Starting Company Sponsored Training - Is Mid To Late December An Ideal Time To Start?
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On the other hand, for me the bigger-than-it-should've-been class size in private CDL school was the single biggest impediment to my learning curve accelerating and shooting me to the next level...
...Part of it was cuz I wasn't as aggressive and "rude" about climbing behind the wheel as others who did get enough time were...
Cuz there were some who picked the skillset up fast and some of them got thus rewarded with even MORE time behind the wheel...which of course should not be the case, but was an unofficial reality I observed. And was frustrating for me...
Sounds like J.D.E.Z. R. Went to the same school as I did. LOL!
The one factor that gives Wilson a slight edge in my book would be the opportunity to train in Missoula in the winter. As mentioned above I imagine I’d probably get more Mountain passes on my runs, in harsher winter weather conditions, than if I trained out of Springfield. Better to get that experience under my belt under the watchful eye of a trainer than it experience it for the first time on my own as a rookie solo driver!
To emphasize what Kearsey said...
It really does not matter where your company is based, or where your home terminal is. It will not have any influence when it comes to where you will be driving while training.
I'm "based" out of Prime's PA terminal. When I have a student during the TNT phase, we are all over the country. In the past month we crossed the country via I-90, I-80, I-70, and I-40.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that where your company is based will determine the parts of the country you will be driving.
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.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
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.
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LOL Kearsey, and I thought Tenn, Virginias etc were all flat til I got there duhhh moment....I don't mind mountains but they do get old fast lol I-17 thru Flagstaff I don't care for people think it's a slalom race course sometimes.
Amazing though, now out on the highways to see just how many people drive like idiots! on cell's etc. Different adventure every day !