Trainers

Companies require 6 months otr exp which is not nearly enough.That's like the blind leading the blind.Whatever horror storie you have heard are true for some,then others have a pleasant exp with their trainers.Some don't have the patience to be a trainer.They have to go thru a trainer/trainee class which I think is 3 days.But the bottom line is with 6 months under your belt and a pulse,you're as good as in.

 

I think they have to breath and also know how to start the truck but that's all that I think they need to do to be a trainer.

By the way, I have met a trainer (won't mention the company) that has no driving experience but he is "book smart" so the management of the company put him in a truck to 'train' - I am not making this up.

 

Crete requires three years and a safe driving record.

 

Depends on the company, each has somewhat different guidelines. Some require six months experience (probably bad idea in most situations), some twelve and some twice that.

 

Really?Thats the way it should be with every company and maybe why they don't have a real bad rep from other drivers.

 

Then companies wonder why drivers lack common since.

 

Why not mention the company? Folks should know this so they know who to avoid. Drac I don't think there are any specific requirements but I'm sure different companies are.......different. Probably the horror stories that you hear about are mostly from students trying to teach students and not knowing things that experience will teach you. Although I'm sure there are plenty of new drivers out there training that have common sense and are smart, I find it fairly stupid for companies to send them out with students because there are things that they just don't know or have experienced.

 

That's frightening on so many different levels.