Going to Prime

They required "hardcopy" prior to you joining on... old history now evidently.

 

I remember dealing with this issue before I left for orientation, as Indiana is one of those states that issues a paper permit. You do need a "hard copy" of your driver's license. That can indicate the CDL permit, or you can have a "paper" permit that supplements the regular license.
Regardless, it seems things at Prime change constantly, and anyone would be best served confirming any information gleaned here in cyberland with their recruiter.

 

Yeah, what he said.

 

How is prime on the new bmi standards? I supposed 2 be coming in a couple of weeks. Will they still hire me if i'm slightly over my bmi. Do they perform the sleep study if i would need 1 & payroll deduct it. Thanx 4 any advice

 

Being over the BMI limit is a show stopper... you need to loose the weight. You'd probably ought to delay your start until you can be under the limit.

 

ironpony,

I notice recenty Prime removed the BMI information off of their health requirment page......and refers to the FMCSA rules, which presently do not have any BMI standards. So are you sure they are still enforcing this? I'm sure they will require a sleep study like many carriers.....I do know of a couple carriers, that have dropped this requirement recently, I'm sure due to the legalities of making it a condition of employment.

 

Last I heard they are... but then again, I'm usually so far out of the loop I don't hear about that stuff when it changes.

Best thing is to inquire about it from the recruiters. OTOH, if you're pretty high on the ol' BMI scale, that's usually an indication its time to be thinking about your health for your own sake.

 

I agree our health is very important, and must be protected. I just have seen some legal action popping up in many other industries that have used the BMI standard as a condition of employment, whether or not the person has the physical ability to do the job at hand.......and thats a slipperly slope for a company to defend in their hiring practices. I'm just courious, especially when I know longer see that qualifier in writing on their website. Maybe a new driver can expand on what they require once at the terminal for orientation.

Apparently in the last few months, there has been a great deal of legal precedence building on the matter, it will be interesting where it all shakes out. I guess that line between being obease and your ability to perform the job at hand, need clarification when it comes down to your hiring practices as company.

 

My BMI was 39 when I joined prime in November. They basically told me I needed to do the sleep study or go home. If I needed the machine they would supply it to me right after the study and if I refused to take the machine I had to go home. So I took the machine at a cost of $55 a week payroll deduction until the $2000 for the machine is paid for. Now my BMI is 37 trying to eat better while on the road and cutting out the soda has helped. My trainer gets on me and is helping the best he can when we eat and it has helped. Anyways hope the info is useful. Oh and the machine does work I do wake up more rested.

 

So they do not refuse employment regardless of your BMI, just require you to purchase safety related device ?...... makes sense, but you should be able to buy the machine from any source you see fit. Actually I know for fact my insurance would cover the the cost of a sleep study and a machine if it was needed.
I guess if your heavy, you need to have it done under your own insurance before you go to their program. Those machines, with a humidifier and converter are like $500, so I assume a big chunk of that money was the sleep study.