Want to get into Prime truck driver program....

I will take a crack at this one. I applied at Prime and was accepted but ultimately chose elsewhere. In order to drive a truck commercially you need a commercial license (CDL), u will need the (A) version which allows you to drive combination vehicles, i.e. tractor and 53ft trailer.

Anyone attending CDL school needs their learners permit so they can drive the truck on the road with a trainer. I think the Prime program has the trainer teaching you how to drive while working loads, a true apprenticeship. then when you are ready he brings you back to your state with your prime truck and you test out and obtain your CDL. I think i'm pretty close with that assessment.

Prime is mostly refrigerated freight however they have some flatbed and some food tankers that I have seen. I stayed away from it because i did not want to team for a long duration.

As it goes I went to the a company school and got my CDL, then went out with trainer for 9 days. I was about at my trainer limit at 9days. Its all what you want. no reason why you can't look at a few companies. A lot of people have success with the prime program. they have a lot of trucks on the road, i pass them all the time.

 

If I had gone to Prime, the final test would have been done somewhere in Michigan when the trainer thought I was prepared. The way it worked out I obtained my CDL in Wisconsin and then transferred it back. In any case, you always get the drivers permit in your home state where you live.

I will also add that I think Prime pays you during the initial training as well which is fairly unique in the industry. I'm not sure if thats a great thing as I'm sure they are getting some work out of you for that money.

 

What is recommended is that you get your cdl learners permit in your home state. That way once you get to Springfield you wont have the hassles of getting it there. Once you are ready to get your CDL, this is after the PSD training at Prime, then you are returned to Prime with your PSD instructor and you test out and get you CDL in Missouri. At your 1st home time it is recommended that you transfer your CDL over to your home state of residence.
Now that said. Some states require you to take the drivers test over again when you transfer it. If that is the case then Prime and your PSD instructor route you into your state and you take the CDL drivers test there instead of in Missouri.
I do not believe that is the case for NC as one of my students was from there and he tested out in MO and then transfered his license to NC on his home time.

Hope this helps you.

 

Wow, you really don't know much about Prime's training do you?

if I...

I think...

im not sure...

wow, Thank you

 

Start here. http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...27-new-prime-inc-what-expect-springfield.html

Ignore the other guy.

 

Well chuck, thats what the alleged Prime Recruiter told me, again...it's a lot of maybees at Prime. I still never received the straight answer on the lease push and going solo. Anytime I ever mentioned it here on the forum people from Prime come on and say it doesn't happen yet I hear that it does from others, tell us the straight facts.

One fact I do know is that the trucks are slow. I pass them all the time and that means less miles for Prime. Its not a slow pass either, nor an issue of speeding either.