Just got back from the road with prime

Ask for a new trainer, they shouldent even be running like teams anyway, always known prime to be a 9-5 type job, how dose he fit lot lizards in them tiny trucks with 1 tank

 

The only times the truck stopped when the other half was in training was to pick-up a load, deliver a load or while waiting to get a load.

Their shower stops were usually during the slow time of the day for the truck stops.

 

When I was training with them we were running a team. I didnt see a problem with it at all. Your a CDL licensed driver why cant you run a team??? I think its a great idea to be able to drive like its just you in the truck but if you need help or have any questions you just ask your trainer. Worked out great for me and I honestly could not of asked for a better trainer to be with. We got along great and I decided to run that extra 20K miles with him and I was done and out of his truck in 13 weeks, we actually ran up into the 90K mile mark in those 13 weeks.

 

I'm always cautious when starting out with a new trainee, but seriously, they don't need me sitting in the passenger seat running I-10 from El Paso to San Antonio, and if they do need me in the passenger seat for that, they don't need to have their CDL. When it comes to mountains and cities, I watch them to make sure they know what they are doing until I am comfortable with them doing it on their own.

I also only will take former Prime students as trainees (preferably ones I have instructed to get their CDL). I will not take anyone that has gone to an outside school, or community college. I took these guys when I started training, and can tell you 100% that the Prime students were much better prepared to drive the truck than any of the ones that went to outside schools.

 

So I guess some are doing good at Prime. Am I right?

 

When driving for PRIME do you have to follow the directions that they send over qualcom? Or can you pick youure own route?

 

I've been doing "good" for Prime for over three years now. I know plenty of others who have as well. Even during the worst part of the recession, its my observation that we were kept running better than most other drivers.

Company drivers are given a fuel route to follow, leased operators are free to choose their route. That being said, the fuel route is usually the shortest and best route to follow anyway. OTOH, I never had a problem with my dispatcher when I wanted to deviate from said fuel route. I always let him know what I wanted to do, and why. He always said, "OK."

 

Runnnin like a team is why you see your trainees out on there own with bent up trucks

 

Our trainees have a great safety record. Go troll Swift or Werner if you want to make unfounded accusations.

 

Would you mind elaborating?