Prime, Springfield, MO WITH CDL
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Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty much groundhog days of each other. Wake up call at 0535, breakfast in the cafeteria, classes and computer based training (CBT) all day with lunch in the cafeteria. On Tuesday we knocked out the physical and whiz quiz, reviewed our files, and other typical orientation type classes.
Tuesday evening I tried Ziggies Cafe down the street. I had the "Ozark's Best Fried Chicken." It took 25 minutes to cook. Was definitely worth the ... weight (get it?!)
Wednesday, for dinner, I traveled a little further down the street and ate at Houlihan's. I had the So Cal Fish Tacos and they were delicious!
Thursday morning started the same, but we had our benefits class to start the day off. That was finished around 0830 and had the rest of the day off until 1300. I had this time off because I stayed late both Tuesday and Wednesday to finish up my CBT. If you stay until about 1700 on Tuesday and Wednesday, you'll have plenty of time to finish your CBT by 1300 on Thursday. I stayed until 1800 on Tuesday and finished up by 2000 on Wednesday. At 1300, we were told if we had been cleared or on hold for whatever reason. Once cleared, it's off to catch a shuttle to the Millennium building to get your ID, meet your (trainer's) fleet manager. If you are a company driver training with a company driver, chances are, this will be your fleet manager. I have a guy who leases as a trainer, so I will have a different FM when I get my truck.
Friday was completely on me. I had nothing to do but wait for my trainer. Which, I forgot to mention, I talked to on the phone Wednesday. I was lucky in that I was one of the first to hear from my trainer. You should hear from yours by Thursday afternoon.
Now it's Saturday and I'm waiting on my trainer to show up any minute now. Coming here with a CDL gets you a "C seat" which means you're out with a trainer for 40k miles (or more) before getting your truck.
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.
Fm:
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.Fleet Manager:
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.
Hey Tastebuds. Can you tell me if Prime REQUIRES a driver to be on Per Diem or is it something you can opt out of? And if it is forced, I understand there is often an "administrative fee". Does Prime have that? If so, what is that fee? Thanks for any insight!
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.Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
All drivers are given .08 cpm per diem. There are no fees.
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
All drivers are given .08 cpm per diem. There are no fees.
Forced Per Diem - or is it an OPTION?
Rick
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
All drivers are given .08 cpm per diem. There are no fees.
Forced Per Diem - or is it an OPTION?
Rick
I guess you'd call it "forced"
CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
Hey Tastebuds. Can you tell me if Prime REQUIRES a driver to be on Per Diem or is it something you can opt out of? And if it is forced, I understand there is often an "administrative fee". Does Prime have that? If so, what is that fee? Thanks for any insight!
I asked if per diem was option, I was told no.
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.Per Diem:
Getting paid per diem means getting a portion of your salary paid to you without taxes taken out. It's technically classified as a meal and expense reimbursement.
Truck drivers and others who travel for a living get large tax deductions for meal expenses. The Government set up per diem pay as a way to reimburse some of the taxes you pay with each paycheck instead of making you wait until tax filing season.
Getting per diem pay means a driver will get a larger paycheck each week but a smaller tax return at tax time.
We have a ton of information on our wiki page on per diem pay
I guess you'd call it "forced"
Which means MANDATORY as in YOU CANNOT OPT OUT?
Rick
My apologies for not updating this sooner. It's been really busy out here. I've got about another week on this truck. I won't be finished by then, but will have to stop due to my trainer's lease ending. I'm currently at 28k miles out of 40k and ready for this to be done! I say that with nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, against my trainer. He's a great guy and we get along really well, but sharing shoebox living quarters is only so much fun for so long. He has done a great job teaching me what I need to know to be a good trucker. Once I finish, or get more down time, I'll add some more comments about the training.
Glad to hear it's going well for you. I hear ya, living with some dude in a closet leaves a lot to be desired.
Getting a little break in between will be nice, even though it will add a little time to your overall.
Keep it up man, you're getting there.
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Seriously? You tell me that the night before I leave?! Some friend YOU are!
LMAO I'll have to remember that next time I'm here!