Newbie trying to get on with either PRIME or KKW (a journal of my progress)

For me, I am very grateful a company gave me an opportunity to become a truck driver with no money out of my pocket. I will put my year in to pay of my debt then assess my situation but as a company driver I like it here and the starting pay is great. Yes they have a lot of info on here to read about Prime, is well worth it if you chose Prime to read as much as you can before going to orientation. So Cal is very busy for Prime as far as I can tell, might be more for teams with fresh food that comes out of there but I am sure it would be no problem for a solo driver. Been there in training several times team driving and once took ice cream from Indianapolis to Los Angeles as a solo driver. You would have no problems being a Prime driver getting hometime from what I have seen and read but as with anything do your due diligence and you might chose another company to train with.

 

I would put in an application for both Schneider and Northern Refrigerated. Schneider has a terminal in So Cal while Northern Refrigerated has them in Turlock and Commerce. Also, try Watkins Shepard as they have a terminal in Sante Fe Springs. One other choice is May Trucking. Good luck.

KH

 

Have you checked out pride? They take newbies with a cdl and they have a lot in fontana. They are a decent company

 

Insurance regulations.

 

Prime would be a good choice.

SRT ( Southern Refrigerated Transport) runs a lot of California and has a training program; might be worth a phone call since they run mostly Southern half of USA. You wouldn't be stuck with a trainer as long as with Prime.