Questions for trainers.

My company keeps hounding me about being a trainer. There are aspects to this that I would really look forward to. you know like teaching these knuckleheads to do a proper PTI every time, making sure paperwork for trailer is good to go, running legal and the pro's of that and the fact that you are spending way too much money to jeopardize your career by not running legal (including CZ speed limits and how to read a #### sign). How to read a map, how to get directions, how to basicaly pay the &^%* attention. Keeping your paperwork in order and running a tight ship, how to go from running days to nights with good time management.... blah blah blahh... bunch of stuff. I think I can explain a lot, and help out in a non hostile way.
HOWEVER I am a fairly new driver, just over a year and a half now, I don't have all the answers, i still make mistakes and I am not the greatest driver out there. I'm safe and smart but I make my boneheaded mistakes. plus I'm not so sure how well I'd tolerate dealing with someone 24/7. I'm a loner since birth, hence one of the reasons I enjoy solo OTR so much.
I like the idea of being able to teach some of these new guys some of the basics, some of the overall aspects of this job. But I'm not sure how i would handle being withing close confines with another person for long periods of time. (without a spade and open woods or desert)
My questions basically are A) do you think a year and a half is enough to start training or do you think I would need more exp B)how do you handle so many different personalities and not make em crow food?

 

lol yeah I was joking. I call everyone a knucklehead because 99% fit the description and yeah I'd like to toss people out of a moving vehicle but i am way too nice of a guy to do that. I guess i really should reign in my banter before I give the wrong impression.
As to the 5 and 10 year exp I whole heartedly agree except almost no one in this company lasts that long with this company, and the companies not going anywhere anytime soon so i thought maybe a green might be able to give a newb some decent advice.

 

absolutely not. and I absolutely agree with the position of I dont have the exp, however the dilemma comes in when I see the junk job our so called trainers are doing on a daily basis. The only reason most of them have a T on there truck is because of the extra money. I was a relay to a load off a T truck that had a flat tire two lights out and only half of the required paperwork on the trailer. I run into horrible trailer conditions almost on a daily basis because they arent taught. I met a driver that didnt even know to get a rewards card to use for showers, they had been paying out of pocket. And no I dont want my legacy based off my minimal knowledge, but I also feel If this is the best that is taught then I have something to give.... even minimal.... and just typing this out im kinda answering myself....