Profile For David G.

Welcome David. Allow me to give you a few thoughts on your post.

I started with Prime 2 months ago and just finished my 40k miles of otr training. I too am a returning truck driver and am in a similar situation with young kids and a wife at home.

First off did your recruiter let you know how long prime is going to want you on the road and home? If you go company driver, Their policy is 1 day home for every week out, with no more than 4 days at home consecutive. They want you out for a minimum of 3 weeks as well unless you fall into one of their regional areas. With a 2 y/o this is a rough lifestyle. Be sure you're committed to it for at least enough time out will take to get some otr experience you'll need to get a local job near home.

You're worried about failing out of training and being sent home? Brother you've had a cdl already, is gonna come back to you quickly trust me. People with no experience with manual transmissions pass the course. Don't worry about your driving ability that will come back quickly. Just keep a positive attitude with trainers and fellow drivers so you don't get sent home for fighting. =)

Lastly I'm assuming you're going thru psd training? I've talked to a couple of students that were extremely stressed at taking their tests because their trainer only let them drive on the interstate and didn't let them do any backing. IF you get a trainer like that, you can request another. This is an unlikely case but just keep in mind it's a possibility. Talk to your trainer WHEN YOU MEET THEM and make sure you're gonna get backing training in the field so you don't get one of these jag offs that train like that.

Good luck with your endeavors!

Thanks for the encouragement. I've read a quite a few posts about Prime and it's training on here and I feel a lot more confident that this is the best opportunity for me and my family. The more I read, the more excited I get about leaving for Springfield.

So...I'm getting back into trucking. I've had my CDL before through Central Ref. but I got stupid and let my CDL Lapse. So I'm starting over. I lightly researched some companies that offer company sponsored training and I came across Prime and they seemed like a good company to get into. I'm definitely nervous about a few things this time around. When I had my CDL before I was single. Now, I have a wife and 2 year old. I definitely want to drive truck (it kind of runs in my blood since my dad did for over 20 years and I got to ride with him every summer.) I worry about being away from my family but at the same time I know this would support my family better than my current job. (I would also get to see this great country.) I also worry about failing at some point during schooling and being sent home with no job to fall back on.

With my little rant over, I look forward to being on these forums and getting to know some people.