What To Pack?
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I don't do the PSD training because I don't have enough experience to do what I would consider a proper job. Besides, I have a student right now that won't be done with the TnT training until sometime in June is my guess right now.
Ernie
I figured it was a long shot but could not resist asking :). Definitely ready to get things rolling though.
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.
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.
Allan, Prime has also given me a pre-hire and wanted me in orientation this coming week too, LOL..however, I had to tell my recruiter that I won't be able to start until September due to obligations..what is PSD and TnT you keep mentioning??
Pre-hire:
What Exactly Is A Pre-Hire Letter?
Pre-hire letters are acceptance letters from trucking companies to students, or even potential students, to verify placement. The trucking companies are saying in writing that the student, or potential student, appears to meet the company's minimum hiring requirements and is welcome to attend their orientation at the company’s expense once he or she graduates from truck driving school and has their CDL in hand.
We have an excellent article that will help you Understand The Pre-Hire Process.
A Pre-Hire Letter Is Not A Guarantee Of Employment
The people that receive a pre-hire letter are people who meet the company's minimum hiring requirements, but it is not an employment contract. It is an invitation to orientation, and the orientation itself is a prerequisite to employment.
During the orientation you will get a physical, drug screen, and background check done. These and other qualifications must be met before someone in orientation is officially hired.
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.
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.
Well, I'm flying out to Springfield, MO for Orientation/Training/Boot Camp this coming Sunday. Having not traveled outside of the southeast very much, and never during any season other than the middle of summer I am wondering if I should pack a coat or jacket or sweatshirt, something just in case I hit a cold spot with my trainer? Or do I just save the space since there's two of us on the truck for the next 8+ weeks and take my chances? I have one medium duffel bag with 7 pairs of pants (5 jeans, 2 khaki tactical pants leftover from my LEO days)7 polo shirts and 7 undershirts (white t shirts) along with underwear and socks. This will last me two weeks on the road between laundry (which I am assuming is at the owner of the truck I am training in's discretion. This all fits in the medium duffel, maybe 3/4ths the size of the old style Army duffel bags. Plus I have my toothbrush, soap, shaving goods, etc. What says ye? Too much? Not enough? Help!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and thanks for any feedback ;)
I keep asking my recruiter if there is a list of what I can go off of for items to bring and she says just use common sense. so I guess that is what I am left doing I don't want to bring too much because I know I will be on someone else's truck for that training period and I try to be respectful as much as I possibly can. Plus there are a few things I can get once I get to school such as laundry soap etc. Bus travel always sucks when your loaded down. but any perspective from some of the gals would be helpful. Oh and I also asked about steel toe boots as I saw on a video on YouTube that people are saying that is required and she tells me nope just tennis shoes.
Morning,
As someone else who is starting school soon (on the 18th of this month) I can only say I am probably experiencing the same anxieties as you.... As someone who lives in a similar climate as MO, I am from CT, I would recommend at least one o the military/public safety style pullover sweaters that you may have worn as a LEO... as a (insert favorite EMS nickname here, mine is raisin jockey, lol) I have owned a few and they kept me warm in the New England winters....
If all goes well with my schooling, I should be out there in October....
Oh, and I almost forgot.... Roll Tide.....
The easiest way that I can tell you how to pack is this. When your in the truck, the weather will be changing like crazy, cuz you will be moving ALL the time. So....pack to dress in layers. good shoes are a must, but no leather soles, as the diesel at the fuel island will eat them up, and they are unbelievably slick in wet grass, mud and diesel.I always had a pair of comfy shoes for driving, since i hate getting cramps in my feet....and yes they hurt like heck. The vibration of the truck will cause you to possiblt have some lower leg/foot swelling. So be mindful of that, and move your legs around as much as you can. SHOWER SHOES/FLIPFLOPS....I can't say that often enough. My fee never hit the floor in those showers...you could start a lab with a few swabs of truck stop shower floors..YUCKKKKKKKK. Go thru the topic Brett did on WHAT TO PACK......it will help lots. AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU HEADIN" OUT TO SCHOOL !!!!! Go make us proud !!!!
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I don't do the PSD training because I don't have enough experience to do what I would consider a proper job. Besides, I have a student right now that won't be done with the TnT training until sometime in June is my guess right now.
Ernie
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.