Prime and I

Okay everyone. I want to start a new thread on here that will chronicle my experience with Prime INC. i just got approved and have a date set for July 19th 2011. Yes I know its a long way away but I did that so I have time to save up a little money to make sure the Mrs and my 3 year old will have a roof over their heads and food on the table for the month that I will not be paid. So on we go.

Now, I present an bit of a different situation to this forum and I hope it helps as many people as possible. i am 6'1 and currently 330 pounds. Yes I am FAT! Not proud, its just reality. That being said I have two things to worry about that could get me sent home jobless before orientation is even over. First, I know i am going to fail the BMI test that the physician giving the physicals requires. Therefore I will be required to take a sleep study to make sure I do not have sleep apnea. No big deal as I am sure this is something i would know by now or at least have some symptoms. I don't know many 23 year olds with sleep apnea. Second, my blood pressure could, and may, get me sent home faster than the sleep apnea. With the sleep apnea, it wont disqualify you from driving, just makes you wear a CPAP machine. The blood pressure is DOT standards and if I am over 140/??? I wont even be able to get my permit.

Anyway, those are the two things I am really worried about, the latter more so.

SO, I may take a while to update, as I have a month and a half before I leave for SPRIMO but I hope you will join me on my journey, short as it may be, and I hope to meet some of you down the road.

P.S. I am a total NOOB! Never driven a truck before and never shifted a gear so this one ought to be really interesting!

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

Well thanks for following my thread! No, I have not heard any problems with the job gaps. How many months total have you been unemployed in the last, oh I guess, 5 years? I believe they will ask for some job references or something. I actually just read something about just that, ill have to see if I can find it again and Ill get back with you about it.

Your weight isnt terrible, as mine makes me morbidly obese by medical standards. I look like a big dude but I am not a sloppy big dude, if you know what I mean so its hard for me to think of myself as morbidly obese. Your BP is also not bad at all, in fact its right on par with DOT standards as far as I know.

http://www.truckmed.com/bp.htm

My experience is limited to only the recruitment phase but I am super satisfied with that part. She has kept her word on everything thus far. But thats really about all I can say about them as of now. If you were to get approved pretty soon I think you could get July if you wanted. Actually she made a mistake on mine and scheduled me for the 21st of this month, which is two weeks to the day away so I would guess you could get in pretty quick. You should definitely try, I would like to have someone I kinda sorta know to look forward to being there with lol.

Anyway Ill go for now, hope I have helped at least a little. Feel free to ask me any more questions and I will do my best to answer them.