Any Women Gone Through Prime Training?

Here it comes:





All together now ...





It's a Small World After All!

Here it comes:





All together now ...





It's a Small World After All!

That ride was scary!

Thanks for answering the question about my DL. I'll just go sit for my CDL permit and save cash not renewing my DL.

Just make sure it won't expire while you are in training. I am not totally sure if anything would happen, but better safe than sorry.

Oh, Janelle is great! Explained a few HOS tidbits that helped me better understand things.

Stay safe

Here it comes:
All together now ...
It's a Small World After All!

It's all fun & games until someone gets reported .

Just make sure it won't expire while you are in training. I am not totally sure if anything would happen, but better safe than sorry.

Oh, Janelle is great! Explained a few HOS tidbits that helped me better understand things.

Stay safe

Well, my DL will expire in March. I should have my CDL before February. Maybe I should just spend the 10 bucks and be safe :D

Miss Red, I completely understand your angst about the training time. It can go either way - some folks end up with a great trainer, and some don't. I had a terrible trainer, but it was still good. You will pretty much have to make up your mind to make it work no matter who you end up with. Having said that, I never expect anyone to put up with someone who is behaving inappropriately or being reckless. Prime does a great job, and you will have a contact you can get in touch with if you have concerns. The main thing is keep you focus on why you are there. My trainer tried to teach me so many things that I knew were wrong, so basically I just ignored anything that was not worth keeping and still was able to gain some good experiences from him. Your attitude and approach to that training period will benefit you greatly. Don't be so quick to want to call in with complaints, just try to press through and get the job done.

Here's the way I look at that training time period. It is one more step in the process of being on your own. Take the steps and get it over with. Prime has their own way of doing things, and it seems to work for them. The length of their training is much longer than others, but it has it's merits. I learned an awful lot on my own after I spent a short four weeks with a trainer, but at Prime they try to get you some more exposure to the real world of trucking while you are basically teaming together with your trainer during the second phase of your training. There are some advantages for us introverts with that teaming concept. You will have some privacy since much of the time that you are driving your trainer will be sleeping, and you will be sleeping while they are driving.

The other thing I try to point out to newbies is that your entire rookie year will be packed full of lessons learned. You are embarking on a "grand adventure," and that first year will fly by so fast because you are constantly being exposed to new and interesting experiences and places. I wish you the best in your new career. You can handle it, don't let the jitters get the best of you.

I'm also an introvert I love,my own space. You are a cutie I wouldn't mind being stuck in a truck with you.)

Real classy. Way to alleviate her fears about male truckers.

Read my mind. Just isn't the time to comment about being "stuck with me on a truck." Anxiety is through the roof.

Sorry I guess the part where you say you are " very playful" and like to joke around was misread by me.

I get it. It was a joke. Chose to ignore it until you became sarcastic with another poster. I'm here to calm my nerves. It's not the appropriate time to comment on my appearance or being confined with me when that's exactly why I made the post.

Miss Red, I completely understand your angst about the training time. It can go either way - some folks end up with a great trainer, and some don't. I had a terrible trainer, but it was still good. You will pretty much have to make up your mind to make it work no matter who you end up with. Having said that, I never expect anyone to put up with someone who is behaving inappropriately or being reckless. Prime does a great job, and you will have a contact you can get in touch with if you have concerns. The main thing is keep you focus on why you are there. My trainer tried to teach me so many things that I knew were wrong, so basically I just ignored anything that was not worth keeping and still was able to gain some good experiences from him. Your attitude and approach to that training period will benefit you greatly. Don't be so quick to want to call in with complaints, just try to press through and get the job done.

Here's the way I look at that training time period. It is one more step in the process of being on your own. Take the steps and get it over with. Prime has their own way of doing things, and it seems to work for them. The length of their training is much longer than others, but it has it's merits. I learned an awful lot on my own after I spent a short four weeks with a trainer, but at Prime they try to get you some more exposure to the real world of trucking while you are basically teaming together with your trainer during the second phase of your training. There are some advantages for us introverts with that teaming concept. You will have some privacy since much of the time that you are driving your trainer will be sleeping, and you will be sleeping while they are driving.

The other thing I try to point out to newbies is that your entire rookie year will be packed full of lessons learned. You are embarking on a "grand adventure," and that first year will fly by so fast because you are constantly being exposed to new and interesting experiences and places. I wish you the best in your new career. You can handle it, don't let the jitters get the best of you.

I definitely appreciate the length of the training and I'm purposely going during winter so I can learn as much as possible about the road conditions. I've watched videos of people making it seem as though they are doing most of the driving, so I wasn't sure if we would get some personal space (sleeping, reading in the bunk, etc.) I'm now realizing that some of these people are going to day-type 9-5 schools where they get to go home at the end of the day.

I had previously been assuming the student was doing most of the driving and then both the trainer and student were retiring to their bunks (for 6 weeks or however long). I like the idea of swapping and running continuously much more.

Just make sure it won't expire while you are in training. I am not totally sure if anything would happen, but better safe than sorry.

Oh, Janelle is great! Explained a few HOS tidbits that helped me better understand things.

Stay safe

Well, my DL will expire in March. I should have my CDL before February. Maybe I should just spend the 10 bucks and be safe :D

for 10 bucks, renew it. it will make things easier, later on.

Miss Red, I'm a experienced Instructor/Trainer here at Prime. Honestly, truckers don't see women very often so expect a lot of attention. Some of the best drivers I know are women so don't be intimidated or go through anxiety. I'm sure you'll be fine, what you're feeling is completely normal. Take it one day at a time, no one is going to throw you to the wolves on day 1.

I had previously been assuming the student was doing most of the driving and then both the trainer and student were retiring to their bunks (for 6 weeks or however long). I like the idea of swapping and running continuously much more.

there are plenty of people here who have gone through primes schooling and will be able to offer more information, but I believe it was 10k miles that you drive with your permit while instructor is in passenger seat, then next phase is 30k miles where you team. I could be mistaken, but I am pretty sure that's what it was (assuming you do not have your license prior to going there, otherwise I think it was 40k miles as a team if you go with CDL license)