coach1007's Blog

Once upon a time I would greatly prefer the company of tractor-trailers on the road. They drove in a professional and courteous manner.

In recent years, I have felt significantly less comfortable. I have to believe that the training and testing and requirements have been lowered to meet the increasing demand for drivers.

On the plus side, J.B. Hunt drivers are still excellent.

Those driver training schools are EXACTLY what has caused the decent truckers much grief. These schools don't give a damn how well you drive or don't drive, all they see are the $$$$ DOLLAR SI$N$ $$$$, you have the money, you'll get the CDL. I don't recall the truck driving school, but I literally had a student driver PUSH ME COMPLETELY OFF SR436 one afternoon on my way home. I called the school and complained about it, anything get done, NO! These damn trucking schools are a menace and SHOULD ALL BE CLOSED DOWN. They ABSOLUTELY DO NOT teach road safety or courtesy, they teach drive like hell, get there, get your money and do it again on the return trip. I used to ride with truck drivers years ago, today, if they aren't someone I know or a an "old Pro" at it, I wouldn't get in the same rig with them, nor do I really want to be on the road with this "new breed" of arrogant semi drivers!