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All Swift gave me for my Trifecta was an invitation to Orientation. I'm jealous!
Same here. Didn't even get the pizza party our trainer promised us if all four of us passed the first time, which we did. We still tease her about that whenever we hit the SLC terminal and she's there lol.
But wow Larry! That's really awesome, and I bet a load off your mind. Congratulations!
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
I didn't go through Swift's school but the guy that did my road test during my upgrade thanked me for a thoroughly enjoyable yet uneventful road test. Apparently the guy before me had given him several, as he described them "butt clenching moments". LOL
JJ
All Swift gave me for my Trifecta was an invitation to Orientation. I'm jealous!
Same here. Didn't even get the pizza party our trainer promised us if all four of us passed the first time, which we did. We still tease her about that whenever we hit the SLC terminal and she's there lol.
But wow Larry! That's really awesome, and I bet a load off your mind. Congratulations!
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Different trainers here do different things. I know a trainer who takes his trainees to Vegas for the weekend when the pass. Another split the bonus with his students. Another paid for the ramada suite for the night. One paid for his students airfare home.
Then others do nothing.
Then others do nothing.
That'll probably be you, Big Meanie!
Well week 2 of PSD nearly complete, have been across the plains on I80 in Wyoming, crossed the rockies from Salt Lake City, about to cross back headed to American Falls Id. Mountian driving at night as a tad stressing ( watched a guy set his trailer brakes on fire šØ ) Rush hour in I15 in Vegas was a real joy also.
But all good experience, and loved every minute of it. No problems sleeping at the end of the day.
So now i have a new question that has been knawing on me.... Currently my trainer is an O/O, this is mainly all about the money to him, that is not that big of a concern to me. What is a concern is, I plan on being a company driver, Primes trucks are FL Cascadias with 10sp trans. Tra8ners truck is an older Peterbuilt with an 18sp trans. I can only assume vehicle dash controls will be differant ( locations/layout etc) also between the two vehicles. So my question is, what do you all think, opinion wise, of TNT training on current trainers truck, then shifting to new layout and trans when I go solo, and acclimate by myself OR, shift to a differant trainer for the TNT phasw that is operating a much more similar truck to what I will start solo driving in? And reduce the sudden need to get used to new truck, new trans, new controls layout while starting solo.
You need not worry one bit about what truck you'll get when you get your own. If you're driving an 18sp Pete now and getting it down youll have zero trouble getting used to anything else. Trust me, when you get your own rig you'll be so happy you'll love that thing and get to know every detail about it right away. You don't think an automatic will be harder do you?š
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:
Primeās PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then youāll 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, youāll return to Primeās 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.
TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14Ā¢ per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
That'll probably be you, Big Meanie!
I'm sweet as pie...I don't know what ur talking about
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