Prime hiring area

Can anyone tell me if Prime hires out of South West Florida area? I'm about 2 to 2 1/2 hours from Auburndale, Fl.where I understand they have a drop yard. I am considering a change of career, and I have been researching otr as a possibility. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I've also been looking at the diff btwn pvt trucking cdl school and a carrier cdl school. I've looked at Roadmaster, in Tampa and Sage. Roadmaster told me I qualify for a wia grant which would pay for everything except food. I haven't talked with Sage. But according to Sage's website they offer 1 on 1 in truck training. Prime's program looks like the best for a carriers school. Any opinions?

 

Thank you for your response. I have been reading the posts at that link. That is what got me interested with Prime to begin with. Also considering Crete.

 

Unfortunately, yes. Hate this area, but the wife has her kids and grandkids here, moving is a losing battle for me. I have seen Swift trucks in the area. I think they service Walmart? Ironically just yesterday I was behind a conway day tripper I think they are called. No sleeper. I've read bad things about Conway and Swift. Of course I read bad things about Prime also, then I found this thread. I've looked at online ads like craigslist and such, to see which companies hire in the area. I get Schneider, Swift, Werner, and Arnold out of Jax, Fl. just to name a few. Also see Knight fairly frequently.

 

Alright, thanks for the info.

 

Hey RightCoast thanks. I have checked into Knight. I'll look at them again. I would hire on as either a student depending on how it's offered. Or private school. Looking at Sage. From what I've been able to gather, Sage is better than Road Master. Both have schools within a couple hours of me. I'll probably call them tomorrow after I'm done with doing payroll. Also looking at Arnold out of Jax, Fl.