Wil -trans Training Inquiry
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If you haven't read our review of Wil-Trans Company-Sponsored Training Program we have several pages of information on every aspect of their program. Have a look at that.
I don't know if they have a simulator or not but I wouldn't worry about that. They don't teach you anything at all about handling a rig other than an understanding of defensive driving techniques and good driving habits. People naturally would figure driving on a simulator will help you with backing, shifting, and maneuvering but it doesn't whatsoever. So I wouldn't worry about that at all.
Their program is run almost exactly the same as Prime's program because they've shared information and they've learned together what works and what doesn't. The main difference between the two is size. Prime is about 10 times larger.
I just spoke with the owner's son for two hours on Friday. They're still owned and operated by the family that founded the company and they have a long history of ties with Prime so they're not going anywhere. Definitely a company worth considering.
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.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Wil-Trans:
Darrel Wilson bought his first tractor in 1980 at age 20, but, being too young to meet OTR age requirements, he leased the truck out and hired a driver.
Through growth and acquisition, Wil-Trans now employs over 200 drivers, and has a long-standing partnership with Prime, Inc. to haul their refrigerated freight. The family of businesses also includes Jim Palmer Trucking and O & S Trucking.
Look at Aaron's Jim Palmer log. JP is owned by WilTrans and I think their training is identical. Good luck.
I don't know if they have Sims or not. But, as Brett said, they are basically useless. I learned nothing on the SIM except shift patterns. That being said, Wiltrans and JPT both train pretty much the same as Prime, which is pretty impressive to me so far, in very limited experience.
Jim Palmer uses the sims to help you learn the shifting pattern and double clutching.
Double Clutch:
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.
Double Clutching:
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.
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I want to know if anybody know about Wil-Trans training. I know that their training is similar to Prime Inc's Training but do they have truck training simulators like Prime? And if anybody did go through the training what was your experience
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Wil-Trans:
Darrel Wilson bought his first tractor in 1980 at age 20, but, being too young to meet OTR age requirements, he leased the truck out and hired a driver.
Through growth and acquisition, Wil-Trans now employs over 200 drivers, and has a long-standing partnership with Prime, Inc. to haul their refrigerated freight. The family of businesses also includes Jim Palmer Trucking and O & S Trucking.