Michael McPhee
brant lake,#2UPDATE Employee
Thu, November 15, 2012
I AM AND HAVE BEEN A TRAINER WITH SRT FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS NOW AND THE ORIGINAL POSTER IS OBVIOUSLY SKEWING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TRAINING PROCESS TO HIS SIDE. HE IS CORRECT IN HIS STATEMENT ABOUT THE 240 HOURS; IT IS A FULL TERM TRAINING TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LESS THAN 3 MONTHS VERIFIABLE OTR EXPERIENCE. ALL DRIVE TIME OF THE TRAINEE IS MONITORED AND PULLED FROM THE E-LOG SO IT IS ACCURATE. IF A TRAINER IS NOT CONFIDENT IN THE TRAINEE'S PERFORMANCE, HE/SHE CAN RECOMEND THE TRAINEE FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING, WHICH USUALLY MEANS ANOTHER 100 HOUR TRAINING PERIOD. SO, FOR THE POSTER TO SAY HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT ANOTHER MONTH IS FALSE...TRAINING TIME IS ENTIRELY BASED ON THE TRAINEES HOURS DRIVEN IE..240 HRS OR 100 HRS, WHICH ARE NUMBERS DECIDED UPON BECAUSE OF INSUREANCE ISSUES... SO THERE IS NO EVIL PLOT TO 'RIP DRIVERS OFF'. THIS INDIVIDUAL, OBVIOUSLY DID NOT SHOW SKILL ENOUGH FOR HIS TRAINER TO SIGN OFF ON HIM WITHOUT ADDITIONAL TRAINING...IN THE END, IT'S THE TRAINER AND THE COMPANY'S GOAL, NOT TO PUT UNTRAINED OR UNDERPERFORMING TRAINEES ON THE ROAD BY THEMSELVES FOR THE COMMON SAFETY OF THOSE WHO USE THE HIGHWAYS.