MrFedEx
Engorged Member
As of right now it is required that a driver candidate has 1 year of tractor trailer experience to be considered for hire and to even get on the computer to do a CDAS for FEG and like barnyard pointed out the contractor can use his or her discretion when hiring and require more experience if they think it is necessary, the requirements for triples are a completely different story however, it is required that the driver attains 5 years of doubles experience in all four seasons of each year before he or she is even considered for a FEG triples course, I would also like to point out that the two individuals involved in this crash had a combined 80 years of overall driving experience between the two of them and both had fulfilled the required doubles experience set by FEG to transition to triples, driving experience was not the issue in this case.
If what you are saying is accurate, then it's a case of an exception to the rule. I see very few Ground drivers with high experience levels, and the accident rate supports that observation. I've seen Ground semi drivers who can barely back-up,which is what you expect to see from a JB Hunt or Swift driver, which are training jobs for straight out of driving school candidates.
Maybe the two NV drivers were seasoned professionals, but Ground overall? Like I said, the Ground safety record is self-evident, and even the resident Ground apologist admits there is a big problem.