I agree the new drivers need training in severe weather. No simulator can substitute for the real thing. I want him to have plenty of training cause first and foremost I want my best friend back home when he can be. We've decided cooking for himself would save the most money but an occasional dinner out won't hurt. I agree he needs some money for incidentals. He isn't new to driving trucks just new to otr. So I thank you for your help. It is much appreciated.
New to Prime INC - What to expect (Springfield edition)
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Yeah, that wasn't made clear. I apologize. I thought he was fresh out of school and you were hoping he'd get to skip a few steps.
he does have some advantages. There is always the possibility that the safety dept will adjust his milage requirements. The training won't be so much about his driving as it will be about him experiencing as many situations us OTR drivers face.
By no means will he face them all, however he'll get a good base of info and skills, he will learn the questions he needs to ask, and the info he needs to collect before calling someone at Prime to help him when he does have problem.silenteagle and Freckles Thank this. -
Becoming the driver of a CMV is a two-step process. First, you get the CDL. If you choose to do it yourself, you will be trained to run the same routine your state requires and nothing more. If you're fortunate to find a good school, you might learn to plan a trip NOT using a GPS and maybe you'll stop for fuel somewhere. And maybe not. But this is certain: You have the privilege of paying for it yourself. Again, if you're lucky, you might find a company that will reimburse you some or all of it...at $25 a month, which isn't much. Do the math.
The second step is learning how to drive over the road, out in the real world, not on a practice lot or the street with an instructor next to you. You must deal with shippers and receivers, some of whom are real pieces of work; find and put you and your truck in a parking spot at night in a crowded truck stop or rest area; listen to every mother's son grouse and moan about life in general in the driver's lounge; find fuel; route yourself around that Tornado Alley tornado or North Carolina-bound hurricane; and somehow take care of your life at home, make that doctor or dental appointment you need, and learn to eat while driving 10+ hours every day. And you get to do it all while attending to FMCSR rules and regulations and company policies and a driver manager.
There are many reasons why many new drivers don't make it past the six month mark.
Or you can sign on with a good company like Prime Inc and save yourself some headaches by learning how they want it done from Day One.Last edited: Jun 7, 2013
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How is driving 80000 miles in 8 weeks doing it the right way? Even with team driving,because that's what you are gonna be doing, that would be near impossible. Yes I agree drivers need to learn to do everything the right way the first time, but that has nothing to do with mileage. It has everything to do with the trainer.
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Nobody could ever drive 80k miles in 8 weeks. Yes, I'm talking teams.
If you don't understand that, how could you ever understand anything we try to explain here?
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