PRIME NEWBIES~Any comments from orientation?

Just an FYI for you all the only reason I know the whole whats Prime stand for is because I would hear it from other drivers when I drove for Prime.

 

Lessee... you're 25, been out of driving for 2 years. That means you hung out with a bunch of loosers in the only couple of years you drove. I can see why "you heard what it meant."

Not putting you down, but really, did you actually talk to the drivers with some real experience? They have a completely different view, and are for the most part very successful at this with Prime.

 

Not the Prime drivers the drivers on the road that would be talking #### about Prime just like they do on here. I wont talk #### about them because I liked them and I see nothing wrong with Prime at all. I enjoyed my time with them and would go back I just dont like the whole paperless logs.

 

Dang IP. Your pom poms hit a guy that was on your own team... Slow down a bit before you go flying off the hook again... Now your calling prime drivers losers.... priceless...

 

Is Prime paperless logs??? how is that working out? leaving for orientation in couple hours...wish me luck.....I feel that i wll do good on the physical and drug screen since i dont due drugs and havent drank since last weekend. Just little curious about this BMI i read and ask about I check it yesterday and I a came up with 30.5. with 24yrs exp. I dont need to be with a trainer, they ask if I wanted to be a trainier said no! more to come.....

 

Make sure your blood pressure is not above 140 over 80 or you might be going home. I saw at least 5 guys sent home because of this. And good luck to you. Might be 140 over 90 not real sure anymore but one of the two.

 

O.K my nerves are a little shot right now. My trainer (been with him since Tuesday, July,6) gives me the keys this morning, we were in Kansas City, and tells me to drive. Well I have no problem with this as I have done most of the driving since he picked me up..... O.K with me I need driving time. However I did not think he was going to have me drive from Kansas City, through Denver, and then!!!!!!!!!!!! You got it down Donners Pass I am not at all sure I was ready for that. I made it. But it seems to me you would have some sort of other mountain driving, prior to being thrown down that pass. I am wore out after that. I know I need the experience just seems I could have done some other mountain driving. I was thinking he would drive down the pass and explain to me what and why he was diong things. To me kind of dangerous to put a newbie down that pass for the first time. What are you guys thoughts. Would you have done the same thing or what would you have done.

 

You've never done paperless logs, don't know Prime's system for getting things done, nor what the company expects.

So you don't want to go out with another driver for a week or two to get the hang of it? My advice is to change your mind on that one!

 

1700 miles? You missing something there? Kansas City to Donner Pass via Denver is almost 1700 miles?

Donner is easy... Considerably more difficult in winter... no 25 or 35 mph truck limit if I remember correctly.

Where you thinking of the pass up near the Eisenhower tunnel East of Vail?

I just sent my trainee through there (Denver thru Glenwood Springs on I70 West)... I could of had him do it at night, but I love that Glenwood Canyon drive view so much I never pass up an opportunity to see it during daylight.

He had no problems, I got up and sat with him... a few pointers here and there but he had it down by himself. His first big one... a few days later he did Tejon out in CA... with a half a trailer.

 

Yes thats exactly where is was.... And you are right VERY beautiful, I did not have a problem I was just real nervous, first mountain drive and it was raining loaded trailer 42,000lbs so maybe I just need to relax a little more. But thanks for the reply I appreciate any help from experienced people.