Risk of being a trainer?

The obvious ..... they hit something , miss something , forget something , then it comes back to you . Then there's the team thingy with a unknown person . Lot's of downside , BUT ... if you are good at everything ( know your truck and self , can TEACH , and have the patience of a saint ) ,
Then you might be good at it .
Teaching someone to operate a truck correctly is a special skill cause what you teach is how they'll operate.
Out of 3 that i've trained , one is a O/O and the other works hauling fuel too ( he's going on ten years now and the O/O is going on 9 )

 

3 to 6 months is no where near enough time to be a trainer. You need more like 3 to 6 years, closer to 6 years would be better.

 

What can possibly go wrong..

Is this load strapped secure?

 

If you have a few years of experience operating in all types of terrain, weather and customers then its plausible. If you have just 3 to 6 months total driving experience in the industry, then that tells you everything you need to know about Western Express!

 

I’ve been running 10 years and my company wants me to train a guy. Not very excited about it, but finally agreed. I just like to be alone.

 

The reason for that is...... most drivers with more experience are very reluctant to do it.
And someone with less experience is much more enticed by more money.
The one thing i learned by being a trainer for swift is...... they want drivers smart enough to follow directions, but stupid enough to not think of better way to do it

 

3 to 6 months is enough if you NEED trainers. If the amount of liability and equipment damage bothered them they would not train

 

will that be basically team driving to make more revenue for the company?