Exactly How Does Prime Training Work?

God Bless you too....and no matter what you decide....if HE is in it....it will be the right decision. S&L

 

Alamosa14...There are more and more Prime drivers finding out about this site....I've been telling just about everybody I see to check this place out...Maybe we can get a couple of Co. drivers to speak up in here.

 

Hi Steve & LO,

Thanks for answering more of my questions about Prime.

Sounds like Prime will set me up to win, from what you described.

Being totally new, I did not know about the relationship between my Fleet Manager and what it involved or meant.

I take it Prime has good Fleet Mangers?
From what you described they treat all drivers, new and old well-hope so.

Still interested in hearing from any Prime company drivers and any experiences they have had.

Anyway, thanks again.

E mailing my app. to Prime shortly,and will let you know what happens next.

Take care & be safe...

 

tichdaddy,

How did things go with your application? Well, I hope. I'm looking forward to hear how things went. This thread has really motivated me to look closer at Prime.

 

where ya from fast svt i am from laplace area...

 

I'm from Lake Charles

 

Hello all,

Thanks for keeping up with me.

Prime is currently veryfying my employment history.
I am not concearned, just proceedures they have to go by I'm told.
Should know for sure tomorrow, 1/7.

I'll keep you posted.

Take care...

 

Well... it's been good for me. I'm back to Springfield for my upgrade test to A-seat (ACE-I), and getting my own tractor as a company driver.

First, you do make up to $600 per week as a B-seat driver. It'll be less if you start as a non-CDL D-seat, and if you already have your CDL when you start with Prime, during the first month of training as a C-seat. If you get over 6000 miles in a week you get paid 10-cents per mile, so you can make more than $600. If the wheels aren't turning, you won't get paid... that's the way it is. This is also going to vary with the season, and the economy. There's more freight in the last half of the year, as everyone stocks-up for Christmas, and if there's a slow-down of the economy... well, as a trainee you've got some cover.

Some of the fella's I went through orientation with in September, got promoted to A-seat last month - my trainer took more home time, so I'm here after 4 months instead of 3... that's 60,000 miles with your trainer. I'd say that I feel much more confident to be a company driver after this apprenticeship than if I'd been thrown in the deep end after just a short period like some of the other companies do. As Steve and Lo said, there's more to this business than just kicking the tires and pulling out! I'm also lucky that I got some winter driving experience with my trainer.

As far as trainers go you can be picky, and you can spend a lot of time in Springfield, if you catch my drift. If things don't work out, you can get ahold of your fleet manager, and get a different one. One of the guys I know went through three trainers - I did mine with just one.

As far as being safe, that's up to you. Your fleet manager may not be aware of your 11 and 14-hour clock status, and it's up to you as to whether you speed or not to get to a receiver on time. If you succumb to undue pressure, well, I'd say that's on you. You'll get miles if you perform; if you don't get to where you need to be, if you whine about things, then you may not. That's the same everywhere. This career is what you make of it, like every other career is. So far, I haven't been asked to do anything I'd consider to be unsafe, and I've always been treated well by my fleet manager.

So far I'm happy with Prime. I've heard other's who aren't, but then again I've heard a lot of bad things about other companies as well. Good luck!

Ironpony

 

Thanks for the info. Good to hear that things are going well for you.

As for me, my Prime recruiter (MeLisa) originally had me all good to go, that is I met all requirements for their training program etc.

Come to find out that since I have 2 speeds on my MVR at 18MPH over in the last year-safety turned me down.

I'm still interested in Prime down the road, but will have to start with another carrier for now. Thinking FFE or Covenant.

Best of luck to you.

 

Thats why its so important when you get a ticket, pay what ever it takes to get it knocked down to a lesser amount or to a non moving violation. Lets face it speeding tickets are a hugh revenue generator, so there usually is a means to pay a little more and have some "adjustments" made. And 15 mph over on a CDL is a killer.