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  1. Aug 9, 2015 #11
    Chinatown

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    Prime is super strict.
    Go with Celadon or Earl Henderson Trucking.

    You may need a CPAP machine that can download information while your sleeping. Some companies want this information that goes back a certain amount of time, such as 30 days with no gaps; they want daily sleep patterns.

    What state do you live in?
     
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  3. Aug 10, 2015 #12
    DownToTruck

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    I live in Kentucky, I'd eventually like to work for Averitt but I was going to try and go to a big company that will get me my CDL and work for them for about a year first. I also heard Prime was very strict. Thanks ChinaTown I'll look into EHT.
     
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    Chinatown Thanks this.
  4. Aug 10, 2015 #13
    Chinatown

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    Good luck.
    Henderson isn't a mega carrier so you'll probably do good there.It's not even a mid-size carrier.
    Remember, don't ask, don't tell.
    Do you snore? answer - "I don't know because I'm sleeping, but my girlfriend says I don't snore."
     
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  5. Aug 10, 2015 #14
    DownToTruck

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    Ok will do, I went on the EHT website and it has one of their trucks is pulling a PRIME trailer. Should this concern me?
     
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  7. Aug 10, 2015 #15
    dogtrucker

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    Just jump in and do it. Schneider, Prime and Celadon are good places to start.
    It is stressful at first but gets easier after a while. Trucking is a good career and very easy to get into - your services are in demand, they need you. This is the easiest and the highest paying work I've ever done.
     
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  8. Aug 10, 2015 #16
    DownToTruck

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    I'm leaning toward Celadon, I'd go to Prime but China says they are strict on sleep apnea and China knows his stuff so I think I'll take his advice. Also, I don't know if my 6'6 frame could fit in one of those Small E leaf trucks or whatever. I just got offered a job 5 mintues from my house making 12 an hour, so I might just accept it and save money for a year or two and go to school on my own. I don't want to wait too long before I start trucking though because I am 27 now but I am thinking this is the route im gonna take because I could save up enough in a years time because I still live at home.
     
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  9. Aug 10, 2015 #17
    Chinatown

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    Don't be concerned at all; Prime has plenty of freight to go around.
    O&S Trucking and Wil-Trans also use Prime trailers and haul Prime freight.
    Only difference is the mudflaps won't have Prime on them.
     
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  10. Aug 10, 2015 #18
    DownToTruck

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    Alright, thanks.
     
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