This CR England Driver is a Role Model

CR England, Inc. has an Independent Driver in their Horizon Lease program that has been with them since 1999. His name is Ben Besner and at age 41, he trains drivers to be successful like himself. In fact, the best thing he has ever experienced on the road is being a trainer. To see his students make it and become successful. He has wise advice for his trainees.



His first piece of advice is for new drivers not to panic. Panicking only brings on bad decisions with bad results in the end. Stay calm and think out solutions in a problem solving manner.



Ben’s second piece of advice for new drivers is to make good safe judgments. This, in a way, goes back to his first piece of advice. Making a good decision needs to be done under non-panic circumstances. When making decisions, think of the long term affects it will create.



And thirdly, the key to a job is looking ahead and planning the days and hours. What Ben is saying here is to have a plan before getting on the road. Driving from one load to another without a strategy is costly and drivers loose money and time. It’s a shame not more drivers have figured this out.



Ben is a role model to his trainees. His latest accomplishment is that of paying off his first truck. He achieved this by making a payment each week and making short goals instead of focusing solely on the long-term goals. He also ran a quite a lot of loads, building up a slush fund so as to have a back up plan.

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