Anyone Else Starting Prime 11-13-16?
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BTW I'll be there on 17th n will take youz to dinner ;)
Thanks everyone for the support. Rainy d i talked with my recruiter today and also spoke with someone else at prime dont remember who about the permit and they assured me that we would get them there. I dont know whats going on with miscommunications in their office. I will try to get my permit here in al before i leave saturday if i have the time.
I confirmed with the head of training You MuST have your permit before going to prime, and before you can upgrade to TNT or solo if you are TNT now...you must get your CDL in home state.
So once you test out you will then Go home with your test scores to get the CDL.
If you have a MO CDL now in training you must go home and get home state CDL before you go solo.
Any word on why the change? I'm a MO resident but I know that when I was back in Springfield at Wil-Trans getting my CDL there was some kind of problem with MO license office & out of state trainees
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.
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 14¢ 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.
Wil-Trans:
Darrel Wilson bought his first tractor in 1980 at age 20, but, being too young to meet OTR age requirements, he leased the truck out and hired a driver.
Through growth and acquisition, Wil-Trans now employs over 200 drivers, and has a long-standing partnership with Prime, Inc. to haul their refrigerated freight. The family of businesses also includes Jim Palmer Trucking and O & S Trucking.
Robby have you asked about the permit?
I spoke with my recruiter yesterday and she said NOT to get my permit in my home state, that it would make the process more difficult for them if I did...she did whatever the "situation" was about needing it before hand was cheated up and that I will get my permit there...A Missouri permit...
Wow just wow. Idk what to tell u. They didn't give me a date it was supposed to go into effect.made it sound as if it already was.
There are two possible reasons for the change.... 1) some states including MO never complied with the Real ID Act of 2005 which came about after 9/11 and was supposed to increase security issues. After I got my CDL the states that were granted temporary waivers from the act were now in violations.of federal law when the waivers expired.
2). Supposedly the feds are investigating companies like prime and found that drivers never turned over the license to the home state. Licenses are.one of the ways money is divided out as well as voting districting. Also the home states were being deprived of rightful funds. When I get to Springfield I'll sit down with someone for some answers.
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.
Robby have you asked about the permit?
...she did whatever the "situation" was about needing it before hand was cheated up and that I will get my permit there...A Missouri permit...
Not "cheated up" but CLEARED up.... Dang auto corset....casket...CORRECT!!!
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I confirmed with the head of training You MuST have your permit before going to prime, and before you can upgrade to TNT or solo if you are TNT now...you must get your CDL in home state.
So once you test out you will then Go home with your test scores to get the CDL.
If you have a MO CDL now in training you must go home and get home state CDL before you go solo.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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 14¢ 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.