Training you wished you had more off

In my opinion, and as a former trainer, looking back I would have spent more time with detailed route planning. Driving skills are obviously important, but that will come in time. Trip planning is something that gets skipped over sometimes in the early stages. That's my .02 anyway.

 

Too much needs to be covered...

I'd use the Socratic method and start with a line of inquire to find out what they know and build upon their base knowledge.
Backing is the most challenging hard skill and as DFO suggested try different situations.

Some people are visual learners and some need more hands on while others need to intellectualize the inner workings and rational behind the why. I think taking a few moments to understand what the student needs and how best it is for them to consume your information is time we'll invested.

Personally, and this is just my opinion, I have come to believe that the truncated training process is a primary reason for high rates of driver failure.
You are embarking on an assault of Mt Everest with no oxygen in the dead of winter; it should be noted that Everest has been summited under those exact conditions so it can be done.
Good luck, we know you'll give a good showing.
Keep us in the loop by posting your progress.

 

How goes the boogerpickinmoron training.

 

I think it starts for serious-real this week. Maybe we'll get an update soon...

 

I hope that I'm there Tuesday too.

 

How to dispose of a body or three and get away with it.

 

If the planners did a good job they'd be promoted to driver.........lol

 

There are a few good nuggets in this thread. As a trainer I am interested in what other people feel they need more of. In a world of GPS trip planning, the road atlas is often forgotten... I'll be sure to work more of it in. Backing skills can be worked on after you get your own truck, but if you have not been instructed in the concepts, with some hands on, you're going to have a hard time at it. I don't teach 45's as that is usually what the had drilled into them in the CDL mill. I do teach 90's and give pointers in straight line and drifting. I make the students do almost all of the backing and by the end of training all of the Qualcom work. There is a lot that needs to be taught and we all tend to overlook some things. Thanks for the reminders.