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Thinking about switching to Prime

Discussion in 'Prime' started by musicgal, Sep 1, 2010.

  1. Sep 1, 2010 #1
    musicgal

    musicgal Road Train Member

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    I called Prime today and talked to Travis. I didn't want to ask too many questions because I'm not ready to commit myself right now, so thot I would come in here and ask.

    I've been with my company for about 4 1/2 months. Prime doesn't have any female trainers right now and he said to wait another couple of months (minimum 6 months with current company). I think he said Prime would hire me and put me out without a trainer...but he may have said that they might have more female trainers by then.

    Would they put me out there by myself? I would love to be with a trainer who would teach me all the other things about this business that I need to know (my trainer basically only taught me to get the load there quick so we could get the next load).

    Also, I graduated from CDL school on April 1st and I used a standard in school but now I drive an automatic. Will they get me back into shifting at Prime or should I go back to school for a refresher (my instructor at school said it would only take me a day or so to get it back).
     
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  3. Sep 1, 2010 #2
    Quinid

    Quinid Light Load Member

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    You don't even need a refresher for shifting, if you took the school. Its like riding a bike. You will pick it up again in minutes.
     
    Quinid, Sep 1, 2010
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  4. Sep 1, 2010 #3
    Lilbit

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    Got that one right! I had been out of the seat for about 8 years, got into a truck again for a road test, and the shifting camae right back! Still not on the road, but that's another tale!
     
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  5. Sep 1, 2010 #4
    TruckerMike

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    I guess my question to you is, why do you want to leave your current company and what is drawing you to Prime? The grass isn't always greener.

    That said, I'm a company driver at Prime and am very happy. Just a couple probing questions to get this convo started. Prime may or may not work out for you depending on what specific things you want from a company.
     
    TruckerMike, Sep 1, 2010
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  7. Sep 3, 2010 #5
    musicgal

    musicgal Road Train Member

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    I've thot about this some more and I'm going to stay where I'm at. I like my company, it's just that when I'm doing a restart I have a lot of time on my hands and I start thinking about all the "negative" things which really aren't that negative when you take a closer look at them.
     
    musicgal, Sep 3, 2010
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  8. Sep 3, 2010 #6
    CivilWerks

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    Good for you to realize that the grass may not always be greener elsewhere. I think that there are studies that show you can lose up to $10,000 in lost wages due to downtime, orientation time, and the inefficiencies while learning a new company's way of doing things.
     
    Last edited: Sep 4, 2010
    CivilWerks, Sep 3, 2010
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    Injun Thanks this.
  9. Sep 4, 2010 #7
    Injun

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    You have to figure at least three weeks net loss for each company change. If the OP is not ready for "A" seat and Prime has no trainers available for her, I believe she has made the best choice. It's not always a good business decision to change company just because of a few negatives. Sometimes it's better the devil you know than the one you don't.
     
    Injun, Sep 4, 2010
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