I came here as a PSD (prime student driver) after using this website to narrow my choices down to pam trucking, swift and FFE. I am glad to have chosen prime. Prime paid for my bus ticket which some training schools would not do. I didnt have to pay anything other than the $100 administrative fee. I was given a clean room and meals are provided on site. YES they have a cafeteria on premise. You get a meal card. They give you enough that you wont have to pay anything extra. They have a laundry facility on site and have shuttle buses what seems like every 15 minutes. With the help of the practice test on this website I was able to pass my cdl written exam on my first try. I scored 85 percentile on general knowledge. I scored 95 percentile on air brakes and 100 percentile on combination. I scored 85 percentile on my tanker. Now that I have my permit I can now get on the simulator to practice driving a rig. Oh for anyone considering prime as their trucking school you can get your permit before coming here. The advantage to that is you get a head start and get to use the simulator. With that being said you will be required to change your cdl permit over to missouri. Also to drive for prime you MUST have your tanker endorsement. So heads up...if you coming to prime (which is a very good idea) study up on general knowledge, air brakes, combination and tanker.
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.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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.
I came here as a PSD (prime student driver) after using this website to narrow my choices down to pam trucking, swift and FFE. I am glad to have chosen prime. Prime paid for my bus ticket which some training schools would not do. I didnt have to pay anything other than the $100 administrative fee. I was given a clean room and meals are provided on site. YES they have a cafeteria on premise. You get a meal card. They give you enough that you wont have to pay anything extra. They have a laundry facility on site and have shuttle buses what seems like every 15 minutes. With the help of the practice test on this website I was able to pass my cdl written exam on my first try. I scored 85 percentile on general knowledge. I scored 95 percentile on air brakes and 100 percentile on combination. I scored 85 percentile on my tanker. Now that I have my permit I can now get on the simulator to practice driving a rig. Oh for anyone considering prime as their trucking school you can get your permit before coming here. The advantage to that is you get a head start and get to use the simulator. With that being said you will be required to change your cdl permit over to missouri. Also to drive for prime you MUST have your tanker endorsement. So heads up...if you coming to prime (which is a very good idea) study up on general knowledge, air brakes, combination and tanker.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.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