Comments By JJlearner

Hi Moses I dont have any experience as a truck driver to give you an advice but I was in your situation. That is the only reason I am commenting. Few months ago I got laid off and I was making 90K. The only reason I came for driving is because I love driving and I am not even thinking about how much I am going to make for next 2 or 3 years. All I am thinking now is how to be a good driver and I want to learn as much as I can. People may have different opinions but my advice is just don't go for driving only to make money. Do it only if you love it.

Thank you all moderators and everyone else on trucking truth who helped me to get through this and also educate me about trucking Industry.

So I didn't Trifecta but this is what happened. I was able to take the test this Monday. Before taking the test I read all the comments here once again and I have to say it really helped me.

Pretrip.- I had to do the entire truck and I missed only one answer. My only worry about pretrip was that I may forgot to push tractor and trailer brake before doing the air brake test. Luckily that didn't happen.

Backing - Jesus I was so nervous last week but when I started testing I was so calm. I had to do straight line, offset right and parallel park driver side. I did all 3 with out any points :) I just did what my trainers taught me at prime and it was perfect.

Driving- I was driving perfectly fine but there is an area where there are 2 signs. 45 miles and the other sign says trucks 20 miles. I saw the sign and reduced the speed , I even told the examiner that speed limit is 20 and reduced the speed to 18miles. But it was downhill and cars were merging and I was looking at the cars and speed went up to 22 and he said I am sorry we can't continue the test since you went over the speed limit and failed me. I should have been more carefull.

So Prime was able to get me another test date today and I went and did it. I passed :)yeee. When examiner said i passed I started crying like crazy lol. My trainers who were waiting for me thought I failed again. What a feeling it was, when i graduated from college I didn't feel nothing but getting a CDL is a total different feeling.

So now I am officially a Prime Driver. Tomorrow I am going to start my TNT.

Thank you all for all your help.

If you go to any state DMV sites this is what it says. "You must be a US citizen or non-US citizen with a valid Permanent Resident Card."

Thank you Bruce, Old school and Pete. This is why I love trucking truth. Reading your comments really made me more confident and I am less tensed now. I am taking the test on Tuesday next week. Hi Bruce I am with Prime but taking test in Pittston, PA. Here prime doesn't have a testing pad and they use a rival state recongnised CDL school. I am not sure it is just a rumor but people are saying that they purposely make students fail so that they can make more money from prime. But I don't how it works if a student does things perfectly. So I am going for test on tuesday and try my best. Thank you all.

So I got only 8 hours of backing practice on the pad. I am good with straight line backing but I am really not confident about all other 3. But my company wants me to go and take the CDL test. I am pretty sure I am going to fail. Just 8 or 10 hours of pad time - Is that what they normally give?or they are trying to push me and try my luck so my trainer can get the next student and move on? All I can tell for sure is that I am 100% sure that I won't be able to do backing in that test.

"...World Health Organization (WHO) had declared that 65 years old is still considered young. Before, based on the Friendly Societies Act (1875) in Britain, old was defined by age of 50. The UN has not adopted a standard criterion but lately 60 years old was referred as the border age to the word “old”. However the health organization had done a new research recently, according to average health quality and life expectancy, and defined a new criterion that divides human age as follows:

• 0-17 years old: under age

• 18-65 years old: youth/young people

• 66-79 years old: middle-aged

• 80-99 years old: elderly/senior

• 100+ years old: long-lived elderly

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From a not-yet-driver: you can't deduct your meals or cell phone for other jobs either. I used my cell phone at work and have to prepare / buy meals while I'm at work. Not sure why it would be expected that you COULD deduct these?

Per diem and meal deduction

Thanks turtle this helps. Now I understood and I got a great trainer. Can't wait to pass my CDL.

Hi question to prime psd students / Trainers? Approximately how many hours you get to drive every day. My trainer drives some local dedicated fleet and I get to drive probably 80 to 120 miles and get to practice straight line backing 6 or 9 times a day. Is this typical or am I getting less driving miles since my trainer drives locally?

Thanks G-Town