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busdrivinwoman
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/13/2002 : 3:58:47 PM
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I have a question and wondered what others thought of this. I am one of the OBI's for my school district, and was asked by management on 1-3-02 to join in for a meeting. He stated to myself and the other OBI that the school had hired two new drivers and that training needed to begin immediately. He then told us that we needed to get these drivers through the training course and CDL test taken by the end of the month because we are low on substitute drivers.
My opinion on this, time limits should not be made. Each individual is different and may take longer than someone else to train. I feel our jobs as School Bus Drivers should not be taken lightly and the more time for a new driver to learn is in our benefit. I just wondered what everyone else's opinion is in this matter. Thank you in advance for your replies!!
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Debusguy
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 01/14/2002 : 1:43:21 PM
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I know where you are coming from, but I can see management's point of view also. I agree that putting a green recruit on the road should not be the norm; we anticipate completing 28 hours of training with our new drivers - eight hours beyond what Penn-DOT requires. At the same time, even Penn-DOT allows certification at the mid-point of training, due to the need of school districts and contractors for drivers. There is a danger to safety when assignments and schedules are stretched to compensate for a lack of drivers. Look at it this way..your management must think highly of your training and communication skills, and your ability to get the job done. LM
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Sherm
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 01/16/2002 : 12:51:57 PM
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I often try to put trainees on the fast track because they can sometimes draw out the training process by not making training a priority. Often there are other jobs, school, etc. to work around and before you know it the training either drags on and on or just fizzles out. In Illinois it takes close to a month to train a driver if everything goes right. So I often need to turn up the heat on the trainee but never, ever compromise safety. We only test when the trainee and the trainer are comfortable and confident.
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Time Given to a New Driver
