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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 89000" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p>I agree with Dawg. </p><p> </p><p>What concerns me it there appears to be a certain smugness that your husband brings with him. He does not think he has anything to learn after twenty years and he already looks down on his supervisor. Most of us have to be around a driver for six months to a year before we earn that honor.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> </p><p> </p><p>Your husbands trainer went through DTS in order to be allowed to train new drivers. DTS is the single most intense school UPS has. If your husband thought about quitting the one week orientation he is going through now then he would have quite DTS 20 times over. What his training supervisor will not have is the constant practice of his skills that driving every day would give him. Therefore he may be a little rough shifting until he gets his skills back. But he knows his craft and yes he can even teach a 20 year driver something. In this case your are right the fact the supervisor cannot practice his skills everyday and the driver can means that we sometimes do put ourselves in a do as I say not as I do situation.What I am saying is we need to share in a little respect here. Your husband should be respected for his twenty years but he should also recognize that the trainer is qualified and that there are things he can learn.</p><p> </p><p>Did he pull doubles in Europe? If not then the fun starts when he is on his own for the first week. Send him out to a local sort where the yard is cramped and he has to break down a set , put a set of hot night loads together and get back in time for the night sort close. </p><p> </p><p>The training is viewed as being intense. As intense as it is there is so much more to learn. He will need the help of the other drivers to get through it. </p><p> </p><p>Keep in mind that we are very anal about all feeder issues. If a driver has an accident in which the other motorist is hurt then all the training the supervisor did will be pulled and reviewed in detail. If your husband violates on DOT hours then he will get a slap on the wrist while the supervisor who started him and did not check his hours could lose his job. The responsibility with driving a tractor trailer is greatly increased compared to other jobs and the responsibility for the manager even more. </p><p> </p><p>UPS is a cult of hard working perfectionists in all levels of the job whether hourly or managment. This I think is the biggest difference I think your husband will have to learn to deal with from the more laid back style he dealt with in europe. </p><p> </p><p>I wish you both well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 89000, member: 1912"] I agree with Dawg. What concerns me it there appears to be a certain smugness that your husband brings with him. He does not think he has anything to learn after twenty years and he already looks down on his supervisor. Most of us have to be around a driver for six months to a year before we earn that honor.:lol: Your husbands trainer went through DTS in order to be allowed to train new drivers. DTS is the single most intense school UPS has. If your husband thought about quitting the one week orientation he is going through now then he would have quite DTS 20 times over. What his training supervisor will not have is the constant practice of his skills that driving every day would give him. Therefore he may be a little rough shifting until he gets his skills back. But he knows his craft and yes he can even teach a 20 year driver something. In this case your are right the fact the supervisor cannot practice his skills everyday and the driver can means that we sometimes do put ourselves in a do as I say not as I do situation.What I am saying is we need to share in a little respect here. Your husband should be respected for his twenty years but he should also recognize that the trainer is qualified and that there are things he can learn. Did he pull doubles in Europe? If not then the fun starts when he is on his own for the first week. Send him out to a local sort where the yard is cramped and he has to break down a set , put a set of hot night loads together and get back in time for the night sort close. The training is viewed as being intense. As intense as it is there is so much more to learn. He will need the help of the other drivers to get through it. Keep in mind that we are very anal about all feeder issues. If a driver has an accident in which the other motorist is hurt then all the training the supervisor did will be pulled and reviewed in detail. If your husband violates on DOT hours then he will get a slap on the wrist while the supervisor who started him and did not check his hours could lose his job. The responsibility with driving a tractor trailer is greatly increased compared to other jobs and the responsibility for the manager even more. UPS is a cult of hard working perfectionists in all levels of the job whether hourly or managment. This I think is the biggest difference I think your husband will have to learn to deal with from the more laid back style he dealt with in europe. I wish you both well. [/QUOTE]
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