Profile For Greg S.

I was wanting to go with Prime for my cdl training so I called the recruiter I had spoke with back in December. He was not available so some woman spoke with me. I did not catch her name because the connection was not that great and in the minute I was on the phone with her, she was nasty, rude, and angered me to point I wanted to throw in the towel before I even get started. I do NOT like being disrespected and talked down to or talked to like I'm stupid, and she felt it necessary to do so. I am in the process of selling my house in Colorado & moving to South Carolina and I don't want to get my permit or do my training yet because I don't want to have to retake the tests so I was just going to wait until I get moved. However, I want to be prepared and get all my ducks in a row before I start.

That being said, I'm not very fond of the recruiter I was speaking with either. I don't understand the attitudes. Why?

Can someone recommend a recruiter that's not a complete knob, shows respect, will be patient while I ask my questions and won't lie to me? I want to train in their tanker division but if that's how they treat people, I may have to reconsider.

The woman did tell me that they don't hire for tanker out of Colorado, but what if I actually did decide to get my permit in Colorado and start their cdl training and THEN my house sells after that? Can I still not work tanker because I have a Colorado license or is it based on where I live?

Honestly, and I don't like to air my dirty laundry, but I'm going to be going through a divorce and I'm looking for something OTR because I won't be living with my wife and I want to stack as much money as possible. I do not need home time or time off. I don't do holidays, birthdays, or any other stuff that most people do. I grind. I can stay out for a year if needed. But I want to be able to speak with a recruiter and work for a company that will respect that. My goal is to stack cash & retire in 5-10 years after I start driving. Can someone help me out or even refer me to a better company? I'm 51 and current business owner/operator but the business is location specific and since I'll be getting divorced, well, ya'll know how that goes. Help!

Wasn't sure where to post this so here it is:

I'm going through the High Road Training and encountered a bug on "Legal Weight Limits For Trucks" module. It's not calculating correctly upon completion. I got 100% and it calculated it at 92%. Just wanted to let you know in case you wanted to fix it.

2) NO you can't be picky right out the gate. A LOT of truckers smoke, period! It probably would take longer to be paired with a non smoker. I smoke, and had my first 2 co drivers that didn't. The trick is only the smoker cracks open HIS window, so it sucks the smoke out of the cab. I HATE stinky smoked in smelling cars or trucks, mine never have stunk! As a pig? eh luck of the draw.

3)How are you gunna know right away if he is or isn't training you right? lol.....Go with the flow, and worry about that later if you feel that way. You can "request" a new trainer, but who knows it that will work out...

4) No you can't ask for special "stuff" lol you get what they pay for, and those onspot chains probably won't happen. Don't be lazy, IF you ever need to chain up, it's not THAT hard to do.

2. So they will send someone who is allergic to cigarette smoke with a smoker? Hmmm, seems like that's opening up a heck of a can of worms if that's the case. I was a smoker for 35 years & I don't want to be around it. 2nd hand smoke killed 2 of my loved ones & it makes me quite sick now so I won't be settling for a trainer that's a smoker and if that means I have to find another company, than so be it.

3. Because I'm learning right now, via other truckers on Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, forums, etc, therefore I already know some things and I'm not a simpleton so I think I'd be able to figure out if someone were doing a poor job of teaching me.

4. I'm NOT lazy and I don't appreciate the presumption that I am. However, I find it a little odd that I could feasibly encounter times where I chain up, drive 20 miles, unchain, drive 100 miles, chain up, drive 30 miles, unchain, drive 75 miles, chain up etc and that seems a little much to me. It seems it would make things not only easier, but would also save time with auto chains.

Greg random question, did you drive trucks in the military and or rent a 26 foot Penske or Uhaul truck to move recently?

No, why?

Hey all,

I'm new here and I am planning my career change and I have a few questions. I've looked at a lot of companies and I think I've settled on Wilson Logistics for CDL training & employment. I have a couple questions though before I decide 100% for sure.

1. After you've successfully obtained your cdl, can you choose to do driver training on their Kraft account or do you have to go OTR?

2. If you have to go OTR, can you be picky on who you train with? I don't want to live in a box for 8 weeks with a smoker or a pig.

3. If the trainer is not training me properly, what are my options? I will have a lot of questions because this is VERY important to me so I want to make sure I'm trained by someone who takes it just as seriously as I do. SAFETY first. I want to come home alive.

4. As a company driver, can you request options for your truck such as OnSpot auto chains?

5. I don't care about home time because I'm alone in this world so I would plan on just living in my truck and saving all my money. Is this an option as a company driver?

6. I want to work a max of 5 years while living in my truck to avoid all regular life bills and save all my money. Is it possible to be able to put away $300k as a company driver in that amount of time?

7. What are some lies the recruiter will tell me to get me to sign on?

8. I plan on taking every load thrown at me. Will that get me pay raises?

9. What is the max pay I can get as a company driver?

Thanks to all for your guidance.