Training
I'm a phase II trainer with CR England. I'm supposed to teach the business side to students after they have completed phase I. More often than not, I'm still working on their driving skills yet I've only been a driver for 3 months. You are right; the blind leading the blind. But some people can teach after a few months and others can't teach after 10 years. Unfortunately, while England's yard and classroom instructors are top notch, and their training is, in my mind, the best in the industry, it breaks down a bit in the field. There are some very good trainers in the fiels but, unfortunately, there are some real duds. And those bad guys teach bad drivers how to be worse drivers and bad trainers. I'd love an opportunity to work with England to balance their needs to lease more trucks with their need to retain quality drivers.
Over all, it's really a good company.