Originally Posted by sdalfino

Does Prime hire in FL?

Originally Posted by paul_n35

was wanting to know if anyone knows anything about the cdl manual and the test im trying to eliminate some things out of it and not sure. if one of you has the manual in front of you can you let me know which of these i can eliminate.
1. section 1???????
i know i have to study section 2,3

but what about part 2 section 4??????
i know i have to study section 5
section 6????
section 7 ?????
section 8?????
section 9 ?????
part three: section 10 ????
section 11 ????
section 12 ????
part 4 section 13????

can someone tell me which i can eliminate please thank you........

Originally Posted by Semi-Retired

Hey guys, Glad to hear you are looking into Prime as a company for the future. I just now got out of class where I am now trained to train people like yourself. The time that you spend with the trainer is going to depend on the time you have behind the wheel. The first 4 weeks is basically so that you can go from a permit to a CDL holder. Because you have that already then you are going to basically test out to make sure that your school gave you proper training and you are then ready to be a company driver. If you want to be an o/o then you can go on the road with one of us for 60,000 miles so that you are eligible to do so. My job at that point would be to teach you what you need to do in order to run a successful business. I would help you with what you still need to freshen up on from the initial training but for the most part I would teach you how to rake in the *$$$* This is an outstanding company to work for and usually what they tell you, you can go to the bank with. You can also separate yourself from the trainer but try not to do it in a way that you would not want done to you. Just do it mutual as a conflict of personalities that way no one gets a bad report and we move on. If I have a bad egg in the truck then I am just going to get the DM to put me on home time and another trainer will pick up on the trainee so that I do not have to make him feel embarrassed about it or anything. And we both get on with our lives. I wish you all the luck in the world. Its a whole lot of fun out here and a whole lot of $$$ if you do it right.

Be good and be safe
Glenn
Prime 67133

Originally Posted by mikel

Thank you, Does he have any complaints about the trainer or being stuck out on the road for so long? I do know you dont get home till the training is done or if the trainer goes home for time off . if you talk to him keep me posted if you could thanks again.

Originally Posted by tripleT

Just a quick question here,

If I do not have a CDL, and I want to be a company driver, does this mean I only need to do the week class and three or four weeks out with a trainer, then I can test out as a Company driver, or would I still need to go out for 5-6 months?

Originally Posted by mannmk7

You can get your permit at Prime. Your suppose to due 100 hours of driving with your permit, out on the road with a cdl trainer. This maybe end up being more than 100 hours for one reason or another, their making money on you. This is counted as 10,000 miles towards your total required 60,000. You do 50,000 miles as a trainee, with a so called trainer before you go company. This is nothing more than a way to extract cheap labor and a way to get people to drive teams because basically driving team sucks, and no one real wants to do it. This last 10 weeks and probably more. Then you can go solo at .30 a mile for 20,000 miles, after that you get a raise.

Really the company wants you to pay your dues as a cheap team driver. They have cleverly disguise this dues process by calling it a training program. It would be less deceitful if they came up with a new name for this so called training program.