On 5/9/2016 10:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:

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>>> My brother-in-law thinks that the commercial driver's school for these
>>> big rigs are a scam and that the drivers aren't ready for the road.
>>> I'm inclined to believe him.
>>>
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>> That may be true, but some formal training is needed for new drivers. If
>> he is critical he must have offered a better idea?
>
> You mean by starting his own driving school or ratting to the state or
> feds? That don't sound too practical.
>
> My brother-in-law saw that the school he was enrolled in passed drivers
> that were unqualified, so he dropped out of the class on general
> principle. Hopefully, he got his $2,000 back. As far as I'm concerned
> all that does not matter. What matters is that there are truckers out
> there that are learning to drive on the job. Thank God we don't have to
> worry about this on our tiny rock. You should be concerned through.

You bet I'm concerned. I see these drivers every day. Years ago when
traveling I used to be able to trust the truck drivers to be safe and
not do stupid things. No more. Many are inexperienced cowboys.

I never checked the credentials of the schools but surely some are just
interested in the money.