Hello All,
new to trucking and was considering which school I should go to for CDL tanker training. I've been researching prime the most as they seem to have more recent information available. One thing I've heard is prime's tanker division is strictly east of the Mississippi and perhaps smaller than their other divisions. I'm on the West Coast, but have living arrangements on the east if it comes down to it, but would like to stay on the west. It would be nice to know the differences in training, pay, and OTR tanker routes/hubs for Schneider vs Prime?
Schneider or Prime Tanker training
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by nomikona, Aug 17, 2018.
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Prime hauls lots of wine loads out of California. -
With you being on the west coast, they are probably going to want to send you to the Salt Lake City terminal. If I were you, I would insist on being sent to Springfield instead. Two reasons: A. That's where you need to be to have a shot to get on one of those OTR CDL instructor tanker trucks, and B. If you do the local training program instead, you'll have a better experience in Springfield than you will in SLC.
Prime is a really good company to get your career started at. You'll make better money than you would at most of the other starter companies (although I hear Schneider tanks make good money too). I got my start there in their flatbed division and have no complaints.
A friend of mine is a recruiter there. If you want, PM me and I'll give you his info and you can request him on your app. He'll take good care of ya and won't blow sunshine up your rear.Adolfo139 and qbertsrevenge Thank this. -
What is it like coming over to Prime if you already have your CDL? Is it easy to go straight to a truck to train for the tanker division?
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