If you had the will to be a trainer, wich company would be your choice and why? Wich ones would give the trainer adequate amount of flexibility and potential for pay? I would probably run as team some, but wouldnt wanna rely on that to get a good check. Is there one thatll pay you the same no matter how many miles are run? Flexibility to choose and deny loads? Is 2 years exp. enough to be a trainer for that company?

Thanks all

 

IMO, in a perfect world a trainer would be paid a salary and little emphasis would be put on the number of miles they run. It should not be about revenue. Maybe add an incentive that gives them extra cpm for every mile a trainee runs in their first year.

Two years experience should probably be the least amount, 5 years would probably be even better. In this day and age we have trainers who have 6 months expereince and two students running team in a truck basically teaching themselves so given that, 2 years wouldn't be bad.

 

Well, Thanks for the response- Im surprised noone wants to speak up and give me some insight....Im pretty sure the experience will be vastly different as a trainer for a company than as a company driver...

 

well my trainer I had at FFE made almost $100,000 in a year.... so thats good, and I think to be a trainer, you need to go solo for 6 months with no accidents or violations and you can be training... after 6 months you can lease a truck with $0.00 down, they take 1 or 2 cents per mile for a year for the down.... so other companies that are large might be simular, dunno for sure.....

 

No offense to anyone, but 6 months is not long enough to become a trainer. At 6 months you are still learning yourself! I think that 5 years of constant employment as an OTR driver would be a good starting place!
I think the driving force behind being a trainer for most people is they want extra money for someone else doing the work. I think trainers should want to help drivers learn the correct way and not how much extra money they can make. In my opinion, a trainer should be an older and more seasoned driver that wants to slow down a little and can take the time to teach correctly!!

 

NOONE in this thread said they had only 6 mos. experience and I think this conversation you are having was had and is being held in other threads. This thread is about companies that are best for trainers.



US Express told me after 3 mos of going solo I can be certified as a trainer, pay runs from 32 cpm to 42 (?)cpm Rand Mcnally HHG :x miles depending on length of run. Grr they will run you as a team. Add. perks are a stipend of $20/day for training and a graduation bonus of $200 to $350 after an average of 21 days training. Hmmm...

 

I think you need to read the other posters on this thread, then what I said will make sense to you!!!
Now for your 3 months experience and being a trainer at US, talking about the blind leading the blind...lol
This thread like I said sums up to, people just wanting the best money to train. What about sharing your experience ( which 3 months is not experience anyway) with someone who needs it! This thread is about MONEY, not training, PERIOD!!! Now go back and read my post, and stop trying to scold me for my post!!!!!!!!!!

 

Well said! 8)
What people fail to realise, that "training", isn't supposed to be about how to drive(technically), cause that trainee already got his licence.
It should be more about perks and "wisdom" of the driving!

Most folks, after 2-3 years, are pretty good in handling "technical" part, but very few, at that "driving age" have "wisdom of the road"
No offence to anybody, just an opinion!

 

Once in a while I come up with something good...lol
Must be my decade...lol

 

OK- I have plenty of experience driving Trucks and have teamed and trained before too, so Im trying to find out which company would be best for ME as stated in the title of the thread.

Dryvan, that is!