Friend of mine wants to quitting at the start of Prime, Inc TNT training....

Wow. So, that's how they're going to do it. So, outside of Prime, your friend has nothing issued to him from ANY state regarding a CDL, or a permit? If that's the case, if he quits Prime, he's SOL.

 

Wow, a lot of misinformation, assumption and mass panic in this thread.

That exemption has nothing to do with his status as a CDL-A holder. It's an exemption that allows him to drive the vehicle without the trainer in the jumpseat during the period between him passing the CDL test at Prime's location and him arriving in his home state to turn in the passing scores...

So yes, he has his CDL. If he wasn't sure what the letter was, he probably should have asked the question when he received it. Not a good idea to not ask questions about things you're unsure about in this industry.

As far as his DAC, if he leaves Prime before he gets on a TNT truck then there won't be anything disparaging. If he gets on a truck and suddenly leaves while under a load and compromises a customer's freight, then yeah, probably an abandonment is going to pop up there.

As far as my advice for making the jump to the oilfields, probably a good idea to stay at Prime for a few months to see what this industry is all about before tossing yourself into the fields. That's a whole different world.

 

Yes

 

And now I understand that exemption. If they would have lived in the state where they completed training, they would have a license. Now, it is only due to the fact they live in a different state that they do not have a license. Why should they be penalized just because they haven't received it? They've qualified for it. Don't answer the question, because I could come up with a boatload of answers myself.

 

It dosn't sound like your friend has his CDL yet. That piece of paper/exemption isn't required if you have a CDL, it is only required if you only have a permit. They wouldn't give it to him after receiving a CDL but after receiving a permit. He isn't finished yet. hang on a bit and then bail after he gets back to CO and really gets his CDL.

I wouldn't worry about DAC unless he gets terminated for something. I doubt an oil field company would care anyway.

 

Here's what the letter is - At PRISLC the student tests at location, the passing scores are entered into a system called cstims which is how the DMV receives the scores, and then the student has to go to their home state to take care of the administrative side of things. They don't do the letter of residency thing like SPRIMO does (not sure if they still do).

The exemption allows the student to drive as an A holder without a trainer in the jumpseat between the time they pass the test and the time they get to their home state DMV.

 

TNT training sounds like it would be a dynamite job.

 

They are doing a booming business!