So we have had about 10 new hires in the last few months and more than half have crashed vehicles in the first few weeks. Not to mention that most have no clue what they're doing. My question here is what has changed so dramatically to make this happen. I personally feel that they haven't been trained except basic use of the powerpad. They just throw them out there. "Make sure you take an hour lunch," with 30 stops over. Most think you just take out whats in the truck, and don't know what a 195 is. I think they aren't being given a chance to learn because of this big push on production. What say you? This peak for our station will be horrible. I see sitting pallets in the very near future.
I think it is combination of a couple factors.
1. Knowing there would be a need to hire---they shortened the CRR class and combined it with DD to save money on travel.
2. The in-station portion of the training is not happening either.
A. The station is understaffed.
B. Too many PT not enough CRR Coaches.
C. Don't want to spend station hours training.
3. The current new hires are (generally) lower quality.
A. Most people don't want PT work.
B. People that want FT will usually be focused on something other than this job --whether trying to pay bills or finding another job
C. Many millennials lack the work ethic of previous generations.
4. Ignorance.
A. The training does not emphasize safety as top priority.
B. They do not know the routes.
C. Let's be honest some CRRs dump way too much on newbies and give them crap stops.
D. Station management is not emphasizing safety or monitoring the stops they get.
Just my $.02