thinking about prime

dont go 2 prime they will force you leace truck. try central refregerated much better if you are starting out

 

ahahha..",my names bob i drive for prime they leased me a truck for 100,000 aint that a good deal" hah aha...heed the advice and stay away..heard horror stories about that company

 

Since you're in a pretty good position to start over; look around at several companies. As the other posts say, stay away from the lease programs. Prime refrigerated would be fine as a company driver.

Here are 27 companies to check online :

CLICK HERE for a list of trucking companies that hire new drivers.

Plus 2 more :

panther4me

Melissa Valley Transportation (has their own school)

 

Central Refrigerated has a good reputation.

 

You must be thinking about CR England. Prime will not even allow a greenhorn to lease.

 

Do yourself a favor and give Prime a call, and talk to a recruiter. Write down your questions and concerns before calling, and write down the answers that the recruiter gives you.

Keep in mind that all training companies are "bottom feeders". Some are worse than others. I chose Prime for a few reasons:
- $600/wk guaranteed once you get through initial training (~1 mo) and get your CDL;
- Once out of training, per-mile pay higher than other training companies
- As a female, I will have a female trainer. (VERY important to me.)

There are a few other reasons, but they are more "icing on the cake" and situational.

A couple of things to keep in mind:

This is a training job. Treat it as such. You are at the bottom of the pile, and bear with it for your first year. Then, you will have the experience needed to go to a "real" trucking company.

Every company has naysayers badmouthing it. Some weren't accepted by the company, or failed out of training for any of a number of reasons. Others are shilling for another company. Look at the number of posts that the naysayer has made. One post? Sounds like someone trying to escape a reputation...

 

if you run into a female that was in las vegas NEVADA last friday. (not new mexico). picking up a load from firestone. tell her to pm me. so we can get together for a meal.
blonde gal in a black prime truck.

 

Prime doesn't push leases - I ran on the company side for 3 years, and never was approached about it.

 

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