Hello

I spoke with a recruiter, and looking like I might come on up to springfield for an orientation soon. I drove for swift for a short time, but couldn't take it very long. I tried a small stint hauling oil in the oil fields, but it just wasn't for me.

I've been given mixed opinions on prime and I wondering if yall have any warnings, tips, or suggestions on what to watch out for, be ready for or anything like that?

 

it was a mixture of things, and I'd rather not get into it all. But basicly you found yourself sitting alot waiting to be dispatched, or for them to send a load you can actually make. (they love to send you 600 mile loads due in 5 hours). Then one day I showed up for hometime and they said cleanout your truck, you run low miles so your going to start slip seating everytime you go out. That was the final straw. I stayed out normally for a month at a time home for 2-3 days. I did not want to play musical trucks everytime I went home. This is ontop of alot of other bs.

I did like otr. The low stress life, and just the lifestyle itself I really loved. So I figure I'll run out there with a company that I've heard much better things about.

 

I have a list of questions here if anyone could take the time to answer, I would appreciate it.

Does prime use elogs
Are you forced to switch trucks often?
hows the maintence, is it only done at prime terminals
how many terminals does prime have
do company trucks have apu?
How bad are they about idle times?
does prime run into canada?
hazmat loads?

 

thanks man, I appreciate your time. Apu's never had one, Do those help in running the ac or anything like that. This is where I find a problem with idle times. I'm not very good in hot weather and need a cool truck. Elogs I'm ok with, never had them, but atleast it will stop the DM's from trying to get you to run past hours. I do have a cpap, and a passport, twic, and hazmat, so I'm hoping to use those things and see some new places.

Just waiting on my last job to fax in my employment verification and I should be heading up there for orientation and into a truck shortly after if all goes well.