Why 60,000 miles & or 3-4 months training?

Are they making you go through the CDL instruction, even though you already have one?

Thats a whole seperate 3-4 weeks from the 60k... thats 100 hours minnimum driving with the instructor next to them and after they pass their CDL test Prime credits the student with 10k towards that 60k

Training portion is doing the job... day to day... different shippers and recievers... types of freight. Paperwork. Logs. Driving situation, conditions, and terrain. Rural, Suburban, and Urban.... trip planning, time management. Safety. Load securement and safety. Claims.

Sounds like you had excellent training, and its probably why Prime takes CDL graduates from your school and not others...

I dont know how to anymore justify the necessity of the training to ya. Ironpony did it.. I did it.. others do it.

In your case, there is only two ways around completing the 60k.

1. Go somewhere else with a shorter training period... get a year under your belt, and then come to Prime and attend the 3 day orientation and get your truck.

2. Again go somewhere else with a shorter training period... get a couple months of experiance... then, and this part is the gamble, Prime will assign you a reduced training milage based on your months of experiance and a driver evaluation. (I have seen guys with 3-4 months tank their evaluation and still get assigned 60k)

 

To me you sound like a dream trainee from the description of your school.

Somebody that a trainer wouldnt have to fret over all that much.

As youve read elsewhere there are some bad trainers out there... vice versa I know a few trainers who have had some horrible trainees.

Ive been reading reports from a guy doing his trainee miles... He has 55k as of May 30... and he got his CDL March 20... he didnt get along with his first trainer and got a new one, and took a couple days at home...that can slow you down a little. Im guessing if not this week but next week he will be done.

 

Hey guys, I'm a CDL holder and recent graduate from a driving school here in Baltimore. I sent my application to Prime, they reviewed it and gave me a pre-hire. I'm scheduled for Orientation in Pittston, PA on June 15th.

My recruiter told me that Prime opened the doors to students at the end of March and the window of opportunity will be closing very soon.

Hope this helps. If you're a CDL holder and want to go with Prime, I suggest you try ASAP.

 

You'll be starting as a C-seat - that means you go out with a trainer immediately. Student drivers who go to Prime to get their CDLs start as student drivers with a permit, and are assigned to an instructor. They get 10,000 miles of instruction, and start out as D-seats. Then they get another 50,000 miles with a trainer before, they too, can upgrade to A-seat.

Trust me... there's a heck of a lot more to running a truck as a business (whether that's as a company driver, lease-op or owner-op) than what is taught in a CDL school - whether it's at Prime or otherwise. That 60,000 miles of experience is invaluable - it's serious training that every driver should get - think of it as being an apprentice. Like I said... I've seen a lot of new drivers out here struggling - with the basic stuff that's taught in CDL school.

 

u 2 i been reading your iron pony threads on here for some time i am amazed how much good information you guys put out . is there a time you guys just see the same question over over. im lookin prime myself cant go right know due the fact to taking care personal issues .also the people you meet on here after awhile see them out on the road or at miillenium building cause i see people on here i dont know if there ther're or not

 

Yup... see the same questions all the time. Answer them all the time too.

Oh yeah... meet folks from the various forums occaisionally. Ran across U2 one afternoon in Sturbridge MA.

 

The New England Truckstop in Sturbridge perhaps? Not a bad lil place, I live about an hour from there.

 

Pilot... I84 x1.