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My Prime number Orientation / PSD Experience
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Dennis 50's Comment
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Visitor Driver In Grooming
Posts: 291
2 months, 1 week ago
Day x - 02/02/09 Upward at 07:00 another beautiful sunny day! Caught upwardly on news and the Trucker Freedom Convoys activity. Shuttle to the Plaza, arrived at 08:40, straight to the PTI practice pad. Spent 3 hours practicing PTI until 11:40. Taking a break until roll call at 12:55. I worked with a immature immigrant man who asked me for help. English language is his 2nd linguistic communication and is tripping him up some. We went through an entire PTI, repeating stations that he needed piece of work on. He is non ready for his Air Break examination, not started on it yet. This really helped me today because I discovered that I was forgetting the trailer frame & crossmembers. I got it now! A large part of my job working overseas was to train National employees to take my identify. English was often a 3rd or 4th language for them. Nosotros put them through an immersive English preparation course for a couple months to reach an intermediate level, so could start understanding some technical English. This was very challenging for them, but they worked hard. Virtually dwelling house born Americans would not practise this. I tried to learn enough "survival" local language to get buy. That is all that I needed. Learning English for those Nationals opens up a world of opportunities for them. Roll telephone call starts in a few minutes. HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Dennis L's Annotate
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Company Driver In Training
Posts: 291
2 months, one week ago
Has been interesting to look at the various truck models to run into the differences in the engine compartment layouts. More often than not Cascadia Condos and a lightweight yesterday. An one-time 2015 Peterbuilt. Today saw an International. Interesting to see the young immigrant strictly post-obit our written script that has "foliage springs" in the engine compartment, fifty-fifty though he is looking at a "bound arm". The just leaf springs have been in the lightweight. The condos take bound arms. Operating While IntoxicatedOWI:
Dennis L's Annotate
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Company Driver In Training
Posts: 291
2 months, i week ago
Solar day 10 wrap upward This afternoon we were given a fun break from PTI to try our first attempt at a Straight Dorsum. They had three trucks to concur four drivers at a time doing a round robin. We each got ane turn, no pull-upward allowed. At that place were two tractors also available to practice PTI while waiting a turn to back. I was in one of the commencement groups of four. Our get-go driver had never backed whatsoever kind of trailer before. He struggled a flake, killed a few cones, but eventually got done. I was up adjacent. I managed to continue it straight in the box lane using pocket-sized steering adjustments "turning into the problem". Im happy with my first try. The next two also did well. We iii had prior experience bankroll smaller trailers. A pad instructor came over to u.s. during his break. He demonstrated his engine compartment PTI to a small group lucky plenty to be near him. He stressed the need to "sell information technology" to the examiner. He made a great point to plow and speak to the examiner after pointing out the detail to exist checked. He said besides many people talk to the truck and not the examiner. He likewise pointed out that our written script sequence for each section follows the layout of the DOT examiner's scorecard. Makes it easier for the examiner that we follow that script. I've made a couple of easy adjustments to get aligned with this communication. We were told today that Prime is rolling out information technology'southward new process for managing our PTI and straight back skills assessments with our class starting Friday. I think it will exist something like this from what the trainers have said on their YouTube videos recently. Nosotros will be divided into small groups. Nosotros will be assigned tasks to complete each day. An instance Tasks would exist to pass an engine compartment PTI assessment. This will continue until all vi PTI sections plus a straight dorsum are completed. At that betoken we become eligible to be assigned a Driver Trainer. At the end of our twenty-four hours tomorrow afternoon this will exist fully explained to us. Possibly be assigned our first gear up of tasks for Friday. A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. Information technology also manages Amtrak, the national railroad arrangement, and the Declension Baby-sit. State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could phone call them.DOT:
Section Of Transportation
Dennis L'due south Comment
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Company Driver In Training
Posts: 291
2 months, 1 week ago
Day 11 - 02/10/22 Upward at 07:00. Another beautiful sunny solar day with loftier of 53F. Arrived at the Plaza at 08:30 and straight to the PTI practice pad. I put in iii hrs of PTI practice from 08:30-12:00 with a couple 15 minutes breaks. An instructor told a group of us yesterday that to pass the PTI you need to score 80% in a section (noting that air brake test is an auto neglect chance). He and so pointed out that 70% of the score is contained in the break arrangement, brake system and wheels arrangement. Get these downward pat. And then if you miss something else you yet have a good chance of passing. I spent an 60 minutes working with a young homo who asked me to help him. He is still trying to memorize the script. He said that information technology helped him to follow me through it against the script and and then he would attempt it. I know information technology helps me merely every bit much. To take some fun and change it upwardly, I spent xxx minutes running through some sections backwards and I could do it! I'm feeling comfy in being prepare for an evaluation. Resting now earlier roll call at 12:55.
Bill M.'south Comment
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Rookie Solo Driver
Posts: 69
2 months, 1 week ago
It sounds similar yous're having quite the run a risk during grooming. Also, it sounds similar your going higher up and beyond to aid others out. I can run into how information technology'south piece of cake for some to stress over PTI because information technology's such a large part of getting through training and getting your CDL. Go on studying. And Go on on keeping on. A CDL is required to bulldoze any of the following vehicles:CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
Dennis L'south Comment
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Company Driver In Preparation
Posts: 291
two months, i week ago
Day xi - 02/10/22 We had roll call at 12:55. I counted ~65 people today. So, my previous estimates of 160 were fashion off. We lost nigh 100 people from Orientation. In preparation for tomorrow, nosotros were divided into two groups. A-Fifty (me) start at 08:00. M-Z start at 13:00. Then we went to the pad for the afternoon. Today I got to drive a trainer's truck & trailer effectually the perimeter of the lot making right hand turns. She asked me if I've always driven before? I said large diesel fuel motorhomes towing an SUV, but nil like this! She said information technology showed. Then spent some more PTI time. Dorsum to my room at 17:15 and a large surprise at 18:00. I got contacted past my assigned OTR CDL Trainer. He plans for usa to leave out on Saturday later on he checks out my bankroll knowledge on the pad first. I've only washed i Direct Dorsum, oasis't even tried annihilation else yet. We talked a while and seem compatible. His plan is to be out for +/- 14 days before returning to Springfield for a couple of days backing on the pad, earlier taking my CDL exam. I'll be doing 99.9% of the driving. Expected to pre-trip his truck twice a twenty-four hour period. Nosotros may do some backing practice along the way. This is becoming real very fast at present! Yep! A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: OTR driving normally means you'll exist hauling freight to diverse customers throughout your company's hauling region. It frequently entails being gone from home for two to iii weeks at a time. Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports volition often exist required to carry a TWIC card. Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric carte du jour which acts equally both your identification in secure areas, as well equally an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Assistants and the Department of Homeland Security. Operating While Intoxicated
CDL:
Commercial Commuter'southward License (CDL)
OTR:
Over The Road
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
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Chief Brody's Comment
Experienced Commuter
Posts: 1638
2 months, 1 week ago
Practiced luck! Savour PSD while you can. Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to equally PSD. Yous'll become your allow and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction. Prime's PSD begins with y'all obtaining your CDL allow. Then you'll become on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of i-on-one behind the bicycle training. After preparation, you'll return to Prime'due south corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license. PSD:
Prime Student Commuter
The post-obit is from Prime'southward website:
Obtain CDL Let / iv Days
On-the-Road Instruction / ten,000 Miles
Dennis L's Comment
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Visitor Driver In Training
Posts: 291
ii months, one week agone
I got that message Main, because afterwards that comes the dreaded TNT! Prime Inc has their ain CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT. The PSD (Prime number Educatee Commuter) phase is where y'all'll go your permit and then become on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you lot come up back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase. The TNT phase is the 2d phase of grooming where you lot'll go along the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. Yous'll receive xiv¢ per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. One time yous're finished with TNT training you will exist assigned a truck to run solo.TNT:
Trainer-Due north-Trainee
Dennis L's Comment
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Company Driver In Training
Posts: 291
two months, 1 week ago
I'm also pleased that my Trainer has been driving for Prime 12 years. He did his PSD with Prime. Having a seasoned commuter and trainer will be keen. Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. Yous'll become your permit then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction. Prime's PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL allow. Then you'll continue the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of ane-on-i behind the wheel training. Later on training, you'll return to Prime's corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL land testing and your CDL license. PSD:
Prime Pupil Commuter
The following is from Prime's website:
Obtain CDL Permit / four Days
On-the-Road Pedagogy / 10,000 Miles
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Anne A. (G13Momcat)'s Annotate
Trucker's Wife'due south Place, OH
Considering A Career
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2 months, 1 week agone
Hi!!!!
Nice to MEET YA!!! (Change your avatar TO YOU!) Glad it'south all working .. human, I Beloved reading this. I've got a few 'Wilson' guys (trainers, drivers, etc..) that I follow on You Tube, too. Cheque out ScottieD67 ... some of his 'whole shift' interactives.... sharing his clock (ELD mechanism, haha!) and interacting with newbies (or the likes of me!) .. it'southward really interesting & educational. He started with Swift, around 15 years ago; then went L/O with JCT (John Christner Send) ... and they dropped him similar a hot potato when a 'airship note' or something was due, over a 'violation' that he didn't commit. Happily COMPANY w/Wilson, and shares a bum ton! JReding (Jerry) also. Great peeps!
I'm always post-obit y'all; I volition cheque out the other ii Prime channels besides Rainy (oops, Kearsey!) I even so (sometimes!) follow Junior (Catracho) Honduras, and Tiffany Eichols Hannah.... quite successful PRIMATES, for certain!
~ Anne ~
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
PSD:
Prime Student Commuter
Prime Inc has a CDL grooming programme and the first phase is referred to as PSD. Y'all'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime'southward website:
Prime's PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then y'all'll proceed the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of i-on-i behind the wheel preparation. After grooming, you'll render to Prime's corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / iv Days
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles