Starting My New Career With Prime
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(I joked with her that she is happy to get me out of the house).
That's what happens when you're married for a long time!
On a serious note, congrats! Prime is a fantastic company. I'm a retired Instructor (I sucked so I gave up) there so if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
On a serious note, congrats! Prime is a fantastic company. I'm a retired Instructor (I sucked so I gave up) there so if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Thanks, Dan. I'll keep that in mind. I went to pick up the bus ticket for my travel Sunday from Pittsburgh to Pittston, but I'm not looking forward to the 6:15AM departure. I guess I'll get some rest on the bus.
Tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of when Shari and I started dating (we've been married 22 years), so I'm probably as tired as her as she is of me at this point. LOL.
-Ed S
(I joked with her that she is happy to get me out of the house).
That's what happens when you're married for a long time!
On a serious note, congrats! Prime is a fantastic company. I'm a retired Instructor (I sucked so I gave up) there so if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Welcome to Prime Inc...like Daniel said it's a Fantastic Company and he didn't suck when he was a PSD Instructor, he's just too overbearing and difficult to understand with his Thick Russian Accent and Beard...LOL Anyway Ed look forward to hearing about your adventure at Prime Inc
Ken C
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.
Thanks, Ken. Hopefully I'll have a chance to post some of my experience. For one, I'll be without a computer while I'm out of town (unless we get access to one at the facility), and that will be a *big* culture shock for me. It's bad enough that I've moved my steering wheel to the side on my desk so that my wife can use the desk for the financial stuff while I'm gone.
For someone who has never driven a standard before, I credit my obsessive gaming with having an idea about what to do. It was much more different than what I expected, but I adapted to it quite good (IMNSHO) for only driving for two weeks to this point.
-Ed S
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Hi all,
The highpoint of my life recently was met this past Friday when I got my CDL. I had submitted pre-applications for multiple companies, but had already received 'denials' from Schneider and Crete due to an accident I had 3½ years ago. I had Werner contact me and send me a pre-approval, but they were having problems confirming my past employment with a financial institution. I found out that USXpress denied me because of my termination from the same, but after talking to their recruiter I was told they would re-open my app with a letter of referral. Swift and Prime contacted me once I confirmed I had my license, and Falcon contacted me after I updated my resume on CareerBuilder.
After weighing all the information I had, and talking it over with my wife, I agreed to attend orientation this coming Monday with Prime. I'm nervous, excited, and anxious for the next step in my journey to take place.
I have 3 more days of family time with my wife and son to get in before the big day. My wife is excited just because it means I'm getting back to work (I joked with her that she is happy to get me out of the house). This all began with me finding this site that Brett set up, and for all of your info that you shared with me and others. Thank you all.
Regards, -Ed S
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
BMI:
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI is a formula that uses weight and height to estimate body fat. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. The BMI's biggest weakness is that it doesn't consider individual factors such as bone or muscle mass. BMI may:
It's quite common, especially for men, to fall into the "overweight" category if you happen to be stronger than average. If you're pretty strong but in good shape then pay no attention.