Prime Gives All Drivers A Raise!
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Here's the information on Prime Inc's Company Sponsored Training Program which includes minimum requirements, hiring areas, pay, benefits, and the training schedule.
I believe Prime hires from all 48 contiguous states but they only hire a limited number of drivers from Florida. They are also pretty tough to get on with as far as your driving and criminal history goes.
do you know anything about their work history requirements???? I have not worked in a long time due to helping out with elderly and ill family, most have passed away now that is why i am open to the idea of trucking.
10 years. Anytime not working will need a notarized letter explaining the gap in time. That is how it was explained to me anyhow.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Here's the information on Prime Inc's Company Sponsored Training Program which includes minimum requirements, hiring areas, pay, benefits, and the training schedule.
I believe Prime hires from all 48 contiguous states but they only hire a limited number of drivers from Florida. They are also pretty tough to get on with as far as your driving and criminal history goes.
do you know anything about their work history requirements???? I have not worked in a long time due to helping out with elderly and ill family, most have passed away now that is why i am open to the idea of trucking.
10 years. Anytime not working will need a notarized letter explaining the gap in time. That is how it was explained to me anyhow.
thanks for that info... however i was just told by a Swift recruiter that i did not need notarized letter saying why i was not working... I guess something has changed with Swift. I was told by her just to say i was taking care of family and that would be fine.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Here's the information on Prime Inc's Company Sponsored Training Program which includes minimum requirements, hiring areas, pay, benefits, and the training schedule.
I believe Prime hires from all 48 contiguous states but they only hire a limited number of drivers from Florida. They are also pretty tough to get on with as far as your driving and criminal history goes.
do you know anything about their work history requirements???? I have not worked in a long time due to helping out with elderly and ill family, most have passed away now that is why i am open to the idea of trucking.
10 years. Anytime not working will need a notarized letter explaining the gap in time. That is how it was explained to me anyhow.
thanks for that info... however i was just told by a Swift recruiter that i did not need notarized letter saying why i was not working... I guess something has changed with Swift. I was told by her just to say i was taking care of family and that would be fine.
Honestly you had better get in writing to that effect. I havent seen a company that hasn't want it documented yet.
I drove over 10 years ago and am recently getting back into it and its been the same thing the entire time.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Woo hoo! I'm call to see when this pay raise takes effect! Extra cent per mile I'm hype!
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do you know anything about their work history requirements???? I have not worked in a long time due to helping out with elderly and ill family, most have passed away now that is why i am open to the idea of trucking.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.