Comments By Sclose757

Call it "the applied pressure test" . Examiner may ding you for incorrect verbage.. if you go to a school or company sponsored school the instructer will give you a sheet for their pre trip that will have the wording they prefer for their examiners .

Most get extremely anal on the wording lol

Most companies ask about OTR experience if you driving job is local i dont think its the same experience

As Brett stated above, it is a state by state policy as to how long tickets stay on your record. I had the same concerns you had with DUI's from 32 years ago in Virginia and Kentucky. In Virginia tickets stay on your record for 11 years, and 5 in Kentucky. My motor vehicle report/driving record is clean in both states after checking with them. It is very easy to do and can be done over the phone or internet. Now I am waiting for my police report to come back to see if those tickets are on there before moving forward with CDL school.

I knew there was a reason i hated living in va...lol

Trucks im training on (Cascadia ) you can rev the engine and air oressure builds up faster (gear driven air compressor ) usually want to be around 120-125 psi before you start the 3 stage air brake check

Same thing happened to me lol highroad program is awesome!

Primes got their stuff together when it comes to preparing you for driving i think . Had an awesome first week. Goin on end of 2nd week here now just wish i had more drive time

Im runnin on my second week here at prime as well. I didnt get to go out for the 1 on 1 training with a driver for 75 hours instead they have me and a bunch of others on a night program mixed with sim and pad time.. if you see a bunch of people at the truck in the campus parking lot with engine compartment open at 3 am walking around with flashlights thats us lol ... sim is nothing like the real experience of backing up but does help on driver awareness and shifting/braking controls a lot

I have experience very recent with this... i just had dot physical and drug test for primes psd.. onthe trip to Springfield i had tp go to emergency room for cracked tooth.. they prescribed me hydrocodone just make sure you have your prescription and doctors info and then let them know. I had to give up my pills for them to release the med card to me. 24 hours after giving them my script i was good to go

Congrats Tia!

Ok guys. No laughing here. Thoughts on a female driver??

There are plenty of them. Some active members here are female drivers. In the end, who cares if you're male or female? This industry is about production. Welcome to the forum.

agreed women can drive just like men there should be no difference.. it depends on the individual not the gender.