My Expierience With Prime Training As A PSD
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Day 6: Dec 19th
0700: Today is the day my Roommate left with his trainer after a week long waiting period to obtain a trainer. Again today started later as our class was not set to meet until 0800.
0800: We were supposed to have a SMITH class today but due to room constraints that class was moved to tomorrow at 0800 so from here till 0900 ish was downtime again.
0900: Meeting with Ms. Brook to do a quick roll call and advise of next meeting at 1045.
1045: Meeting and roll call with Ms Brook here is where we received our Driver Codes as well as our training Binders for OTR. Also we received our schedules for the next 2 weeks should we be here. Meeting dismissed with advised to be at the Millenium Training pad by 1300
1215-1245: Shuttle to Millenium training pad for Pretrip/Backing with Ray.
1300-1500: Pretrip and Backing with Ray. Folks it's wintertime so dress warm for this.
1500-End Of Night: Downtime. We had 3-4 people leave or arrange to leave with their trainers today. Hoping for more to leave or arrange to leave tomorrow into Sunday. I will update again as I get time. If you have any questions you can pm me.
When you say went home due to medical, what do you mean. What can cause you to be sent home due to medical.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Day 6: Dec 19th
0700: Today is the day my Roommate left with his trainer after a week long waiting period to obtain a trainer. Again today started later as our class was not set to meet until 0800.
0800: We were supposed to have a SMITH class today but due to room constraints that class was moved to tomorrow at 0800 so from here till 0900 ish was downtime again.
0900: Meeting with Ms. Brook to do a quick roll call and advise of next meeting at 1045.
1045: Meeting and roll call with Ms Brook here is where we received our Driver Codes as well as our training Binders for OTR. Also we received our schedules for the next 2 weeks should we be here. Meeting dismissed with advised to be at the Millenium Training pad by 1300
1215-1245: Shuttle to Millenium training pad for Pretrip/Backing with Ray.
1300-1500: Pretrip and Backing with Ray. Folks it's wintertime so dress warm for this.
1500-End Of Night: Downtime. We had 3-4 people leave or arrange to leave with their trainers today. Hoping for more to leave or arrange to leave tomorrow into Sunday. I will update again as I get time. If you have any questions you can pm me.
When you say went home due to medical, what do you mean. What can cause you to be sent home due to medical.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure, uncontrolled blood sugar, vision or color blindness, failure to disclose that the scar running down your chest was from last year's heart attack, you are still on meds that are not approved for driving a CMV , Things like that.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
- Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
- Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
- Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards
Day 6: Dec 19th
0700: Today is the day my Roommate left with his trainer after a week long waiting period to obtain a trainer. Again today started later as our class was not set to meet until 0800.
0800: We were supposed to have a SMITH class today but due to room constraints that class was moved to tomorrow at 0800 so from here till 0900 ish was downtime again.
0900: Meeting with Ms. Brook to do a quick roll call and advise of next meeting at 1045.
1045: Meeting and roll call with Ms Brook here is where we received our Driver Codes as well as our training Binders for OTR. Also we received our schedules for the next 2 weeks should we be here. Meeting dismissed with advised to be at the Millenium Training pad by 1300
1215-1245: Shuttle to Millenium training pad for Pretrip/Backing with Ray.
1300-1500: Pretrip and Backing with Ray. Folks it's wintertime so dress warm for this.
1500-End Of Night: Downtime. We had 3-4 people leave or arrange to leave with their trainers today. Hoping for more to leave or arrange to leave tomorrow into Sunday. I will update again as I get time. If you have any questions you can pm me.
When you say went home due to medical, what do you mean. What can cause you to be sent home due to medical.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure, uncontrolled blood sugar, vision or color blindness, failure to disclose that the scar running down your chest was from last year's heart attack, you are still on meds that are not approved for driving a CMV , Things like that.
Oh ok thanks.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
- Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
- Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
- Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards
Hey chance when you went to get your permit with prime did they make you get certain endorsements and if so which ones?
I leave in a week for Springfield and want to make sure I. Focused on what needs to be done when I first get there ! Thanks!
If that's the case that's cool tankers is easy to focus on I had been focused on double trips and tankers
Thanks
Day 3: Dec 16th
Sorry what kinda of testing you got....
0600: Today started a bit later as I didn't have to be in class till 0730 so I got up at about 0600 and then first priority was breakfast which today consisted of Biscuits and Gravy with sausage and Orange Juice.
0700-0830: Log class with Lisa this class was supposed to have finished up at 0800 but with the questions we had the next instructor allowed it to run over into her time. This is where we were introduced to our paper logs and informed that per prime and for DOT purposes we are required to log 7 days of Orientation time. Luckily for most of us we arrived in Springfield on Saturday and Sunday so they allowed that to count on our logs.
0830-0915: Orientation overview and Company overview with Brook. When people tell you this company takes care of you folks don't think for one second they are lieing to you. One of this company's operating factors and rules is "Treat Others as you want to be treated". So when you hear people like Daniel and others talking about how this place is great to work for trust me they are being serious. It was also in this class when the question of well how many times to do we have to do the backing and road tests were brought up. Now keep in mind this is just an example but this is the only company I know of that would allow someone 7 times to pass the backing test. They do however have the standard 3 strike rule for the road test.
0915-1030: Downtime for CBT's or Self Study for Permit or free Time.
1030-1045: Class with Wally to Receive DOT Cards and Letters of Residency as well as plan for trip to DMV.
1100-1700: DMV Testing For Permit/Transfers. I myself was finished by 1300 so from
1300-1600: I was on downtime. Make sure that as soon as your permit is obtained and you return to the hotel you goto the Orientation Office and give Brooke and the orientation staff a copy.
1600-1900: CBT's and Simulators unless both are done then from 1300 on was downtime for you.
I will update more as I have time keep in mind that based upon the speed of things and what time you get to the DMV your times could vary.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
From a place of experience, I will tell you that your logging class was probably wrong if your instructor told you to log off days. You can and honestly have to, but, you are learning how to log. A straight line in off-duty, not driving isn't helping you.
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Thanks Chance for the info. I'll be headed for Prime on the 19th of Jan. Looking forward to being a PSD.
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