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Going to be a Prime Driver

Discussion in 'Prime' started by nofear805, Oct 22, 2010.

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  1. Nov 7, 2010 #31
    ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Y'all see what I go through to post a non-negative experience at Prime. Good luck and enjoy the ride!
     
    ironpony, Nov 7, 2010
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  3. Nov 7, 2010 #32
    nofear805

    nofear805 Bobtail Member

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    Another update. Got unloaded and now waiting for our next load assignment. Just found out there were two prime drivers that passed away within a week. One being at the terminal in MO they found him a couple days later dead in his truck and another of heart attack in Texas, he was going to get fuel because he ran out he walked 12 miles to get it then 12 miles back and he died right when he got back to his truck....RIP Prime drivers
     
    nofear805, Nov 7, 2010
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  4. Nov 10, 2010 #33
    vmwelker

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    How did you like the sleep test? I had one several years ago, and they wired me up like a crash dummy. Quite the experience. Did your test go well? Do you have sleep apnea? If so, have you bought your CPAP yet?
     
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  5. Nov 11, 2010 #34
    nofear805

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    Well they wired me all up and yup I have sleep apnea and I got the machine that morning been using it every day and wellni have to say i do sleep better..

    Another update we are now on our way to California from Massachusetts might be able to stop at home...hopefully
     
    nofear805, Nov 11, 2010
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  7. Nov 11, 2010 #35
    ironpony

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    Sleep apnea slowly starves your body for oxygen while you're asleep. I've heard at least one doc say that you are slowly killing yourself with untreated sleep apnea.
     
    ironpony, Nov 11, 2010
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  8. Nov 13, 2010 #36
    nofear805

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    I have heard the same thing and I use the machine every time i sleep.

    Well here in California dropping this load off and off to Texas no home time :-( oh well maybe sometime in the next few weeks
     
    nofear805, Nov 13, 2010
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  9. Nov 13, 2010 #37
    AF461

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    no fear, glad to see you were tested and now have the machine. I've been diagnosed with it for just over a year now and also have a machine. I sleep so great at night now. It's nice getting up in the morning and not feeling like you to tired to do anything. I just wished I would have known about years before...

    Take care and stay safe out there!
     
    AF461, Nov 13, 2010
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  10. Nov 13, 2010 #38
    mika84

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    Oh yeah. I just did that sleep test last night. Thank goodness I don't have it, but kudos to Prime for being ahead of the curve on it, and taking measures to improve the lives of their drivers. I'm a PSD, and they were going to provide me one last night if I needed it. Of course I would've had to pay for it, but that's a large investment for a company to make in someone who may or may not make it with the company.
     
    mika84, Nov 13, 2010
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  11. Jan 26, 2011 #39
    nofear805

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    14,000 miles till the end of training!
     
    nofear805, Jan 26, 2011
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    Gears and AF461 Thank this.
  12. Jan 29, 2011 #40
    Pinoy51563

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    What is a airflow test? How do they give that test? Are they making everybody take the sleep test? I know Martin now makes all their new hires take the sleep test.
     
    Pinoy51563, Jan 29, 2011
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