starting psd 8/20

Congrats! I am in a similar boat, changing careers. I will be there on Tuesday. Maybe I will start a thread about my experience. Good luck.

Not sure about the tanker div......


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Good luck to the two of you. My husband in orientation right now. He said that the first day is very hectic and make sure you are 100% honest about EVERYTHING. They have all of your information anyways, background, employment, driving records, so be honest. Also he said that it would be a good idea to obtain your CDL permit before coming because if not you will have to take the permit test on Wednesday morning which could put you behind a little bit. And be sure you get all your CBTs done as quickly as possible. I am sure if you have read through this forum you have seen those posted by others as well.

 

Beprepared to rewrite your job application to paperform too. I believe you do PSD with the reefer side till you get your CDL. After that your TNT phase should be with tanker division.

 

I'll be there Tuesday too. Have to look each other up.

 

They're optional. If you ever decide to move into those areas, you'll need them. Prime encourages you to have the hazmat endorsement, but you'll need to pay for finger printing and the background check. You'll probably want to wait for that since the TWIC credential needs that as well and you can save a little money there... it's part of the process at Prime. Also if you're not from MO where your initial CDL will be issued from, you'll have to retake the hazmat test since it does not transfer between states... that's federal law. You may as well wait to take the hazmat test when you transfer your license back to your home state if you don't live in MO.

A little heads up for some... Texas will not recognize background checks done out of state... so the other 49 states return the favor, if you happen to be from TX. That complicates things for those folks.