For the curious: I just got my last load for the pay period (probably) assigned to me, and at payroll cutoff, I will have 3485 miles - that's $1428.85 before taxes and bonuses. The take home will probably be in the $1200 range.
My Prime INC Experience. (A Running Log)
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Been kind of a slow week this week. Sucks having a slow week after a home time, makes keeping the bills up tough.
Anyhow, Prime has two educational programs I've been looking into for a while; a tuition reimbursement program, which pays as much as 100% of tuition after agreeing to a contract of continued employment of three years, and a partnership with Bethel University which offers employees a 60% discount on tuition for their online courses, and a 40% discount for dependents.
I've chosen to enroll in the Bethel classes in order to complete my BS in organizational management. I'll let you know how that turns out.
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Good to have you with us.
I will try to address your questions, though most of them have been answered through the course of this thread, and it was moderately difficult to read your post due to its formatting- or lack thereof.
1) You will have to go through orientation and all of the PSD testing, except for the permit exams. The length of time for that will need to be addressed by someone familiar with the PSD program, but I feel safe in saying a week or two, depending on your acceptance in the program and trainer availability.
2) Class A and B are different beasts, different experiences, and requiring a different skillset- hence the different license classes. Don't go into it expecting the same situations. Try emptying your mind of your straight truck habits before you dive into combination vehicles.
3) Use the list you were given as your basic foundation for packing. Common sense items are a week or two worth of clothing, with extra undergarments and socks, weather-appropriate gear is recommended. Basic bathing gear, some cash, and study materials if you need them. A notebook and writing utensils. Anything more is excessive. As a student and a codriver, you won't be staying in one truck long enough to settle in until you reach A seat, and if you have a permit now, not a license, you aren't a B seat yet.
Basically, use common sense and don't pack the kitchen sink until you have your own tractor.
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