Starting Prime 11/30/15
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I have my learners. I took the test here in Virginia.
Congrats. Your already ahead of 75% of your class. I studied at home religiously however I am waiting to finish the permit at Springfield. What part of VA you from?
Anyone there from WA state? I spoke to a recruiter (Prime Trucking) and she said to wait and get my permit when I arrived at Springfield, MO.
I'm thinking of just getting my permit here in WA State and see what they say when I get there. Can anyone make a suggestion on this?
I will be starting in February 2016.
At no time did they ask people what state they got their permit from. Then only thing was that if you are from California you have to do some special form for your DOT physical. I would absolutely get my permit before coming to Prime. If you don't all they do is say "Here is a Missouri book, go study." They also recommend cristcdl.com. A few of us PSD students were all talking and some of us used the High Road class on this forum. We all had good things to say about. On student even said she might suggest it to the instructors. I might too.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
At no time did they ask people what state they got their permit from. Then only thing was that if you are from California you have to do some special form for your DOT physical. I would absolutely get my permit before coming to Prime. If you don't all they do is say "Here is a Missouri book, go study." A few of us PSD students were all talking and some of us used the High Road class on this forum. We all had good things to say about. On student even said she might suggest it to the instructors. I might too.
Some states require you to get your medical card before you can test. If you come to prime with your medical card and permit. Good for you. However, you will still have to get a medical card here. In a sense you would be just wasting money. Just study as much as you can before coming and take your test here. Will save u some money
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
At no time did they ask people what state they got their permit from. Then only thing was that if you are from California you have to do some special form for your DOT physical. I would absolutely get my permit before coming to Prime. If you don't all they do is say "Here is a Missouri book, go study." A few of us PSD students were all talking and some of us used the High Road class on this forum. We all had good things to say about. On student even said she might suggest it to the instructors. I might too.
Some states require you to get your medical card before you can test. If you come to prime with your medical card and permit. Good for you. However, you will still have to get a medical card here. In a sense you would be just wasting money. Just study as much as you can before coming and take your test here. Will save u some money
I agree that it will save you money. With that said it saved me a lot of time and headache. By having my permit all I have to do is go by the DMV once to transfer my permit. Everyone else seems to be doing their other task like the simulators and CBT's plus finding time to study and take multiple trips to the DMV if they were not lucky enough to pass the first time. In VA it cost me $85 for the DOT physical and $6 for the permit. I feel that by spending $91 a month in advance it saved me time and stress while I'm here doing PSD.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
DAC:
Drive-A-Check Report
A truck drivers DAC report will contain detailed information about their job history of the last 10 years as a CDL driver (as required by the DOT).
It may also contain your criminal history, drug test results, DOT infractions and accident history. The program is strictly voluntary from a company standpoint, but most of the medium-to-large carriers will participate.
Most trucking companies use DAC reports as part of their hiring and background check process. It is extremely important that drivers verify that the information contained in it is correct, and have it fixed if it's not.
PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
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Try to control your blood pressure through deep breathing exercises (Google it) and through Relaxation! That helped me through my physical November 23, 2015.
Good luck!
Steve