Kearsey, A Couple Of Questions About Prime Inc
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I've taken y'all's advice and I'm not going to attend the school that costs $11,000.
I'm going to finish out my contract with my current employer so I don't have to owe them $1,500 and then I will get into a company paid school. That way I will not owe the CDL school $11,000 and I won't owe my work place $1,500..
In the meantime, I will be setting aside money to pay my bills while I'm in CDL school and I will be going through the high road training program and getting healthier so I can be successful when I get to CDL school. Thanks for the advice, everyone.
I spoke to my grandfather about this he has always steered me in the right direction.
There's a company - Stevens Transport - that actually does training in my city. I'd be able to do everything at their school and get to go home nightly. I would know owe anything and would sign a contract with them.
My grandfather said that I should just be patient, wait until March, then I wouldn't owe my current employer the $1500 and also wouldn't owe $11,000 to diesel driving academy.
He said that's what he would do. Plus gives me time to save up money for the month I'll be making $0 while in CDL school.
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.
Now this sounds like a solid plan.
Save save save. There are company sponsored programs that pay from the get go. Millis, Roehl, I think Hirschbach. Glad you decided against 11k. You could go weekends etc at local community college for much less if you preferred to go that route.
Glad y'all approve LOL
Y'all are the experts so I take what y'all say seriously.
New plan now is to study high road program like it's God's word to man and try to put a little money back for when I start school. :)
Glad y'all approve LOL
Y'all are the experts so I take what y'all say seriously.
New plan now is to study high road program like it's God's word to man and try to put a little money back for when I start school. :)
You might wanna consult that Grandfather more often. He has your best interest at heart.
Take advice from all who offer, but do not make your decisions on the advice who stand to benefit from those decisions.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Oh yeah he's amazing always gives me great advice.
Glad y'all approve LOL
Y'all are the experts so I take what y'all say seriously.
New plan now is to study high road program like it's God's word to man and try to put a little money back for when I start school. :)
You might wanna consult that Grandfather more often. He has your best interest at heart.
Take advice from all who offer, but do not make your decisions on the advice who stand to benefit from those decisions.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Sounds like your grandpa is giving you good advice too me also.
My girlfriend started at Stevens several years ago. They sent her to a private school they contracted with. Same one packrat went to. It was a very good school. I will encourage you to do 1thing no matter what company you choose 1. read whatever contract completely and fully understand it, BEFORE you sign it. Anything you were told verbaly has to be in it.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Indeed it does. Good luck Pelican.
Now this sounds like a solid plan.
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Prime gives an evaluation to anyone just out of CDL school. If you have been out of school for 3 months... Or were a driver with experience and been out of a truck for 6 months or more, then yes. Prime has them do the same PSD curriculum as the permit students.
You are absolutely correct and I wasn't even thinking those lines.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles