Prime , Pam Or CRST For Finishing CDL School
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CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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All I can say is Prime Inc...I went through their training program in April 2014 and am still with the Company. Best pay for a rookie, highest training pay while your in the TNT phase plus some of the best equipment to learn with, not too mention Daniel B. is almost always available to field a question or two...
Ken C.
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.
I'm at the Prime Campus Inn right now. I have completed week one and I have already talked to my PSD instructor and I will meet up with him on Monday. I have nothing but good things to say about how I have been treated so far. The instructors and staff have been more helpful then I could have ever imagined. We had about 65 students start this week and I believe at the end of the week there were 45-50 that finished week one. They feed us well, the room they put you in at Campus Inn is clean and well maintained. The Millennium Building is fantastic. I believe I made the best choice when I chose Prime. Just have all you stuff in order if you come. Listen to all that you recruiter says and ask them all kinds of questions.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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.
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I'm looking into Prime, Pam or CRST. For finishing my CDL training, I have my permit. I was not informed and didn't know to ask , since I'm new to this, they told me 1/4 way in that I have to have a co signer for tuition. So ..., I'm looking for another way to go to be able to get my CDL .
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: