Questions before I head on out for PRIME

Need Help please ....

Evening / Afternoon / Morning - A question for bartage or anyone else that might know. I have my CDL and drove for Coca~Cola in the early 90s .. left and worked for our family business and now selling that (Economy need I say more). I have driven for my Uncles family business which was to pick up loads and drop empty trailers. Told him that I would do it whenever he needed the help and I would not except any money because 1. I love driving trucks and 2. It was a family business.

I have been checking for about 6 months now and into I don't know how many Truck Driving Jobs. The ones I have called * JB - CSRT and many more* and the one kicker that hits me is that I do not have either 1 or 2 years OTR that is verifiable. I have checked into truck driving schools and they say " but you already have your CDL " then I have run across some friends who have just started out driving again. I have talked to one company and they want me to go to their 4 to 6 week driving school / orientation which is okay with me but when I received a call from the company and she said they noticed I am looking at starting with their company. I told her that another lady from her company told me I had to go to the driving / orientation yet she said " No you can just go get a 2 week refresher on backing ect with one of our trainers and then do a 2 to 4 week ride with that trainer..." that is no money out of my pocket except for food and motel of course.

I am VERY confused and really want to work for PRIME after many things I have read and heard from drivers of PRIME and not of PRIME.
My Question or Questions are these :
1. Do I need or does PRIME require every driver to go through a driving school of theirs even though they have their CDL like me ?

2. I am KY and do not mind driving where I need to do so for PRIME but where bouts would I be heading to ... Indiana / Ohio / Tennessee or ?

3. I am a Rookie even though I have driven for over 7yrs yet that was a while back ... and what I have to do I will.

4. Would I go into PSD or go straight into TNT. However PRIME does it that is cool with me.

One last word .... my father told me after I stopped driving for Coca~Cola .. "Son, no matter what you do and with you working for us now DO NOT ever let that CDL expire or loose it" I am glad this is one of the many of things I did that he told me to do.

Appreciate ANY help you all can give me !!!


Tarkus

 

Thanks!! I am going to give them a call later today

 

I have checked and called all over so I figured Prime would be the better one to go to. Everyone I have talked with I have to do their 4-6 week training and then take a week off and then back out again for 2-4 weeks to get hooked up with a trainer which might last a month or two.

I was thinking the same as all of you have said...do like a refresher course for a couple of weeks and then on with a trainer to see how the company wants me to perform or how they want me to. Lord knows I do need a refresher and it is harder than heck even with a CDL to bypass the Class for students trying to get their CDL.

If anyone has advice I am all ears .. either post it here or pm me if you would please.

Thanks !!