Comments By Shantanic (Shannon F.)

If you're coming to Prime don't take a DOT physical beforehand. You'll just have to get another one here. Unless you're really worried about something then I'd hold off.

Lol, no worries!

Well, I'm a guy first of all lol! I get that a lot though with my name. I wanted to teifecta, but for in my head to much the first time in the blindside parallel.

Today i got the drivers side parallel, hit it first shot.

Thank ya Daniel! May see ya around the basketball court one day!

Short of heading to the DMV in the morning and making it officially official, today I became the very proud owner of a class A cdl!

Thank you to everyone for the kind words, encouragement, and motivation! Thank you Brett and crew for the high road training program!

Well crap, I'm testing out this week going into tnt! Curses!

I can tell you yes they do. I've got to schedule mine this week after just getting back from my PSD with my trainer. During your first week and your physical, by the way it doesn't matter of you just had one you will take another if you're PSD, they will send you to a small meeting. They let you go out with the trainer on the road for your first phase but require you to test when you return.

What is the biggest misconception people make when considering driving?

This is the biggie right here. Expectations. Most people think they know what it's going to be like getting started in trucking. When everything turns out to be completely different than they had expected it throws them off terribly. More careers are ruined before they even get started because of false expectations than anything else. It's not the shifting, backing, navigation, and other rigors of the job that prevent most people from finding success in this industry. It's their attitude and approach.

When the company recruiters turn out to be salespeople that will say just about anything to get you onboard, which is their job of course, people begin to think they're being swindled and start mistrusting the system.

When the training is faster-paced than they expect and the instructors seem to be a lot less gentle and patient than they had hoped for they begin to think nobody cares about their success and become cynical towards the process.

When their time on the road with a mentor turns out to be less like a gentle hand guiding them through the rigors of the road and more like a boss pushing them to perform they again become disillusioned with the entire ordeal.

The best approach I can think of is the same way you would going into the military. You don't know necessarily know what challenges you're going to face, but you know there will be a lot of em and you're just going to handle it one day at a time. Getting your career underway is super tough and everyone faces a long list of challenges along the way. Just keep a great attitude, work hard, and learn all you can.

Everything here is right on the nose. I've talked to several psd students that are falling into this. I'm back getting ready to test out, and I'm hearing these complaints over and over. Like was posted before. Don't panic, do what your mentor or instructor tells you, amd it'll be fine.

Yup, i got a lot of extra pounds to lose! So far i like it, minus the heat! We seem to load quicker than the reefer side.

Brett, your right in shifting too slow. Plus I'm all heavy footed in the double clutch.

So I'm out with my trainer, thought i was going reefer but I'm out on the flatbed route! First load was a few coils, and let me tell you removing the yard tarp then pouring ours on in the heat was not something I was prepared for! Coils delivered and onto our next pick up. 17 truck beds! Getting those boogers strapped was an adventure in itself! In the Oklahoma heat, yeah that was something too. but I'm out, I'm doing it, and loving driving! Now, if i can just get through the lower gears on take off as well as i do 8 through 10 I'll be set!