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rednecktrucking · Nov 25, 2012

i have applied with both prime and millis. millis has called and emailed me and prime wont ever get back with me. i wana know which out of the two are better millis or prime?

rednecktrucking · Nov 25, 2012

since im needing the exp. to get a better trucking job and my cdl which company is the best choice millis or prime? which trailer would make a new trucker more money? i hear flats are the way to go is this true? im just ready to get this #### done to start a better life style and i know most will say this wont be a better lifestyle but me and my wife agree that this is the way to go plus itll get me away from the ol ball and chain for awhile haha. no but really i want the best company to go with. ive got to make the right choice for myself and family. i have to get a solid career in the trucking world

raynbowznmylyfe · Nov 26, 2012

I was wondering if you knew any companies that would take an CDL drivers with under a year experience WITHOUT committment? That even might be willing to train WITH pay?

Chinatown · Nov 26, 2012

raynbowznmylyfe said: ↑

I was wondering if you knew any companies that would take an CDL drivers with under a year experience WITHOUT committment? That even might be willing to train WITH pay?
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How much experience under a year do you have? Check these 3 companies :

Marten Transport (6 mos. OTR experience)
Panther Expedite (no experience needed)
Melton Truck Lines (3 mos. OTR experience)

There are others; just do the research.

rednecktrucking · Nov 26, 2012

i have none i have to get a cdl, i have experience driving tandems tho but im wanting to start a career in trucking. i figured millis or prime would be good companies to start with.

lelou · Nov 27, 2012

You will be home for X-Mas. Training class in OH starts 01/26/2013. I believe Millis is dry van only, no flats, no hazmat, US only.
If Millis calls you back and Prime doesn't, then it's a no brainer...

PS: Galanflick, that is some horror CR Engl. story! 5 months!!!

Nexus · Nov 27, 2012

Thanks for the info folks. I heard a lot of bad stories about Prime...but the more I read the fewer I see.

bubbanbrenda · Nov 28, 2012

I've known Bill for 25 yrs or more I'm sure he told you the story about teaching Ohio Troopers to drive semis I was one of the instructors there with him,He is an excellent instructor.

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I went to the trenton school. Bill is the instructor and runs the school there, great guy with decades of real experience. As far as hands on ... you will be doing something with the truck every single day you are in school except for the first and last couple days because there is paperwork that needs to be done. Everyone in my class passed ( 6 people total, 2 of us already had CDL's)

We stayed at the Days Inn and had a company minivan to use while we were there to shuttle back and forth from the school (we all had personal vehicles but the minivan was still nice).

Week one you can expect 7:30 till 4 or 5pm ... Week 2 and 3 are the road driving days and you'll start earlier and finish later in the day. Weekends are off.
At some point during this initial school you will be matched up with a road trainer that you go out with following the school for a minimum of 5 weeks and to pass your road test back in your home state for your CDL if you dont already have it.

One of the nice things about the millis school is that it is actually at one of their real terminals so you have constant access to drivers. Many of the drivers will stop by and simply say hi or open up their trailers to show what typical loads look like or anything unusual that they may be hauling ... it's good hands on stuff. You get to crawl up in their trucks(if they let you) and pick their brains for information.

I can't think of anything I needed or wanted from a truck driving school that wasn't provided. Bill has a lifetime of experience so if you walk away without knowing something its because you didnt ask or listen.
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bubbanbrenda · Nov 28, 2012

Millis hands down

rednecktrucking said: ↑

i have applied with both prime and millis. millis has called and emailed me and prime wont ever get back with me. i wana know which out of the two are better millis or prime?
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UnkleDDay · Nov 28, 2012

rednecktrucking said: ↑

since im needing the exp. to get a better trucking job and my cdl which company is the best choice millis or prime? which trailer would make a new trucker more money? i hear flats are the way to go is this true? im just ready to get this #### done to start a better life style and i know most will say this wont be a better lifestyle but me and my wife agree that this is the way to go plus itll get me away from the ol ball and chain for awhile haha. no but really i want the best company to go with. ive got to make the right choice for myself and family. i have to get a solid career in the trucking world
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Come on dude. Make one decision for yourself without listening to the rest of us ### hats direct you. Sorry, the babbling got to me.

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