New to Prime INC - What to expect (Springfield edition)

I'm a recent CDL school graduate who will be leaving for Springfield this Sunday to attend orientation. I've looked at most of the posts in this thread and have found the information to be very useful. I do have a question concerning packing.

The welcome document that I received from Prime states that I should bring enough clothing for approximately 2 weeks on the road. Yesterday I laid out 2 weeks work of clothes on my bed and that's a lot of stuff.

I think with some ziplock vacuum bags I'll be able to get all of this clothing, my sleeping bag and a pillow in the 2 large duffel bags I've purchased for the trip, but do I really need this much clothing??

Is there anything else I should bring that's not on the list I was provided with?

 

Go long on underwear and socks, short on outerwear.

 

joe2go... what ironpony said is absolutly true. extra underware and sock... mix some long johns and winter socks in with your pack. It has been cold and snowing here in SpriMo, and other places as well.

I have just finished my PSD training, got my CDL today, and am heading out with my TnT trainer tomorrow... from recent experience I can tell you that I brought too much outer clothing. Your trainer should be able to provide you with showers each day if not every other... and at least a couple of hrs to do laundy at a truck stop at least once a week... a shirt can last 2 days, pants 3-4 days, and undies & socks 4 days (just kidding)... obviously 1 day... but plan for 10 days of outer clothes, just in case...

 

if you're can do a shower every other say then you're doing good. Sometimes you just can't get a shower in every day.

 

Thanks for the packing tips leave Saturday read that sringmo just 6 inches of the white stuff.... I was thinking of getting a ruck sack from army navy and carrying a backpack. Is the training on full size or lw trucs? Goes along with the clothes and space equation.. Looking forward to getting started. SOoner i get started the sooner I get done.

 

I'm currently on the road with my Trainer Friday will be two weeks LOVING EVERY BIT of itCant wait to Fininsh TnT an go for my upgrade at SPRIMO did my orientation at Pittston

 

redneck you went flatbed right, was thinking of changing from reefer side over....

 

Full sized Condo's

 

Remember, what ever you bring with you. More than likely you will be sleeping with it at the foot of your bunk so if you are a tall person I wouldn't bring TOO MUCH. LOL. I had to sleep with two duffle bags at the foot of my bunk ;\ and I'm about 6'4 so wasnt to comfortable usually.

 

Along with the sleeping bag and pillow, maybe find a sheet or a really light blanket that you can stuff into the sleeping bag.

What I did basically every night in my experience, is the truck would be nice and snug when I went to sleep (both when the truck was not moving in PSD and when the truck was moving in TNT), so I would lay right on top of my sleeping bag, using just the sheet over top. Then I would wake up at like 4 a.m. as an ice cube, zip that sleeping bag open, crawl in and zip that sucker back up.

Just a sleeping bag might prove to be too warm when you're trying to just start to sleep. The sheet or light blanket might prove to be invaluable so you can adjust.