Any Women Gone Through Prime Training?

I'm also an introvert I love,my own space. You are a cutie I wouldn't mind being stuck in a truck with you.)

Real classy. Way to alleviate her fears about male truckers.

Read my mind. Just isn't the time to comment about being "stuck with me on a truck." Anxiety is through the roof.

Sorry I guess the part where you say you are " very playful" and like to joke around was misread by me.

I get it. It was a joke. Chose to ignore it until you became sarcastic with another poster. I'm here to calm my nerves. It's not the appropriate time to comment on my appearance or being confined with me when that's exactly why I made the post.

I don't recall being sarcastic unless I replied to something sarcastic. Forget I exist sorry to offend you.

And to clarify what I meant was I rather be trapped in a truck with a,cute girl 's some gross smelly old man trucker.

Carry on and good luck in your career.

Miss Red, I'm a experienced Instructor/Trainer here at Prime. Honestly, truckers don't see women very often so expect a lot of attention. Some of the best drivers I know are women so don't be intimidated or go through anxiety. I'm sure you'll be fine, what you're feeling is completely normal. Take it one day at a time, no one is going to throw you to the wolves on day 1.

Oh neat! Hi :D

I'll be able to ignore most of the comments and am not the type to dress to ask for any extra attention. Is it true that we just get assigned by a list of numbers? Is there any interview process? I mean between student and trainer.

I'll be able to ignore most of the comments and am not the type to dress to ask for any extra attention. Is it true that we just get assigned by a list of numbers? Is there any interview process? I mean between student and trainer.

Hi Miss Red...I Train/Instruct at Prime and have a short interview process to see who is really wanting the time/spot on my truck and who I feel is a good fit for how I run my truck. I went through the Program and know it works well if you want it too and apply yourself. Daniel B was my PSD Instructor, Prime was my 1st Company to Drive for and now I'm going on 2 yrs accident free.

You need to be interviewing every Trainer/Instructor that you come into contact with because it's more important for you to find a Good Fit than it is for them to find a Good Student...Nothing worse than getting stuck in a Truck with a butt headed ego maniac jerk who is afraid of showers and likes to yell...:) Feel free to pvt message me if you want to know more about the PSD TNT or Prime Inc. in general

Ken C.

Want to mention that my daughter is 32 and working on her degree in OT- occupational therapy. I'd do almost anything in the world for this fine lady.

Welcome to this forum and keep asking questions.

Missed this bit a couple days ago. Wish her luck :] It takes a special person to go into healthcare.

I tried to utilize the search engine and couldn't find a thread to calm my nerves. I've been accepted at Prime and after telling my friends and family I've been told I need to "watch out during training." At this point I'm pretty nervous about being touched, yelled at, or treated inappropriately. I'm 30, quiet, and a non-smoker. Is it going to be difficult to find a trainer that will be kind and unobtrusive? Being stuck in a confined area with someone for weeks due to the 30k training is causing me some anxiety.

Glad to have found the forum :] Thanks.

Hi Miss Red- I can help with personal experience of a woman going through Prime. I went through their training period but did not make it to stage 3 where you ride as a team after you get your cdl. My stage 2 trainer was definitely a screamer but he could also be kind, I thought he might be bipolar (kidding----sort of). I lasted about a week and half on the road with him as trainer. Everything was going ok, I was driving quite a bit for that week and 1/2 until one night I was stopped at a light on a hill with a heavy trailer and cars behind me. I started rolling backwards, couldn't find the 'clutch sweet spot'. Trainer was screaming at me, I got flustered and with him screaming in one ear, my brain screaming from the inside I gave up looking for that 'spot' and jammed on the service brakes. I didn't hit anything and no one was hurt except my confidence. In retrospect can see that neither one of us handled it well. I could have gone back to prime (and probably should have) for a different trainer but I was so stressed with the realization I could have killed those people behind me, that I just went home. I'm presently going through a different cdl class at my local college.

My opinion is that Prime is an excellent company, from my research it seems they pay the best and have excellent benefits. You'll receive the details in your first week.

They do have female trainers but they're few and far between. So you will probably end up waiting longer for a female trainer if you absolutely insist on this. But the word from other female trainees and my first hand knowledge is the relationship on the truck is strictly professional and the trainers know this. You will meet with your trainer before accepting him as a trainer and can decline if you feel uncomfortable. If I could go back and do it again I would probably stress during the trainer/trainee interview the importance of being calm and relaxed to my learning experience. I think you should expect a little screaming, if you think about it, you have no idea what you are doing behind the wheel of that 53' death machine and the trainer sitting in the passenger seat knows this. I try to remember my experience teaching my 15 year old how to drive a car. She didn't know you had to slow down when turning and that 1 inch is not far enough away from cars parked in the street. You want to talk about screaming........

Miss Red, I'm a experienced Instructor/Trainer here at Prime. Honestly, truckers don't see women very often so expect a lot of attention. Some of the best drivers I know are women so don't be intimidated or go through anxiety. I'm sure you'll be fine, what you're feeling is completely normal. Take it one day at a time, no one is going to throw you to the wolves on day 1.

Oh neat! Hi :D

I'll be able to ignore most of the comments and am not the type to dress to ask for any extra attention. Is it true that we just get assigned by a list of numbers? Is there any interview process? I mean between student and trainer.

You will be chosen by the trainer who will then contact you. The trainer has a list of all trainees along with the information you gave on one of their forms (state of residence, smoking & gender preference). You do not have to accept this trainer. Also, you might notice people hanging around watching trainees during classes, these people are most likely trainers looking for trainees - just a heads up.

Miss Red, I'm a experienced Instructor/Trainer here at Prime. Honestly, truckers don't see women very often so expect a lot of attention. Some of the best drivers I know are women so don't be intimidated or go through anxiety. I'm sure you'll be fine, what you're feeling is completely normal. Take it one day at a time, no one is going to throw you to the wolves on day 1.

Oh neat! Hi :D

I'll be able to ignore most of the comments and am not the type to dress to ask for any extra attention. Is it true that we just get assigned by a list of numbers? Is there any interview process? I mean between student and trainer.

You will be chosen by the trainer who will then contact you. The trainer has a list of all trainees along with the information you gave on one of their forms (state of residence, smoking & gender preference). You do not have to accept this trainer. Also, you might notice people hanging around watching trainees during classes, these people are most likely trainers looking for trainees - just a heads up.

Thank you so much for responding :) I'll be stressing the need for a non-smoking, quiet trainer. Funny about your scenario.. One of female friends also got stuck on an incline, she still remembers the road in PA, and her trainer also started yelling and she freaked out and stalled. She said the same thing, the thought of squishing the cars behind her was terrifying. Every time she hit that incline on that road she had problems, but she says she'll never forget the day she "made that hill my b****." :p

Don't Worry, Be Happy?

Achy Breaky Heart?

This is war.

I don't think My Heart Will Go On after this thread.

P.S. Yellow Submarine

I guess we'll all be left to Imagine what will happen if we all end up in a Yellow Submarine if your heart does not go on after this thread...

Hi im at Prime now. I'm a 40 yr old non smoking woman--- i do have a big mouth being from NJ so i dont take crap from people. Prime will take any inappropriate behavior EXTREMELY seriously. I had two trainers, and neither has made any inappropriate advances. do we joke? yeah... but honestly, i started it lol. I'm not going to tell you that guys won't hit on you... they will. OTR truckers are away from friends/family/partners for months--- yes MONTHS at a time some of these guys don't go home.. they dont have a home their home is the truck. Have they asked me to dinner, movies, yes... have they asked for my phone number? yes. But... i have made some really really good friends and most of the guys i have met call me once in awhile and check in with me about my training and answer my questions. Many are lonely being in a truck for so long by themselves so they like to talk on their blue tooth head sets all day while driving--- sooooo someone asking for your number doesnt necessarily mean "i want you" it might just mean "i need someone else to call while im on the road so i dont fall asleep" Also, it's good to have friends numbers and know who drives what time of the day or night. I drive midnight to noon and although my trainer is still with me, i know who i can call at 5am if i ever have a question.

Honestly--- there was ONE guy who was NOT my trainer but came on to me in an inappropriate way (he was a trainer for men only). I did not feel threatened, and he was not yelling, mean or aggressive-- but he really crossed the lines verbally. I wrote an email to Prime and he was brought in right away. I told Prime "He's lucky i didn't kick him through his windshield and im only telling you because i dont want him doing this to a 22 yr old girl who might not have the guts to tell him to go to hell." After i was told he was being brought in, I explained that should he approach me at the terminal or on the road and become threatening in retaliation for my complaint, I would drop his ass to the ground and hold him until Prime security or the police showed up. The response, "Absolutely, I dont blame you. You will NOT have a problem with this man again. This is the kind of thing we need to know because it makes our good drivers look bad." I had talked to several experienced trainers about this guy before I wrote the email--- they ALL encouraged me to tell on him because the men seem to be fairly protective of the women from what I have seen. Many are southern country boys who grew up on tractors and have much better manners than the east coast boys im used to.

If you want to email me at rainydal74@gmail.com you can ask me any specific question. I did also post a thread here awhile ago about my PSD experience to which quite a few female wound up emailing me with questions.