Have You Ever Considered Becoming A Trainer?

I know this sounds crappy, but I know I don't have the patience for it either.

I don't think it sounds Crappy at all. I know that I don't have the patience either. Nothing wrong with that. My Mentor with Swift was a Laid Back calm sort of Guy. He was a Marine Corps Infantry Vet. Served 5 Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. It must take a lot more than a Student Driver to rattle the Man. I am grateful for his patience with me as a trainee. Some people are cut out for the job. Unfortunately, I feel that too many people do it for the money (real or imagined). Lots of L/O's do it just to make ends meet in a situation that is not conducive to a good check as a SoloDriver. Just my $0.02.

I am a trainer. It's definitely a different vibe on the truck when you are responsible for EVERYTHING on the truck. Every time the trainee gets themselves into a bind their eager, wide-open eyes look to you for an answer - 24/7. Every time a macro isn't sent, hours are unverified or the truck's GPS says the truck is in Syria dispatch expect you to fix it.

Different companies have different expectations about what they call training. Fortunately, CRST lets the trainer watch the trainee drive for the first week or so before moving into team driving mode. This gives you a pretty good idea of where the trainee's skill level is. You are placing your life in the other driver's hands so it's important to use good judgement. Training is serious business. Last month a trainer decided it was a good idea to let an inexperienced trainee driver loose on I-84 in a snowstorm. The trainer ended up in the hospital, but the trainee was killed instantly.