A question?

Any of the mega's right now, have rookie trainers. Turn over is huge.

 

I read it on here cr england will at 3 months.
So it must be true

 

Cr England /Swift/ Werner / J B Hunt, I can go on and on...

 

Yes it's true. It's all about the money.

 

Nothing surprises me anymore.six months or four they re all blind leading the blind.if this is true only thing I can think of they need the trainers.so be ready for more accidents and more laws.

 

Finger-less gloves and fog lights are all you need, no big deal.

 

What the heck has happened to trucking,we have to accept it and pretty much use to whatever happens.

 

I know of one person who had a trainer at Werner who only had 6 months total experience. I wouldn't doubt if they went lower than that.

 

It's very sad but true. I can not know what another driver with only 3 to 4 months driving experience could pass on to a new driver. Maybe the yard and where you go and wait for your truck.

This has been a sour point for me ever since I heard about it a few years back. It's where I believe that another endorsement should be allowed on the CDL. I know too many regulation cloud the situation but on this part the extra hassle with government intervening the good outweighs the negative. The FMCSA could run it as a terminal inspection where they could come in and see the files on their driver training program. Also to see if the program ties in with the safety programs. My old company took the most experienced driver and offered the job to him. If he turned it down the next driver in line was asked. They could require the driver trainer have a minimum of 10 or 5 years and a clean record. The company would have to pay the driver trainer more so the incentive stays with the driver. Besides if the company has half a brain they would realize that safety training pays off in the long run and it would be their incentive to run a driver trainer program. You could even get a program like the "Smith System" rolling. Any changes in the system today would be an improvement.