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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 1637725" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>Personally, I think all feeder candidates should come from the package car driver pool, as opposed from the part time ranks.&nbsp; You may not realize it, but you learn a lot of good&nbsp; driving habits from PC time.&nbsp; I know I&#039;d feel more comfortable whether being in a sleeper or driving next to someone in the lane next to me if they had the benefits of 5 seeing habits training, experience driving a commercial vehicle, etc, before being put behind the wheel of an 80,000 lb machine.&nbsp; 5 days of classroom, behind the wheel training and then 1 week of someone sitting beside you and you are on your own.&nbsp; All accidents have the potential to be serious, but a feeder miscalculation could cost millions and cost multiple lives.&nbsp; I can&#039;t blame a PTer for wanting to go from PT wages to (in my opinion) one of the top jobs in the company.&nbsp; Experience goes a long way.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 1637725, member: 52978"] Personally, I think all feeder candidates should come from the package car driver pool, as opposed from the part time ranks. You may not realize it, but you learn a lot of good driving habits from PC time. I know I'd feel more comfortable whether being in a sleeper or driving next to someone in the lane next to me if they had the benefits of 5 seeing habits training, experience driving a commercial vehicle, etc, before being put behind the wheel of an 80,000 lb machine. 5 days of classroom, behind the wheel training and then 1 week of someone sitting beside you and you are on your own. All accidents have the potential to be serious, but a feeder miscalculation could cost millions and cost multiple lives. I can't blame a PTer for wanting to go from PT wages to (in my opinion) one of the top jobs in the company. Experience goes a long way. [/QUOTE]

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