New to Prime INC - What to expect (Springfield edition)

Assuming YOU"RE paying for the school... you can dump $4000-$6000 into a third party school or community college, and what you get is the ability to pass the road test for your CDL. Barely. They can't dump the money into on-road time to turn you into a truck driver.

If you go through PSD at Prime, you'll get that CDL (we'll advance you enough to live on until you get it.) then hire you at some of the best training wages in the industry.
30,000 miles later, you'll have the skill to be a solo driver, AND you'll be getting paid better than dang near all of the industry for a starting driver. Oh, and after a year, that driving school tuition is waived.

So, it a choice between dump a lot of money into a CDL with not much skill at that point, or keep the money, get paid, and end up with a pretty good starting job in this industry.

It's one year plus the training time. You lock yourself into cell phone contracts for longer than that.

 

I was also reading about their physical and i saw that we have to demonstrate the duck walk thats something that failed me from getting into the US NAVY back in 2003( yes so long ago, lol ) and i was wondering do u have to do it or what??

also what if u have a limited work history? by limited i did only work one job in the minimum three years ( non cdl holder) ?

 

I was also reading about their physical and i saw that we have to demonstrate the duck walk thats something that failed me from getting into the US NAVY back in 2003( yes so long ago, lol ) and i was wondering do u have to do it or what??

also what if u have a limited work history? by limited i did only work one job in the minimum three years ( non cdl holder) ?

 

newbie etheir way you still have to go to school with prime you just be coming to school with your cdls but you still take the test to see if you know it like me i have my cdls i have 8 months otr under my belt but i had to come off the road due to a faimly emerg and i have been out the truck to long i have to take the test and the schooling to if they take me

 

Some people so that . But rather than do the psd phase you'd just do the tnt

 

Since nobody's asked... One job for the continuous 3 years? If that's the case that's any future employers wet dream. Shows you're not a job hopper.

Been out of work for a few months had a job then out of work... Could be an issue.


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some times but not all the time times r tuff just tell them the truth always you got let go work slowed down you took the job to make ends meet they may tell u that you dont have to list part time work they like to see you on one job for three years or more but so times life happens lol and it dont work out that way hope this helps all you can do is to talk to them

 

The instructions the doc gave me were something like "Stoop down and take a few steps". I didn't have to limbo under a bar or anything. I doubt I lowered the top of my head more than 9 or 10 inches.

I was concerned with the walk due to my weight, but it was no problem at all.

 

they want to see if you can walk under the front nose of the trailer with out hit it it could be a big mess with the grease that under it a bear to get out of your shirt lol hope this helps

 

and also when u hook to a trailer you check to see if the locking jaw is lock around the shank