Difficulty With Prime Trainer. Please Advise.
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You don't have much longer to deal with it... Tough it out if you can.. Winners never quit and quitters never win. You will be a better driver for it.
So your 75 is done and you're ready to test and TNT on a new truck? Perfect. The nightmare is just about over.
Why are you not sure who to get a hold of as you were going through this though? Get a hold of Stan. Anyone who is having problems as they are going through PSD , get a hold of Stan. He's the really nice guy you saw in meetings half a dozen times through orientation week. He's the head of PSD. You were given his number and email address. Safety has 7,000 drivers. Stan's job description is to put you in a position to be successful until the end of your 75.
My next question, if your 75 is done and you now need to pass your exam, are you ready to do that? If you and your instructor are splitting once you get back to Springfield, he and his truck are obviously not going to be there for you to get pad practice in for backing. You'll want a new instructor to work with you for a couple days to prep you for the test. We'll need to get a hold of someone to get the wheels rolling on that, so I think we should get a hold of Stan.
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.
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.
Great, now I don't have a trainer to test out with because he's heading to Texas as soon as we get back. Ugh. I need someone to help me out. I just want to test out and be done with it,
Reading threads such as this one makes me sad and feel guilty for not being an active Instructor/Trainer.
Reading threads such as this one makes me sad and feel guilty for not being an active Instructor/Trainer.
Go train again before you find something local this summer.. :) these drivers need a good trainer for winter...
Am I helping ?? I'm trying to be a positive instigater lol
Just reading Daniel B may be feeling a little guilty and sad about not being a trainer anymore. I would be honored to be your first student back if you ever so decide to jump back into the ring. Arrive Prime Jan 5th. I know you were just kidding, but I had to throw it out there. LOL I have to say Daniel, you have helped me tremendously already with your posts and incite. It feels like you have already trained me some how. Continue doing what you do and good things will happen for you.
I don't know why, but I find that I'm very interested and intrigued by this conversation. Thanks for the updates and insight to all who are participating! :)
Jordan, at this point I think the most important thing for you to do is relax and take a deep breath. I totally get what you're saying about your trainer and his safety issues. But even if you were getting off his truck and on with another trainer you likely would have been doing it back at the main terminal anyhow. They weren't going to shut you down immediately on the spot and send someone to rescue you. You would have been heading back to the terminal
But like the others have said, you're almost done with this guy and with training. Just relax and go with the flow. Before you know it you'll be in your own truck running solo and you'll have a whole new set of nightmares to contend with.
So don't let yourself get too wound up about this. You're going to make a bad decision or say the wrong thing to the wrong person somewhere along the line and screw up all the hard work you've put in to get to this point. Let this guy drop you off, continue on his way, and then deal with whatever challenge is in front of you next.
The other thing I want to warn you against is jumping to too many conclusions. I know how you felt this situation should have been handled. But that doesn't mean you were right. It just means you had your preferences and ideals. But when you're new to trucking you really have no idea what's going on behind the scenes in the offices of these companies everyday. After you get some experience you'll look back on this and understand things a bit better. Right now you're in the middle of everything that's going on, you're new to this whole industry, and everything seems screwed up. Don't let that get to you. I know you have the mind to barge into that office and start giving everyone h*ll for letting that guy be a trainer. And nobody here would argue with you. But the people in the offices sure would! And then they'd hand you a bus ticket back home and say, "Good luck with the rest of your life...." and that would be that.
So don't fly off the handle. Don't assume you're working for a company that doesn't care about you. Don't do anything other than be calm and friendly with everyone and focus on completing this training. There are a ton of things that are wrong with the trucking industry but they're not going to change no matter how mad you get or who you yell at. So just try to roll with things as much as possible and keep your cool. You'll be glad you did.
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.
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Contact them again, if it doesn't work I would go to a higher authority.