Profile For Ken C.

So I have my permit and am looking to pick a company and/or school. But I've been very disappointed that the first two companies I've talked to (Schneider and Prime) have both said that I'd only be east of the Rockies in my first year. That's nearly a deal breaker for me ... a big part of why I want to do this is to see the country, and ruling out the prettiest parts kind of misses the point. Can anyone recommend a big companies that lets drivers do all 48 states in their first year?

I'd say go with Prime Inc. I think they have the Best Training Program for a Newbie, You'll see and do more than any of the Recruiters tell you. They're only Trained to Recruit...! Sales, Load Planners and/or Dispatch will be the ones pointing your trucks direction...Be a dependable on time driver and you can go anywhere with Prime Inc.. I've been running OTR for 4 yrs now and see something new every trip I take even if it's on the same roads I've run 20 times before.

The most important aspect of Trucking is learning what to do and what not to do....Get your first yr done safely and then you'll have lots of options

Ken C.

I used to keep a Fridge on the upper bunk as well until I started training...

Ken C

Don't know many guys at Prime getting good miles (5000 +) or revenue right now...they seem to be really slow but things will pick up again once the Snow Starts falling...Oct to Feb were my best months...

Ken C.

Take the Advice....Learn to Drive the Truck and for Sure make SURE you want this Lifestyle...A good company driver can make almost as much money as Lease Operator or a Owner Operator without many of the risks, I know, I've done all 3 and currently have my Own Truck signed on to a small fleet and while it's working out for me in the Big Picture of trucking I try to run smarter than ever now because I pay all the bills....!

Best thing you can do is run at least a few yr's for a Major Carrier and learn how the industry works, the freight lanes, the cost of being in business then decide what path to take..Like I said it works for me but I never wanted to take Home Time and I enjoy the lifestyle but you need more knowledge and experience before thinking about jumping in as a O/O's

Ken C.

HAHAHA, Daniel B, I bet you enjoyed, NO, I know you enjoyed being able to Tell the Police to Move it...:)

Ken C.

Filled out the app. over a week ago called a dozen times and left half as many messages over a 2 week period, talked to her 3 times. Ill stick with it if that is the case, thanks for the reply.

The recruiters are always busy..just hang in there and know this, it gets easier.... Prime Inc. has a good training program so it's worth it.

Ken C.

You should be ok when you apply for another job just put it down as a incident... sucks you got within 3 weeks of a 1 yr safety award and had it happen

Ken C.

Can anyone recommend a Prime Inc (TNT) trainer? Thanks in advance

Are you at Prime now and looking...I know several plus am one myself

Ken C.

Hi Ken. I'm starting at Orientation this coming Monday, April 4th. Not sure if you're looking for PSDs or just TNTs. Also, my heart is set on flatbed...does it even matter what you train on during the PSD phase? Or only for TNT?

I've read through some of your posts here, and you're obviously a helpful guy. So I'm interested, if you are. If not, no offense taken.

PSD is all the same the TNT is when you want to be learning the Flat-bedding or Reefer stuff

Ken C.

My current Co-Driver " JOPA" is probably going to upgrade to a Solo Truck in the next few days so I may be looking for a new Student

Ken C