Anyone Starting Prime training Jan 10?

Just a line people use, doesn't mean they actually believe it.

 

He is not going to answer you ama, he is bitter about trucking in general. This is a post he made 3 days ago to someone asking about getting into trucking.

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Originally Posted by tmb04
Hi i've decided to try and obtain my CDL and start driving trucks as soon as I can. I really dont have any funding though. But Through some research on the internet and through word of mouth from a few people I found out that theres actually companies that offer to fully pay for your training and then after you obtain your CDL's that they offer a job..

That's why im here. I wanna ask the experts if this service is legit and what are the best companies to sign up for that fully pay for everything?

Btw, I saw that one company that you have to be 22 to sign up with them, As of now im only 21 but ill be 22 in March/

Any advice would be greatly appreciated .

Thank you
James

James,you want honest answers right?Well i going to lay it all out for you. After 15 years (no tickets,no wrecks of any kind) i can tell you that you would be better off doing something else. Companies will screw you with a smile on their faces every chance they get and if you think your going to earn a good living trucking then your out of you mind.That is unless you stay out for weeks on end and run like a dog. Most companies give you one day home for every 7 days out so your going to have to stay out for at least 2 weeks to get two days off and most of the time, your home time will be spent in the middle of the week. You will miss birthdays and holidays and if you have a family you wont be there to see your kids grow up. There are very very very few exceptions to this but for the most part,trucking sucks!

Oh and by the way.The companies out there that will hire you and train you to get your CDL do this for a reason.It's because they cant keep drivers in their trucks so they have to hire people with absolutely no experience and train them or else they would have a yard full of empty trucks. That's how bad these places are to work for!

It's just not worth the aggravation you have to put up with anymore. The fines for log book violations have gone through the roof ($10.000 fines are for real) no place to park and if you do find a spot at a truck stop for the night(on the east coast you will have to pay for that parking spot) then you can expect to pay $20.00+ for a sorry tasting meal alone with everything else there being costing 5 times what it would at a local store.

Now if this was say 5 years ago when trucking and the drivers driving trucks were different then i would say go for it. But today with the kind of people out on the road with you ( who would rather run you over then help you) it's not the same. At one time trucking was a blast but times have changed for the worst.

I retired from trucking last year after working for one of the very best and highest paying trucking companies in the country and even they stuck it to me (as well as other drivers working for them) and broke it off. I will never drive a truck OTR again and i advise you not to start. But it's your life,you do what you want.

 

Welcome to the Prime family par!

 

Wow....... Funny he said that about trucking. My dad has been a trucker all his life, my father-in-law has been a trucker all his life, I have driven trucks for eight years. Trucking has been the only job that I have made the most money and have never been laid off. Yes you are away from home and you do miss your little ones, but I have not missed a birthday, anniversary, or major holiday. Trucking not for everyone, just like military life is not for everyone, besides you should know the life style before you sign up.

 

Dont lease purchase!!!! and make sure you get some KY gellie or vaseoline to care with you

 

Really?

We don't do "lease/purchases" at Prime. However, I'm doing just fine with my lease.

Why are you so worried about whether one has vaseline?

 

I will be at prime the end of Feb.Thanks to all the Prime poster in helping me choose a company.

 

I could see if he said carry with you, I would think he was refering to the tight parking spaces at some TS's; but I don't understand why anyone would need to care a lubricant. LOL maybe he has something stuck some where????? roflmao