Extensive Paid Training even if you have 2 yrs experience

What's up with training if you have experience?

We are a stable company based in the Great Lakes Region - in business since 1981
Earn $1200 to $1600 weekly
Home every weekend
Extensive Paid Training Program
Great Health Insurance, Matching 401K, Longevity Bonus, Fuel bonus
Applicants must have Class A CDL with at least 2 years OTR
Applicants must be able to enter Canada (no exceptions)

 

Might be tanker......

 

Think of it this way: after two years, they figure you have enough of the basics down and experience (for which there is no substitute), so that they can train you for their operation without taking the time to go back to where we all started. Kinda of like you get your Master's after you get your Bachelor's.

 

The training probably involves things other than driving. Which means the job probably involves things other than driving. For instance milk haulers have to test all the milk themselves before they load and they have to properly document the tests. If they screw that up, the entire load goes in the garbage.

 

Its paid training...

 

That job ad is on Craigslist every week in Chicago for atleast the last year, so....................How stable can it be?

 

Not necesarilly. There are no-touch operations on the part of the driver. They don't load the truck, they don't unload the truck, they don't do any cleaning of the tank. All they do is drop and hook the loads.

But, yes, the paid training likely means there's something about the job that you have to be trained to do, whether its loading techniques, handling techniques, specific dangers and considerations about the job, etc.

 

Maybe some people need extra training to find Canada eh ?? It's that ^^^^ way.

 

Thanks all...

 

get us a company name and more info. In my opinion, two years is enough experience to drive a truck just fine. IN THE AREA YOU HAVE DRIVEN FOR THOSE TWO YEARS. You may not have experience with the terrain the new company might travel to, things like mountains, gravel roads etc. Any company that actually spends their time and money furthering your education and skill set can't be all bad. That said if extra skills are needed you will probably find the job more demanding, more rewarding too, but some people are not prepared to put out the extra effort themselves, so they quit.

P.S. they could just be a crappy company too we won't know without more info.