Prime Orientation, What to expect?

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  1. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    The greydawg is a motivational tool. One taste of that, and you'll kill to be the best! Beats another helping of greydawg...
     
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  3. D33RHUNT3R

    D33RHUNT3R Medium Load Member

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    I think if you drive they will give you the cost of the bus ticket to reinburse your gas cost.. Then you have a vehicle to get around and a ride home if you get bounced..

    If and when we go to school and have to leave the area.. We will either fly or drive our own or rent a car.... No GH for us..YUCCCK
     
  4. Newtrucker83

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    When I leave I'll be leaving with my truck!
     
  5. D33RHUNT3R

    D33RHUNT3R Medium Load Member

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    I'm thinking I would be renting a car till then .. :)
     
  6. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    And do what? Go out on the town??

    You will be in orientation for 5 days. Five BUSY days. Most of what you will be doing is at the Campus Inn, or as a group. There is a company shuttle bus that runs you to where you need to go, including the Millenium building. Keep in mind, that if you get in any trouble, are suspected and caught with alcohol in your system, or are late for any reason... you'll be history faster than you can read this.
     
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  7. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    What IP said... How you behave in orientation says a lot to Prime about how you will deal with customers. Screw around in orientation and they WONT put you in one of their trucks. Prime sells service, its up to YOU to provide it.
     
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  8. Newtrucker83

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    Deerhunter are you in orientation now?
     
  9. D33RHUNT3R

    D33RHUNT3R Medium Load Member

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    I wish ...But No I have 2 teens still to get through High School. So it will be about 3 yrs before We go to school.. I'm still in the planning or dreaming stage..

    I'm living through you guys for now ;)


    Currently I'm a HVAC service tech.. been doing it for the past 20 yrs ..I'm so ready for a career change.. I see the light at the end of the tunnel ..I just have to be paitent
     
  10. jet70

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    I can honestly say I've been there and done that. I raised 2 for the last 15 years by myself and it was not easy.
    I had to wait until they were 19 and 17 before I could leave and do this work.
     
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  11. D33RHUNT3R

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    We have 4 kids and have been married just over 12 yrs ..
    We have .. 3 boys and 1 girl... 1 boy 20 that now lives with his mother Which is mine - -- 1 boy 17 that is my stepson just left this summer to go live with his father and 1 boy 15 that still lives with us that is my wifes and 1 girl 15 which is mine ... I have had custody of my kids since my divorce.. I had a 1 yr old girl and 6 yr old boy by myself for 2 yrs before I remarried... Life has been good since then ..

    Paige and Logan our 2--15 yrs olds are 13 days difference in age.....They will be sophmores this yr..


    I was suprise a bit when my wife like the idea of team driving after the kids are raised so to speak.. So I have been studying more about trucking and team driving .... lots of good info here.
     
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