts!!!! My CDL head instructor first words out of his on the first day of class. We are not here to teach you how to drive a commercial vehicle. We are here to teach you how to pass the CDL test
I find it frustrating that they only give you about 2 pull ups and 2 look outs when preforming unnecessary movements like parallel parking. It’s like they are encouraging you to rush which is why I believe most rookie drivers don’t even get out and look while backing up into a space and why they barely pull up. All you should have to do for the test is a simple road test. Make sure you can turn properly, using your turn signals, safety braking and so on. No reason for anything else. It’s ridiculous
I tell my students the same thing, but unlike other schools, we do not teach how to pass the test. I go thru all the required FMCSA subject matter with the reminder that they must study for the CDL test separately! I repeat it ad nauseum because the student will fail the written if they don’t study on their own.
I went to a CDL school in Miami, I spent thousands of dollars, and had to learn the hard way by tipping a trailer over full of sugar beets. Now I know how to take a corner when fully loaded...
Damn right! Shit was crazy the first 6 months
I was baffled by what little they actually taught us after I graduated. Basically all they do is make sure you can kind of shift good enough to move the truck, and make you learn three different backing maneuvers. By now I've learned more from old drivers than anything else.
After over 9 years of driving.. I completely agree 👍.
my school said that too getting a cdl and being a trucker are 2 different things ,
Drove from '74 to ' 04. 3 million miles. Saw and learned new shit every day. Miss it but got out in time😅
Yeah you need on the road training after the CDL school. Preferably OTR and if you get lucky enough do it during the winter months.
I agree with you I really do but the problem is for every good truck driver there’s two bad ones that will either not want to help you or will give you the wrong information purposely because they assume you’re trying to take their job or their position when in reality, there’s enough work for everybody and your position as a driver just like anybody else’s so thanks for the heads up
Got my license through a school, but the best knowledge I ever received was from my father and grandfather . 3rd generation driver , been doing it over 10 years now
Swift drivers have entered the chat
I am now retired five years, crawling out of the cab the last time upon my seventieth birthday. And I remember when I was young, the old drivers watching over us young guys and showing us the way. That was the best way to learn. And most if those old fellas were open to questions and happy to answer and help. I know both sides are guilty of the break down in communications of the drivers, and it is so sad. That was the glue that held our profession together was the brotherhood between all the drivers. And it has really hurt the training of the newbies.
On the job training, best way ! 👍
Driving 2 weeks now by myself! And that is the absolute truth! Just got my class A in October. And backing is still scary. I don't even have the confidence yet to back between 2 trucks at a truck stop yet lol 😂.
I learned from the old school drivers and it’s made me a great driver! Just gotta get out there and learn, sometimes the hard way lol
Bro your absolutely right I don't know how to alley dock and I'm struggling
My CDL School did teach us what to do how to be a professional truck driver. At the time i went all of our instructors were veteran drivers OTR.
Omg thank you so much. Injuat went thru it. I was driving a log truck for a few months b4 going to the school. I actually loved my instructors. However u are 100 percent right
I've spoken to and trained noobs who think they are pros. Remain humble, aware, and eager to learn. Oh, and watch the Smart Trucking channel!
Definitely have to protect your license for sure. I had a company try having me haul with straps that were ready to break, etc.
Facts! And students do not research to have realistic expectations.
Truer words have never been spoken.
As a new driver I heartily thank you for all your valuable and sage advice.
old timers will be your best resource!
I absolutely agree. It's so ass backwards that they encourage new drivers to go OTR then local. Should be the other way around. Driving regional/local is one thing but OTR is a whole other beast
Problem is most people don't want a OTR job
Absolutely no life!
The teach you to pass everything at DMV. They pay for permit and your physical. And the first set of tests after the 3rd fail you pay. Shit was rough first 6mos forsure.
I am an attorney. Until about 1990, you could graduate from law school, pass the bar, and have no clue how to talk to a client or file court documents. Many law schools now have clinics where you actually help people and go to court with them and your attorney professor.
YES!!!! SO, true!!! That is why your trainer is so important!!
So glad you said this! However trying to train these new drivers in a hazmat tanker position (why they were hired, I'll never know) some (ages 26-34) think they already know it all and do not listen or think us older and seasoned drivers don't know anything. We are 'old school' with no recordable accidents and do not depend on all the tech. Wish I could start my own trucking school and wpuld teach more than just passable skills.
Sound like hvac school . 😭 whole different ball game when you in the field
Listen to Dave he is good 👍🏼
I didn't even read the book and passed. I was a cane driver before that, so I knew how to drive truck before cdl. But didn't know crap about pretrip with brake test. He still passed me after the drive. That was around 2008.
I got out a school 6 months ago and been driving ever since. I like to tell people school doesn’t teach you how to drive truck. It teaches you to not kill people when trucking
Great advice. Great video.
I learned stuff by asking older guys and on my own
My advice to people who is struggling from backup. I got my licence 1.5 years ago. After one year of getting my license I couldn’t backup trailer. I worked as a shunter and practiced many backups per day.
I went through a 2-month driving school to get my CDL . I was hired by Werner Enterprises who's then put me on a truck for 2 months with an experienced driver driving as a trainer team. Then I got a solo truck and drove for another year by myself and then I started training new drivers and did that for the rest of my career until I was medically retired in 2010 from some severe shoulder injuries
This is so true, I went to primes.
Got thrown into the flames right out of school working construction. West coast super side dumps pulling 32 ton. Backing into some of the craziest spots dodging manholes and curbs on 100 degree angles. Definitely a different world than the school
Thanks for the advice I like rubber side down. I was carrying a load of windows, doors and cabinets Syracuse, New York, 2014. Next thing you know I’m on my side kicking out the windshield two seconds later the snowplow goes by.
Safe and legal at all times.
Great advice. Spoken like a true elder statesman!!! Awesome
This is great to know. Listen.
This man be talking some real talk. His videos is very educational for students. He's an older head one of the best still around. That's the same way I learned. I learned by riding with the older guys and years of being around trucks then stared out on bobtails and 24 footers then eased into semi trucks and GOD honestly truth I been drinking 23 years and never had an at fault accident.
Thanks OG
You are so right
OTR helps you with driving in different conditions and terrains. Tanker helps with a smoother stop(or else you'll die or hurt someone). Shuttle drivers help you perfect backing up. In my opinion and experiences.
I went through a CDL squire program and it worked for me they taught me allot otr for two months but most cdl schools that are only a couple weeks long are not easy and I agree most don't prep you for Jack unless you go through a company.