What to bring?

how good are these guys anyway?
i heard there lease is a joke,again i don't know...just askin..

 

There are several good threads here on Prime. I would suggest you start with this one... and then keep reading. Lots of good information!

http://http://www.thetruckersreport...um/prime/57246-prime-training-experiance.html

 

Go to "Prime Training Experiance" by: U2Exit.
Pack light... maybe a week of work clothes with a few extra socks/underwear/undershirts... Not often, but you may get in a situation where you plan to do laundry and it just doesnt work out... I have to have fresh underclothes everyday and can live with a recycled shirt or pants for a day or two till I can get the stuff washed.

SHOWER SHOES, flip flops will do... something cheap... The movie "Cant Hardly Wait" Jerry O'connel is giving advise about College girls and college in general, and says "Oh yeah, shower shoes, my feet are covered in warts" I already knew this from my NAVY days and saw many guys regret not having them.

Tolietry bag... keeps your stuff organized... I have a couple bags... money wise a plastic bag will suffice for some of these until you deem ready to buy some more bags. First I have my overall bag that carries 90 percent of everything (the move in and move out of truck bag and is easily stored, dont recomend a suitcase) I have a small backpack that fits my tolietry bag, shower shoes, and change of clothes (in and out of Truck Stop bag) and a dirty clothes draw string bag (in and out of laundry bag)that one saves space by keeping it down by my feet in my bed.

I always wash the dirty clothes bag with my clothes that way I can carry out my clean clothes.

I started out in Late March with just Tennis shoes... only recently purchased some work boots. I have yet to use them but as the weather is getting worse I see their day is coming real soon!

A decent flashlight... LED ones seem to get more bang in a smaller size.

I wouldnt weigh yourself down with extras, or trucking stuff just yet. Once you get on the road, your trainer will have everything and you will start to get the idea of what you will need to purchase as the time gets closer to getting out on your own truck. (whether it be map book, or TS guide) A pad of paper, pencil, and pen is good enough to start. Trainer will point out later the best type pens for logs, and a good folder to organize your paperwork and logs and stationary etc.

Rain suit is good too. I would wait and get work gloves on the road. Tylenol or aspirin is good. Carefull, there are some cold medications and stuff that cant be on a truck... something about alchol content.

I would reccomend having a Cell Phone plan with unlimited minutes... I dont make a lot of personal calls, but there are calls that have to be made to do your job and sometimes it means being on hold.

A decent cold weather sleeping bag is good.... Nearly all of our trucks have APUs.. but I recently went thru a night or two with a broken APU before I could get it fixed. I would wait till I got to the terminal before buying one, I would purchase it at a Wal-mart before heading out on the road. I think I got mine for $30 and its a 0 degree bag.

The main thing to remember is there isnt a lot of space on the truck, especially for 2 people... less is better... Its his space and your trainer will share it, but wait until you get your own truck before spreading out.

NO CLOTHES THAT YOU DONT WANT TO GET RUINED... I have yet to find a way to get 5th wheel grease out of clothes.