prime pretrip after a month of training?

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  1. eastcoastguy1975

    eastcoastguy1975 Light Load Member

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    i was wondering after your 4 day oriantation at prime you go out for a month driving then come back to take the test for your cdl before going out for 60,000 miles well when do you get time to study for your pre trip inspection and air brakes before taking the test? also how many trys does prime give you if you fail the first time trying for your cdl before they send you packing?
     
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  3. eastcoastguy1975

    eastcoastguy1975 Light Load Member

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    im not a genius but not an idiot either i have my cdl b which i passed everything first time. basically how much help/training do you get on pre trip before testing? and how many chances to do it in if failed the first time?
     
  4. Everett

    Everett Crusty Shorts, What???

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    If i need my reg cdl and was out for a month, i make sure my time was well spent, let me explain, every time you hit the dock's is study time, every time you eat is study time, and you have the tractor and trl there too pratice with, you just have too figure out betweenyour sleep thats all
     
  5. cobra7479

    cobra7479 Light Load Member

    Yes u will go on the pad a few days before u test out and pratice at Springfield... Some trainers dont like to show u alot of Pre-trip on the road, They want u to pass test and get the 500 bonus and grab another student. Pre Trip just grab and explain everything u inspect.. If u get Bob he is a little hard of hearing but he is super old just say everything loud and clear and grab or touch everything while you explain your pre trip inspection.. No sweat.. Idk if Johnny Bates still runs the simulator room but he had a dvd that went over all the pre trip info.. You have two tries to pass it. as longa s u pass the backing and road test im sure they will let u redo the pretrip again.
     
  6. sazook

    sazook Road Train Member

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    Sadly, Bob passed away last year shortly after retiring from Prime.
     
    123456 Thanks this.
  7. cobra7479

    cobra7479 Light Load Member

    He did..That sucks he was a cool guy. Ex missouri highway patrol then worked for prime as a missouri cdl tester..
     
  8. Lycan01

    Lycan01 Bobtail Member

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    you should be practicing your pre trip everytime you head out, not to mention after first 25 miles and every 150 miles or 3 hours you can run through it again. if you need to practice it then take every chance so it becomes second nature. the amount of practice you get for pretrip inspection is greatly up to you.
     
  9. emton

    emton Medium Load Member

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    Sazook might know the answer to this. I heard they were starting to allow PSDs to take the pre-trip test before going out with an instructor?
     
  10. eastcoastguy1975

    eastcoastguy1975 Light Load Member

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    psd? is that a prime student? there letting them take the pre trip before the first month of driving now?
     
  11. cobra7479

    cobra7479 Light Load Member

    PSD= Prime Student Driver
     
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