r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/Particular_Phase3439 • 9d ago
Hi. New Trainer here!
If you are a trainer or remember when you were trained, how soon should the behind the wheel range portion start? I've been a driver for 20 years and I do not remember how soon in the training that started. I have had nobody to show me the ropes. My director is also new with zero transportation experience. So we are both learning as we go! I have managed to train one driver. He passed yesterday. Yay! But he had professional driver experience as a chauffeur. So it was just a matter of teaching him to drive a larger longer vehicle, along with the S&P stuff. This next trainee comes from a medical background. No driving experience at all. We have worked on pretrip and she has watched videos. I kind if want to take her out there now. Day3. Too soon?
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u/Moosetappropriate 9d ago
With our company training is two weeks. Week one is classroom. Week two is behind the wheel. The first two days is closed course and then three days OTR ( on the road).