Profile For Trucker Kearsey

Each state may be different..but as far as I know 3 states Prime tests i. Would require your entire schooling all over again. So yep, get permit, go to school, test again.

Sorry.

What happened? Why did you not get it?

For training purposes, sure. But I would gladly rip out every feature.

We have a trailer roll stabolizer which is supposed to "help prevent rollovers". But if you arent going too fast it isnt a concern.

Distraction disttaction distraction.

Nope. Too late. Normally you have 30 days which allows someone to get abck to their home state to get it. Why would you not get it?

Most recruiters are not interested in people until 30 days before orientation. Why?

1. People change their minds

2. Legally they need a new background check within 30 days of starting day. So 45 days out means nothing. You could get a speeding ticket or have an accident between now and then that could eliminate you. My guess is 1 month prior, they will ask you to reapply

3. Recruiters are paid on commision. They dont get paid until you arrive at orientation. Until then, you are like a buyer wasting the time at a used car lot. That salesman is letting real buyers slip away while you ask questions. Then you say "im not buying for 2 months". But the next person is willing to buy right now. Who will they help first?

Most companies i know of won't allow leave more than 30 days unless medically covered under Family Medical Leave Act.

Many insurance companies will not allow a driver to be off a truck for a certain period of time without going back into training. Example... if you haven't driven in the last 6 months, Prime expects a full training duration again.

Your plan of work 6 months then take 6 mos off wont be feasible.

Understand there is no true work schedule. I left out yesterday at 6pm. I parked at midnight. Got hours vack at 10am. Will drige until 8pm. Then will head out tomorrow at 6am. We constantly rotate our clocks for maximum money.

Check out my Youtube channel w8th accurate info. There are playlists for "Considering Getting a CDL", also "Realities of Trucking" and training.

Sorry i didnt read the responses yet.

Yes Rookies can do it. The company won't even notice. As OTR you are the only one assigned to the truck. Many lease ops stay out for 3 to 4 months without going home at all. No one is tracking your home time and no ome will "force" you to take hometime. You taje off when and where you want.

You keep asking about what we call "slip seating". That is done for local and some regionals so the truck is moving when you are home. That requires a schedule also. OTR has no real home time schedule. No one will force you to take home time. Whether you are "living on the truck" or not... you park at a truck stop during home time. If you are staying in hotels, then find one with truck parking. Most likely you will drop your trailer before home time. Meaning, you can park bobtail in the car parking lot... just park in the back. Hampton Inn and La Quintas are good for this.

More importantly, you need a physical Residential" addtess for your CDL. It cannot be a PO Box or UPS store. "Residence" means place to live. People will tell you that you can use these types of stores. But you can lose your CDL if caught.

Use a friend or relatives address.

To my knowledge,Swift doesnt have APUs... I dont think Kenworth has opti idle... so im guessing it would need normal idling... so my guess is the A/C didn't work at all.

Contacting the Safety Dept would have been the best option. Driving the truck into a random terminal could result in an abandonment.

Nope. Not too old. Check out my video.discussing this

Too Old to Enter Trucking?

I liv3d in my truck for over 6 years. Paid off a ton of debt. Not a problem.

Prime does NOT give permit prep classes. Since about 2018, people have been required to come to Prime with their permits.

When I came in 2015, the written permit exam.was part of orientation, but even then, there were no classes or pointers on the written exam to get the permit.