What does experienced driver mean?!

Are you serious or is this a joke? If you're serious, dude, you're a new driver. You have 2 months of school (where do you go to a 2 month driving school??) 1 month being trained and a month of team driving. And you still have 38 states, all different kinds of terrain, weather and traffic situations to learn. Yes. You're a new driver. A VERY new driver. You're not close to an experienced driver.

 

Well in everyone's eyes but your own you are a new driver. Sorry man but I just can't agree with you on this one. Well except that 400 a week is ridiculous, that I agree with.

 

Haha, God I love when Joe goes off!

 

I've been driving 34 years and still learn something every day. To quote the old guy who taught me, "the very second you think you know everything there is to know about truckin' is the very second your gonna start getttin hurt"

 

You are still a new driver. So new you don't know what you don't know yet.

At at my previous company where I was a trainer anyone coming in with less than one year went out with a trainer.....the amount of time depended on how close to that magic one year mark they were and the trainer's assessment. They were kinda picky though. Some companies let a 6 month wonder be a trainer.

It varies by company but generally at least till 6 months you're gonna be with a trainer for a couple weeks. You only have 2 months of real 'experience'. Doesn't matter where you go. You're going out with a trainer.

Why can't you stick it out where you are for awhile? Jumping ship so quick has you on the road to being labeled a job hopper. If you go somewhere else and 2 months later don't like it the same thing will happen. You'll go out with a trainer.

 

You are new and will be for awhile, you always learn something out here...I have to agree that the money you're getting is low. Like the others said don't hop jobs a lot especially with you level of experience. Things will get better, but you need to tough it out

 

In reality, to call yourself an experienced driver you need at least two years behind the wheel. Most companies will call you experienced at one year but that is still a very new driver. You will need to go through the dual training until the company turns you loose and then you will need to take it slow until you know what is going on out on the road. Good luck to you!

 

Sorry Cowboy, you've got a ways to go. Got to work your way up in any business. Probably looking at a year, minimum.

 

Most companies use one year experience as 'experienced.' However, most companies require certain experience levels, such as 1 year in the past 3, or 3 in the past 5, or something similar.

With you low level of experience, look to staying where you are for 12 months. You have much to learn and will have seen 4 seasons in different parts of the country. Then you will be 'experienced.'

Oh. And owning a truck is not the answer. If you do go out and buy a truck this early, no insurance company will carry you for anything you can afford to pay.