I went to ADTC in the summer of 2021 and Nick Cook in Cincinnati was my instructor! And now I'm a diesel tech working at a freightliner dealership. No regrets what so ever. Hey Look Nick I made it!! 🤣💯 Oh yeah lol 2x shirt, the common ADTC logo with the front truck grill
I've always loved working on semis brakes and the maintenance on them is so nice to learn then do hands-on I was an apprentice at loves travel stop but had some family issues and left to take care of it.
XL American Diesel in the top left corner. I am trying to decide when to attend American Training Center in Ohio. I got a couple things to take care of first. But I will be there in 2023.
I always see so much negativity online about automotive and i’m like… why? If it concludes down to less pay, less respect and dealing with daily costumers at the dealership, I really think this is pretty ok, like there are so many jobs were you get worse on all these aspects and you neither practice any practical daily life-skills. Another thing that always seems to be unmentioned is the hours you work and your time on the road, as an automotive you can get job at your local town, 9-10 fixed normal hours a day + 0.5-1 hours or so road time, 5-5.5 days a week. A HD mechanic can probably get the same conditions but far less likely I guess, life-work balance in this field is more around 14 hours [including road time] 5 days a week and in flexible early/late hours, something that can mess much more with your life, like family, hobbies and side activities etc… Oh and last thing, as an automotive you have a roof to work under. It can be very hot at summer, but better than doing it directly under the sun.
I have done both and am licensed in both. By far the greatest thing about diesel is the value of the equipment and the fact it only makes money when it works. What this does is far less whining and chiseling over the cost of the repair. The same as the time it requires. No one walks into a fleet shop and says that thier Uncle Bob can do the repair faster and for less! Often the shop or company is unionized. Well you might not like unions if you get a manager that is trying to push a repair time you have the rest of the shop to settle them own particularly if its a safety concern. Overall diesel is much more adult, you don't have a Karen screaming about the invoice, its strictly business. It actually allows for better work because you can concentrate on the work
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