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No problem Jopa. I should be rolling in there sometime this Sunday.
Mongo, I have questions that I hope you can answer. Does Prime have a school and if you have your CDL permit with tanker do you still go to school or go out with a trainer instead? Need answers please and thank you.
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.
Mongo, I have questions that I hope you can answer. Does Prime have a school and if you have your CDL permit with tanker do you still go to school or go out with a trainer instead? Need answers please and thank you.
Prime does indeed have their own company school. Even if you show up with a permit and tanker endorsement you'll still need to go through their schooling to learn backing, shifting, and driving before going on the road with a trainer.
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.
Ray, me and Ken should arrive at the terminal on Tuesday. Hope to see you there.
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.
Prime does indeed have their own company school. Even if you show up with a permit and tanker endorsement you'll still need to go through their schooling to learn backing, shifting, and driving before going on the road with a trainer.
Brett, it is a little bit different here in Springfield. By the time you finish orientation (about 5-6 days) you are paired with a PSD (Prime Student Driver) Instructor in his truck. While you might get a couple of hours on the pad before hitting the road, it's not a guarantee. The instructor is expected to find the time/place to get you your initial driving/backing/misc skills while on the road. The instructor usually rides the passenger seat while the PSD does ALL (or most) of the actual driving. It's pretty much on the job training until the PSD gets his/her 70 hours in and then it's time to head back to Springfield and test out with the MO DMV people for your actual license. At that point you pair up with a trainer (may or may not be the same as your Instructor) and get the remaining 30,000 miles as a TEAM before demonstrating to Prime you are solo-truck worthy (and the Pincle truck is waiting!). Probably just a difference in semantics but I thought I add a bit of detail. After all, I'm still just hanging out and have nothing better to do than poke my nose in until the 12th (won't THAT day be a blessing!!).
Jopa
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll 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, you’ll return to Prime’s 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.
Prime does indeed have their own company school. Even if you show up with a permit and tanker endorsement you'll still need to go through their schooling to learn backing, shifting, and driving before going on the road with a trainer.
Brett, it is a little bit different here in Springfield. By the time you finish orientation (about 5-6 days) you are paired with a PSD (Prime Student Driver) Instructor in his truck. While you might get a couple of hours on the pad before hitting the road, it's not a guarantee. The instructor is expected to find the time/place to get you your initial driving/backing/misc skills while on the road. The instructor usually rides the passenger seat while the PSD does ALL (or most) of the actual driving. It's pretty much on the job training until the PSD gets his/her 70 hours in and then it's time to head back to Springfield and test out with the MO DMV people for your actual license. At that point you pair up with a trainer (may or may not be the same as your Instructor) and get the remaining 30,000 miles as a TEAM before demonstrating to Prime you are solo-truck worthy (and the Pincle truck is waiting!). Probably just a difference in semantics but I thought I add a bit of detail. After all, I'm still just hanging out and have nothing better to do than poke my nose in until the 12th (won't THAT day be a blessing!!).
Jopa
Wrong Jopa, we are required to give the student a minimum of 4 hours of driving/backing practice before ever getting on the interstate. On the other side of 65 where the terminal is is our designated practice area. We have a yard there for student to practice and the industrial roads there to practice shifting and maneuvering the rig.
It does not depend on the instructor, it's a requirement for us before we can introduce the student to the real roads. Sorry to completely say that half of your post is wrong, but it is
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.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll 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, you’ll return to Prime’s 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.
It does not depend on the instructor, it's a requirement for us before we can introduce the student to the real roads. Sorry to completely say that half of your post is wrong, but it is shocked.png
Only half?? That's not too bad. I didn't realize Ken got any pad time before you guys left. However, I was traumatized and in a daze at the time being sent home so that's my excuse . . . 
Jopa
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Hey Mongo, get a hold of me when you get here . . . I'm in Rm. 179 . . .
Jopa
P.S. Daniel & Ken might be back by then for Ken to take his DMV driving test . . .
Bill, WHAT? You didn't list "Pinckle" as one of your favorite Prime colors . . . I hope you didn't hurt Daniel's feelings too much (although he has moved on if you check out his new photo) but you know, first love and all that . . .
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll 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, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
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.