Trainers!!! How long before one should be a trainer

Your statement is going from rookie to experienced without including the middle ground where the rookie GETS THE EXPERIENCE!

So without the "experience" that driver is "unsafe"? Where does that "experience" come from...a simulator(?), a few courses online(?), how about a good rousing discussion at the T/S coffee cup legal beagle counter club? When are you going to allow them the chance to gain the experience? I would rather see a rookie, who has a good perspective about safety, has a good respect (almost fear) of "out of norm" conditions, and is smart enough to be aware and pay complete attention to the task at hand. Rather than one of these youngsters that thinks speed is everything, and he/she is above errors, has a ####y attitude about anything and everything he/she does, and has a complete disregard for advice, criticism, or assistance offered from anyone with more or equal experience than they have!

You must give the newbie(s) a chance at some point...the sooner the better, before that safe and careful time (9-17 months) grabs em and slaps em in a ditch!

 

This thread has to be one of the BEST discussions I've seen on TTR in a long long time!

So far...no exchange of expletives, no name calling...a reasonable group that has differing opinions relating to the initial topic and keeping within the general philosophy of the initial question.

GREAT JOB SO FAR



WELL DONE ALL!!!!

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sure...you say that just when i was about to cut loose...LMAO...j/k.....

 

Saw ya LURKING...thought I needed to act fast!!!

 

out of respect for RW...i will be good.....lol altho being bad comes natural....besides it wont change the hard headedness of some...i see both sides presented here...and some drivers (new) are just naturals, and safety minded and do a good job...and yes. some older drivers do develop bad habits...but bottom line is...i know if i need surgery or a lawyer etc...i want someone with experience....however the newbies have to get it some way..WE ALL DID, we WERE ALL NEW at one time....but i didnt knock the older drivers....too many today feel they have something to prove..that they are gonna do it better. like was mentioned, they shoulda been trucking before the comforts we have today, and see how long they would last....we need new drivers, cuz eventually us older ones will get off the road...its too bad, that some of them dont realize all they could learn from the vets...instead of gettin an attitude with them...we are all out here together...i cant tell you the last time when we passed someone in/out of trk stop shipper etc that they actually said hello...no one waves anymore..etc...ok sorry RW off track..nevermind...

 

BITE ME...

 

Obviously a trainer should have a certain amount of experience before teaching others. I don't what that number is. I do think that way too much emphasis is being put on that though.

No matter how good or bad the trainer is the trainee will go out on their own at some point. And no matter how long they spend with the trainer they can't learn everything. IMO the biggest thing should be developing a good process to determine if the trainee possesses the right traits and will be able to handle them self properly when they run into those situations that did not come up in training.

 

BoyWander: I come back to this Thread to Apologize for my bad attitude, which it was, and I feel I was a Poor Example for all the New Drivers
reading my post, and poor results. I was out of control, and continued to do so. Im Sorry. I forget many times, I am a Guest here on TTR, and
acting like that, I turned also on the Administrators, All the Moderators, and Friends I have here. I Apologize.