Back On The Road... With My Trainer

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Mark P.'s Comment
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Greetings everyone and fellow Primemates. Back out here with a trainer as ordered by Prime due to the black ice incident in December where I had a jack knife in an empty truck. Good side is that I am with my original PSD/TNT trainer. We get along well and have remained friends since last Summer. Got into the Petro on I 80 in York NE about 4 this morning after driving through nearly identical conditions as on the morning of my accident. I found myself to be far more nervous than I had anticipated driving in blowing snow with some ice. Especially seeing a spinout happen on the other side. But I guess its like getting back on the horse after being thrown - its the only way to get over it.

OWI:

Operating While Intoxicated

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.

RebelliousVamp 's Comment
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Yep, same thing with riding/racing a sportbike ("crotch rocket")....if you crash, quickest way to get over it is to get back on the saddle. Good luck to you, I'm sure it was quite the scary experience.

G-Town's Comment
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Awesome. Good for you Mark.

Safe travels.

's Comment
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Primemates...hahahahaha!! I want that on a T-shirt.

Mark P.'s Comment
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Yep, same thing with riding/racing a sportbike ("crotch rocket")....if you crash, quickest way to get over it is to get back on the saddle. Good luck to you, I'm sure it was quite the scary experience.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Mark P.'s Comment
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Awesome. Good for you Mark.

Safe travels.

I appreciate that! Thanks

Mark P.'s Comment
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Primemates...hahahahaha!! I want that on a T-shirt.

You have my permission to use it!

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