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How do they handle the State of Illinois (if you even know on this) then as it is one of the only states that makes you take the full written and driver skills test over again?? Hope all is well !!

 

Heh! Shows ya how much I know about it. I'd heard something about MODOT coming in to do "testing" and assumed it was the CDL drive test. Stand corrected...

I do recall someone knowlegeable posting recently that after you test for MO, you and your instructor are handed a load that gets you up to IL to redo it for them. As he said, it shouldn't be an issue since you already know all about that stuff... right?

 

4 to 6 months with a trainer...whooo weeee!! I know training is a good thing but was that a typo on the Prime website or is actually correct?? When you finish with your training do you have to L/O or is their company positions available?

 

You go out with an instructor for 75 hours of driving time, if you pass your pretrip test before you go out, if you dont, its 100 hours driving time, Then you stay out with a trainer for atleast 30,000 miles. If you have a good FM n run like a real team, should take about 6 weeks.... Im in the TNT phase now... You DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN A LEASE! Both my instructor and trainer are company drivers. Im goin to be a company driver. Spoken to a lot of company drivers...

 

I have a question? I talked to my recruiter today and he wanted to know when I wanted
to start orientation, I want to start soon but had a question about some medication I take
and he had no answer our advice for me. I hate to quit my current job get up there and find
out the meds disqualify me. Anyone else have any issues like this? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

It's actually 75 hours regardless if you passed the pretrip or not. Though they are requiring pretrip to be done prior to leaving now.

Agree on lease part. I know plenty of company drivers. My own instructor is a company driver and said he'd never go lease. I also plan to go company.

Get a PO box or small apartment in Springfield and make that your place of resident. Then you don't have to switch over.

But Illinois (and a couple other states) does require you retake the whole CDL test for some dumb reason.

 

Heck, I know plenty of lease drivers...

This sure beats driving on the company side!

 

Yes but you did it the right way. Get some miles as company driver , learn the ropes , watch the $ and make the switch when your ready.

 

And I get no credit for coming out of training in December, and leasing a truck 3 months later.