Newbie looking for some info on Prime!

Personally, I'd skip the community college CDL and get it through Prime. It's free & you'll get more road time. I've heard stories of guys doing the community college CDL & only having 4-10 hours behind the wheel, while Prime will require 75 hours.

There's a terminal in Pittston, PA.

And the only one who can answer employment history questions is a recruiter.

Read the pinned thread "New to Prime, Inc, Springfield Edition" for every answer you could ever want & good luck.

 

Congratulations on pursuing your dream of becoming a truck driver!

How you start in this industry can make a huge difference in how long you stay in it. Where you get you cdl and the program you go through can also make the difference between having the tools you need to be safe or just enough training to pass your cdl exam and be dangerous out on the road. If you spend just a couple minutes on this forum researching schools and training programs you'll find most programs out there just give you enough info to pass your cdl and be dangerous on the road.

Prime's program is one that focuses on you getting the proper training so you can be safe out there. While you go through the cdl training part, you'll be one on one with an instructor the whole time. You have to complete 75-100 hours behind the wheel driving with the instructor before you can test for your cdl.

There is a lot of information on this forum about Prime and it's training program. I would recommend you start with this thread first and read it from the beginninghttp://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/threads/new-to-prime-inc-what-to-expect-springfield-edition.197427/

Good luck,
Redoctober

 

Just to add to the above good replies........

Go ahead and check out the community college school with Prime. Since it may be paid for, might be worth checking out. They may or may not be familiar with them, and can give you a better answer. Same w/ your previous job history.

The community college course I was going to go through in VA was well respected. Pricey, but quality experience & time behind wheel. That said, I know it would not have compared at all to the training I received going straight to Prime. There is NO substitute for time & actual "real" experience. Plus, add in the fact that your going to need at least a year (or more) experience, without job hopping, to be attractive to the upper tier companies......it's a pretty good deal. And, a great company on top of it.

Only thing it may do is cut out that year obligation. You will still have to go through their own training, though.

Best to ya.

 

Never know until you try. Be upfront on your app and what you tell the recruiter. Don't omit anything as it will be found out. Print out your online app to prime when you send it in to them so you can refer to it when you go through the interview process once you go to orientation.
Good luck

 

I learned a lot in the 2-3 weeks I spent with my PSD instructor before I got my CDL. Then another 6-7 weeks teaming. He was good, and I learned as much if not more than I would of in the community college program just in the short period of time. No reason to saddle yourself with thousands of dollars in debt before you've even hit the road.

 

One thing you don't read about or hear people talk about and it fits with you statement, "no reason to saddle yourself with thouasnds of dollars in debt", Prime gives you a free 7 day look before you are locked into that year long contract. What that means is you have 7 days from the day you get on your trainers truck to decide if Prime is the company for and if you are cut out to be a truck driver. Now the catch is, if you decide to pull the escape cord, you're on your own to get home. Prime paid for you to get there, you get to pay to leave.

I don't know of any other school or company that offers that, plus puts you up in a hotel, feeds you 3 meals a day and truely tries to take care of you.