Prime trucking school

Hi there. I will have to start the process of going there sonner than I thought because I am getting fired in 2 weeks. (suppose not to know this part)

Go here and read all the post about Prime.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...78715-ask-your-questions-about-prime-inc.html

 

I'll be attending Prime Inc. on September 13th and have set up a blog page for my friends/family to follow if they want. If you also want to the link, shoot me an e-mail. I am on a mission now of studying for my written test so I can have that knocked out before I go. I am also getting a DOT Exam on Wednesday. I'm stoked and can't wait to get started. Stay safe and God bless.

 

Yup its true. There are plenty of threads on this, and a number of student drivers who are going through Prime's driving school are actively posting on the site.


The $600/12-cpm deal is training pay after you've received your CDL. Prime will advance you $200 a week during CDL instruction to cover your expenses while you're with a CDL instructor - that shouldn't take more than a week or two - and your room and board is covered while you're in Springfield. The $200 per week is a loan that will be paid off at $25-per week once you're employed. There are a couple of non-refundable fees that you need to pay up front - in your case I think that would only be for an initial DOT physical.


After you get your CDL (its a MO CDL that will have to be transferred back to your home state) you will become a Prime employee, and you'll run 30,000 miles with a trainer before coming solo qualified. That's where you get paid the $600/12-cpm that is guaranteed whether you are running or not - you do have to be available for dispatch, so that doesn't count if you are at home. Once becoming solo qualified, they'll start you at 33-cpm and the clock for forgiving the tuition starts at that point.


Surf over to the link below, and start checking out the active threads...


http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/prime/