Share 'Dedicated Drivers'

Looking for information on the pro's and con's of having permanent drivers, etc. Our dept is a 400+ metro dept, but we do not have permanent drivers. Once you have appx 1 year on the job, you start studying for pump school. From then everyone goes thru pump school, with the goal to be a pump operator. Once you pass, then you are now in the rotation driving the engine, being on the back end, etc.…