Hi!
I am going through the process of applying with Prime. I am tentatively slated to start training April 3 in Salt Lake. I have been doing research of reviews of the company and the training program. So far so good. Then I stumbled on this forum and am hoping to get some honest perspective on the company and the training opportunity if possible.
My background - entrepreneur 12 years owned a small company with 15+ employees. BurnedOut - Became a City Bus Operator in Portland, OR. Environment became too physically dangerous - drivers getting shot or stabbed. Took time off with unemployment. Started driving Uber. Now I'm here.
I have a CDL B with airbrakes & passenger endorsement; CDL A Permit with doubles/triples, tankers.
If you know Prime as a company or you've taken their training, I'd love to hear your opinion. Pros. Cons. What should I expect with training??
Thx.
DS
Training @ Prime Inc - What's Your Experience/Opinion?
Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by digitalscotch, Mar 21, 2023.
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Prime has one of the better training programs in this industry…my advice as to what you read on here..decipher it and such and should be able to weed out the bs whining vs legitimate complaints…with that being said, getting trained properly is worth its weight in gold….being you have been a business owner and such, you should be successful here.
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To your point about weeding out whining vs legitimate complaints - I have learned to take things with a grain of salt and to maintain a healthy skepticism if something in a story seems "off". In fact, I've already done that with some of the reviews.
I do think my business acumen will help me navigate these new waters. That said, I'm going to remain a company driver until my year with Prime is completed and I have a better sense of the ins and outs of this industry.
Thank you for taking the time to respond.
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Never taught to not bump the curbing or pretrip properly.
Obviously too lazy to even do a basic walk around
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If you haven't already--it might well be instructive/helpful if you spend some time reading some of the more relevant threads over on the Prime subforum here:
Prime | TruckersReport.com Trucking Forum | #1 CDL Truck Driver Message Board (thetruckersreport.com)
Also--very interesting/educational videos from a veteran Prime driver in their tanker group, will give you a good idea of what to expect if you join up with their tanker fleet:
Prime Inc Tanker training -- by John Ogren
Ogren has a number of videos on YouTube...most of them seem to be pretty well done and well worth your time.
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Thank you for sharing those videos
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