How Big Was Your Truck Driving Class?
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When I started at Prime there was around 80 people in our orientation class. Our last class on Friday had maybe 30. That was before going out with instructors to practice for our cdl. Who knows how many completed that, let alone TNT. I know a couple were just there to get the cdl and bail, it was cheaper than schools in their area.
Most of the guys I'd hang with I've seen since I went solo, it's pretty easy to look around and figure out which people are cut out for this and who isn't.
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 14ยข 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.
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in my class we're endin our 4th week (10WK course yikes!) . when we started we had 21 students.. now we've lost 5 students. one guy right off the rip of starting class ( like within 2 days ) quit or couldn't do it for some reason or another .. And 3 this week 2 were a m/f couple .. something with his license or personal problems took them out they left mid day tuesday . monday one guy from cleveland had to put the brakes on the schooling cause he couldn't handle the weighing both school and work ( he was driving 1.5hrs to and from school. and was consistantly late to class every morning 1/2 hr . another guy this tuesday who hasn't been there sense monday hasn't come to school tues -thru thurs... they give you like 32 hrs something like of missed class allowance then your on probate .. you can't make up that time if you go over 32hrs .. so we're down to like 17 students . there are a few other students (like 3 besides my self ) whom i dunno if we're gona pass whats left WE'RE learning..
not tryin to jinks us but i know i'm having some difficulty..