Welcome to the forum Gypsy!
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A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Good luck to you. I was there a few days before a family situation brought me home. Great place. Just be early to everything, and be readyf for the permit test when you get there. It will make those first few days so much easier.
Good luck to you. I was there a few days before a family situation brought me home. Great place. Just be early to everything, and be readyf for the permit test when you get there. It will make those first few days so much easier.
I'm in the midst of studying right now. Yeah I aim to knock out as much as I can asap. Were you able to try the simulator at all? Word is they pride themselves in their state of the art sim, which is what they throw you on first.
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Yes. The simulators are awesome. The instructors are awesome as well. They can come off as a little gruff, but they care about you, and you being a good ands safe driver.
Welcome Gypsy...
What part of Fla?
Best of luck to you...
Rick
Gypsy good luck to you on your journey. I am a CDL instructor at Prime and can tell you from experience you are going to be in great hands. We really take pride in making students the best safest drivers on the road. When selecting a student I am looking at the ones that are engaged. The students that are practicing there pre trips at the study truck by the campus inn. The student that is asking questions about their training. You need to be the student that stands out not stands around. Feel free to ask any questions about your training that's what TT is all about.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
My journey to Springfield, Mo starts next Saturday where I begin the Prime CDL program. I'm pumped and anxious at the same time. I've gotten the support from my family and am ready to go. I've never been to Missouri before so it'll be an adventure, and I'm all for adventures! It'll be far outside my comfort zone and I don't know what to expect.
It's a definite roll of the dice, but with the nervousness I also feel great about the opportunity. I feel it's time for a new chapter in my life. I'll finally get to go for my CDL and pursue something that's been on the back burner for a long time. I actually feel better about this decision than I have about any other career choice so far. I'm excited to be able to experience and strive for a future in a career that offers me what I want. It all starts in one week.
Driving over the road will feed my wanderlust and will test me. With the challenges I will face out there and the independence I'll get to enjoy, I will grow to be stronger and will get to finally experience a taste of the dream of spreading my wings and roaming the open road. As some of my family has found their home outside of Florida, I believe that mine is out there as well, waiting for me to find it. This Greyhound ticket out of Florida will start my journey to get to see the beauty this country has the offer. It's a tough road ahead and I look forward to it.
Hi Gypsy, I went through the Prime training in MO and I think you will be impressed with the instructors and the entire program. Like someone else said, 1st thing is to make sure you are NEVER late. "Early is on time, on time is late" (a phrase you will probably hear a lot while there). The simulators are great for learning double clutching & parking maneuvers and you will probably be on them every day (unless they've changed the program since I was there). You should also try the biscuits and gravy in the cafeteria, I had those every morning.....so good.
Good luck to you and keep us informed. Annee
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
To engage and then disengage the clutch twice for every gear change.
When double clutching you will push in the clutch, take the gearshift out of gear, release the clutch, press the clutch in again, shift the gearshift into the next gear, then release the clutch.
This is done on standard transmissions which do not have synchronizers in them, like those found in almost all Class A trucks.
I'm at Prime now and love it! Good luck!
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My journey to Springfield, Mo starts next Saturday where I begin the Prime CDL program. I'm pumped and anxious at the same time. I've gotten the support from my family and am ready to go. I've never been to Missouri before so it'll be an adventure, and I'm all for adventures! It'll be far outside my comfort zone and I don't know what to expect.
It's a definite roll of the dice, but with the nervousness I also feel great about the opportunity. I feel it's time for a new chapter in my life. I'll finally get to go for my CDL and pursue something that's been on the back burner for a long time. I actually feel better about this decision than I have about any other career choice so far. I'm excited to be able to experience and strive for a future in a career that offers me what I want. It all starts in one week.
Driving over the road will feed my wanderlust and will test me. With the challenges I will face out there and the independence I'll get to enjoy, I will grow to be stronger and will get to finally experience a taste of the dream of spreading my wings and roaming the open road. As some of my family has found their home outside of Florida, I believe that mine is out there as well, waiting for me to find it. This Greyhound ticket out of Florida will start my journey to get to see the beauty this country has the offer. It's a tough road ahead and I look forward to it.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.