Ok so I flunked out of orientation, does this mean that no 1 else will hire me?

The legal minimum backing test was a joke here in NC. You could easily pass the school and flunk putting the trailer between two other trailers in a normal yard. All we had to do was drop our tandems in a box and it didn't even have to be straight. Then in orientation you have to do normal yard backing.

 

The fact of the matter is they are looking for more training. Prime inc is a one on one program the does not let you test until the instructor and the student feel ready. I am an instructor and trainer. I have been doing this for a little while. The worst thing you can do is not ask for additional instruction. Prime inc will help you if you ask.
Good luck!

 

I can verify this. I am a trainer/instructor for Prime also. If you are accepted by Prime, you will get the training you need. More info can be found at: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...27-new-prime-inc-what-expect-springfield.html

 

If backing is your only problem, go flatbedding. Really, the only time you will be backing is when you cant find an alternative to it at a truckstop.

 

Not always that's why you have to get out and look, and when you have your doors open that makes the hole that much harder to get in. You can also rip off your right side trailer door if you are not paying attention.

 

I see yard dog positions in the paper and on craiglslist all the time but they all want two years experience lol