Could use some perspective, maybe even some encouragement!

Well, in 2 years, no-one has been there and done that for all-inclusive purposes. Confidence in what you are doing is one thing, arrogance is another. I first learned of "trainers" that have been on the road all of 1 or 2 years from this forum. I had to do a double-take. And read more of it on other threads before it was fully understood that there are companies out there that think a 1 year "veteran" would make a good trainer. I don't really know what describes a veteran - at what point are you a vet and what substantiates it? But I will say that I would consider that a person that has less than 5 years under his-her belt probably isn't a veteran in the true sense of the word. Wisdom only comes through experience - certainly 2 years does not endow the idea of wisdom to me. I still experience different situations from time to time - but then, I find those situations invigorating instead of irritating.
Whatever the case, some of the stuff I have read on this forum has led me to observe certain company's drivers much more intently when I'm on this city's freeways - and steer FAR clear of them.

 

And the same thing can be said of someone who has been driving a Big truck for 5 years,
10 years, or more.

Let me see if I understand what'cher sayin' here, ........
A trainer with fewer that 2 years experience, and is confident with their abilities, is considered "arrogant"?
Hmmmmmmmmmm

Is "veteran" your word, or the company's?

Performance and driving records and attitude for starters.

Didn't you already admit you don't know what "substantiates" a "veteran",
in the true sense of the word?

Because, perhaps, you lack enough wisdom?
How "wise" is it to shoot the messenger, and ignore the message?

That's in your favor.

If a trainer with oh, ....... say 2 years experience is one who can and does think on their feet when presented with new situations, and gits 'er done, why wouldn't an attentive trainee with them learn the same thing the same way?
By THINKING.

Give a man a fish,
and feed him for a day.
TEACH a man HOW to fish,
and feed him for a lifetime.

No trainer is gonna demonstrate EVERY possible situation y'all WILL encounter out there. The BEST instruction that trainer can provide a trainee is to teach them how to THINK.
I think.
And that's what I did.

Have y'all noticed how many trainer horror stories mention that their trainers had several, or more, years experience?
Hmmmmmmmm
So, even years of experience doesn't guarantee a trainer will be capable of training properly.
Ya reckon.

Would y'all be "wise" enough to turn down a known successful trainer
with not enough experience,
in your opinion?

I'm glad to know you're reading and driving safely.
Thanx for doin' both.

 

Willocouple, glad to hear you are hanging in there. I have been following your posts since before you even went to school! I have read enough of them to know which company you are now working for and I just want to say that I hope you will continue to post after you and your husband get your own truck and let us know how the company treats you.

My husband and I will soon be going to school and eventually we will also have to make the decision of picking a company that will hire students and may end up at the same one you are at, so I really want to hear how it goes for you!

 

Actually, AfterShock, I think he was differentiating between the two, not calling them one in the same. Having confidence in your knowledge, skills and abilities is one thing, but being ####y about same or what you think you know is another, I think is what was meant.


Or something like that. I could be wrong, it's happened before...


Well... not wrong, really... let's just say mistaken, shall we?

 

English not your first language?
Methinks AfterShock has a bit of experience.

 

"Mistaken" works for me.
Thanx for the explanation.
Much appreciated.