CR England...Cedar Hill, Tx location

Yep...what he said, lol.

As far as going team...it's not a requirement to follow the phase 2 lead, phase 2 advanced lead path. You can go straight to team after you complete phase 2

Solo...I'm not sure.

I have been told, all those "rules" are more or less guidelines, lol. If there is an opening somewhere and you don't have the 4-6 months in service, your "record" can bypass that requirement.

Same thing with the "waiting lists" for jobs/routes. You can skip over or be skipped over...depending on your "record".

 

Well, been in Phase two for about 12 days...in Georgia picking up a load and headed to Laredo. I'll be over my 100 hours required for upgrade to phase 2 lead when we get there. Be nice if I could go ahead and get my upgrade knocked out.

My Phase 2 First Seat...the guy that's suppose to be the "lead" is a collosal F'up. Logs are ALWAYS inaccurate, doesn't manage his sleep, drives short shifts, now he's made us late for a drop and subsequently a pick up.
I've got hometime coming up on 2/16-2/17 and I'm glad of it. Patience are wearing thin right now.

 

Now I'm having to wait for them to reschedule the load were carrying...just so we can drop it, lol. Lost that load to Laredo...I'm sure. It was due to be picked up in about 10 minutes.

If it looks like they're not gonna get me home inside the 2/16-2/17 window THEY approved already I'm gonna raise hell and high water...call every person in the C.O.C. Lol.

I had great schooling, great backing and road instructors, and a great Driver Trainer and Phase 1 went fine. The way I'm gonna look at all this RIGHT NOW is that I got unlucky with my assigned Phased 2 lead...it can happen I guess. I'll stay optimistic until Its time for me to get my home time and upgrade....but C.R. England is on a short leash, lol.

 

Well..."Driver Trainers" and a Phase 2 lead are two totally different things.

A Driver Trainer has AT LEAST 6 months in the seat....and has been through special training. I know...6 months ain't much, but it's more than 1 1/2 or 2, lol. His job is to fine tune the students driving skills, teach safety, etc.

In Phase 2 it's not the Phase 2 Leads job to teach you to drive. Just to basically manage the truck. Get loads picked up on time, trip plan, get them delivered on time, etc. A Phase 2 lead is just a mentor basically.

But Honestly, the guy I was just with was just a young guy with no communication skills, no confidence, no common sense...and no self control, lol. He couldn't manage his sleep, ran short shifts, messed up his logs constantly...just a mess.

I told my DM I wanted off the truck in Laredo...but thought about it a bit and decided I wouldn't do that to him. I told him I'd stick it out till my upgrade or hometime, whichever comes first. Well...he got me off the truck in Laredo anyway. I'll be doing my upgrade to Phase 2 lead Tuesday or Wednesday then catch a short load to Fort Worth for my home time. After that...back on the road as a Phase 2 lead.