Profile For David S.

I passed the CDL skills test and got my class A CDL, now I get more training to make me a properly trained truck driver. Thank you all for your words of wisdom and I will let you all know how I do.

The new trainer I got was better than the last one. I learned how to more in two day with him than I did in a week with the other guy. I am going to do the CDL skills test soon and I hope I know enough to pass everything.

I did that with the first one and he got all ****y with me. I hope this other guy will be more willing to work with me.

Good luck. Like G-Town said, start with the new trainer by telling him what you need help with. Tell him you want to practice backing in an open space. The better you communicate the better you will be.

The last trainer had a student that picked up within a few days so when he got me and had all his personal issues going on it kept annoying him that I wasn't shifting correctly or that I wasn't doing other things correctly (because his other student picked up on it quickly). I hope this other trainer will work with me and personally let me learn what I am doing wrong. I know I won't know everything but I want to learn by doing and hopefully practice (in a pretty empty lot) backing and seeing where my trailer goes. The stuff that should be the simplest for me to get down seems to be what I am having the most trouble with. I'm not a quitter or someone who gives up easily but I also know that I don't have a lot of time to get this all down.

Here we go again. I have received a new trainer. My last trainer took me more as a favor to his fleet manager and it was nothing but hell for me. I really want to get this but getting yelled at for grinding gears and not turning wide enough (I didn't hit anyone or run over curves) but I also didn't get time to drive because he wanted to catch up and get home. I felt lost trying to shift and I hate to say this, I actually stalled turning into a truck stop because I forgot to put the splitter down. I just want to be a good reliable and safe truck driver. I try not to over think things but I still do. I come from truck driving parents yet, I've never drove a semi or had experience pulling a trailer. I feel frustrated, my parents said I'll get it even if it takes me a little more time. What issues did you have problems with?

David I hope this one works out for you, but gotta give you a bit of tuff-love here. Fact of the matter you obviously need some targeted instruction with shifting and possibly turns. Do not be the victim here. Before doing anything, let your new trainer know exactly what you are struggling with and why (if you think you know). Ask for help. Although learning this does take time, do not allow yourself to get swept aside for not picking things up fast enough.

Good luck.

I will keep everyone updated on how I progress.

Thanks. My parents are truck drivers and they told me the same thing. I thought I'd get it more quickly than I am.

If you read through some of the training diaries on this site, you will see that many people have difficulties when they first start with a trainer. The best thing is to relax and take your time. There is a lot to learn in a short amount of time. Good luck.

Here we go again. I have received a new trainer. My last trainer took me more as a favor to his fleet manager and it was nothing but hell for me. I really want to get this but getting yelled at for grinding gears and not turning wide enough (I didn't hit anyone or run over curves) but I also didn't get time to drive because he wanted to catch up and get home. I felt lost trying to shift and I hate to say this, I actually stalled turning into a truck stop because I forgot to put the splitter down. I just want to be a good reliable and safe truck driver. I try not to over think things but I still do. I come from truck driving parents yet, I've never drove a semi or had experience pulling a trailer. I feel frustrated, my parents said I'll get it even if it takes me a little more time. What issues did you have problems with?

Hi my name is David I decided to go to prime to hopefully get my CDL and a career as a truck driver but the road has been a little bumpy, my first trainer was a nice guy but very easily annoyed with me because I did not shifting gears correctly (I found out he's going through a divorce and selling his house and that he really didn't want to train anyone) so now I'm waiting for a new trainer. Has anyone else had issues with Prime, when it came to requesting another trainer? I really want to get this down and get my CDL as well as be a good, safe truck driver but I want someone who has the patient to train me correctly. I come from a long line of truck drivers but I thought I'd pick everything up quicker than I am.

I'm at the one in Springfield. It's not all too difficult to pass the test. I just wasted money in my home state that I could have saved.

Depends on what prime school you go to. I went to the one in Utah and it was required to have a permit first. Now out on the road with psd trainer

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