PRIME or Stevens Transport & Questions

i would go to prime for a good income nd their training is tough which means they will make sure you know what you doing when you go solo instead of going to stevens because stevens is cheap like werner 0.26 cpm nd everything else is a joke at stevens, not to offense stevens drivers it's just my opinion lol. Prime is very slow but i wouldn't worry about it as long as you are getting pay for moving like a turtle. Don't waste your money get your permit from whoever you decide to go with.

 

That won't be a problem.

If you go with Prime, we recommend that you do get your permit before coming to Springfield MO... it takes a lot of the pressure off of the first week in orientation.

Going with Prime, you'll receive a CDL from the state of Missouri. It's a simple process to transfer it back to your state, but be sure to ask your motor vehicles department about the particulars. Illinois and Massachusetts are kind of weird about how they do it. In Colorado, all you have to do is prove your residence. Typically you have 30 or 60 days to get this done, and we route you and your trainer to your home state to get that done.

I've never driven for Stevens, so I can't really comment on them. Prime treats us very well, you're training is free if you stay one year after going solo, and you'd be starting for 41-cpm solo in the reefer division if you're in one of the lightweight tractors. Most of your questions can probably be answered by reading this thread...

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...27-new-prime-inc-what-expect-springfield.html

 

Yes. This may be dated since it's been some time since I was on the company side, but at that time it was regular 0.5-cpm raises every 125,000 dispatched miles. Empty and loaded miles count. That works out to about every year.

You don't pay anything except for the fees for a permit (if you choose to get one in Missouri,) and you're initial DOT physical. Things like TWIC card and passport costs are worked out in reasonable weekly payments once you're employed after receiving your CDL.

 

Eat some more hamburgers and milk shakes.

 

I can't vote because there is not a neither one choice .