Student with CDL

Trucker Smith.. as far as I know it's 4-6 weeks with a trainer or until you feel you're ready for solo

 

nope I have a cdl just no experience

 

It really comez down to how you got the cdl. If it was in a semi and recentyou should come in as a c seat meaning you will drice 40k miles on a trainers truck then when you your trainer and fm feel u r ready you will become solo if you have some otr experience it might be less

My last psd had a class a but never pulled a semi. We went out did the time went in and he had an evaluation. Consisted of the pretrip, backing, and a road test just like getting the cdl.

Hope that helps

 

I completed the cdl school in a Peterbilt I expect to be with a trainer 4-6 weeks. at least that's what I've been told. I'll find out for myself in 3 weeks after orientation and securement training..

 

A CDL holder with no experience WILL come in as a C-seat, and you WILL do 40,000 miles with a trainer. You're pay from day one on the truck is $500 per week before taxes. After one month, you're bumped to a B-seat, and it's $600 per week before taxes or 12-cpm for all miles when above 5,000 miles to the truck for the week. When your trainer and FM feel you're ready (and I believe that can be before the 40k miles) you'll go back to Springfield to do the A-seat upgrade tests.

That's the way it is guys. I came in with my CDL from a driving school with no experience.

 

You have to be physiclly driving for so many hrs,I think like 275 hrs before you are eligable to get qualified.Which is roughly 4 to 6 weeks.

 

oh is that how Prime works.I did'nt look to see the company at the top of this thread.So if you and trainer don't do the 5000 miles what is the trainees pay for that week?

 

You get the greater of 600/wk, or .12/mi. Less than 5000 miles is 600, anything over is paid at .12