Comments By ThePsychotics

Congratulations on getting back in. Hopefully we will be joining you soon. =) -J & E

Should also add that we worked for one company part time for the last year-ish. They are willing to sign and prove anything. But as I said before, it was under the table. Hopefully I can get everything squared up tomorrow. We would really like to start on with Prime and we have everything else handled and done. Just missing that work history verification. =/

Our recruiter said that it will not count and that we need a W2. We did do a lot of cash jobs and were claimed as dependents on our parent's tax returns. We are going to try to speak to a manager tomorrow. Another recruiter said that he would take it fine, but that we were tied to the recruiter we started with. So we will see. =/

Thank you Jopa. We are currently looking into seeing if the recruiter will take something along those lines. We heard from another recruiter that we should try to get a note from our previous employer that says that we worked when we did and have it signed by them. But that recruiter was not sure if our recruiter would take it. Hopefully they will.

Well we ran into some issues. One of us got verified with no issues. But one of us now need to provide more proof of some sort. Our work history is filled with a few under the table type jobs, including our most recent employer. We are now not sure what we can do in this situation. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated. Besides missing some verifiable work history for one of us, we have everything else taken care of. Any advice? -J

We haven't really looked into the types or brands of trucks we prefer. Right now we are just happy about the APUs and being able to have a fridge so we can regulate the cab temp and be able to store food for better eating habits. Thank you very much for you help, very few people were able to give us a reply about work history as we were concerned. We just moved up from Florida to Texas so half of our paperwork is still in Florida. We do have contact information for our jobs though, so we hope that will be all we need.

Thank you very much for the reply. It has been one of the most helpful we have received on the boards we have posted to. Both of us are very dedicated to what we do and have a good work ethic. Plus, we don't need too much hometime as neither of us have children and some family members are better spoken with over the phone lol.

If Treasa does not mind the contact, we would be more than happy to talk to her and learn a little more. We are both hopping to get in to the school and into Prime. We are just a tad nervous about the physical as neither of us have had a check up in a couple years due to not having insurance due to the bloated rates.

Hello,

My fiance and I have a few questions that we can't seem to find any answer on - despite several weeks of searching. We are young (23 and 22) and I have been together for nearly 7 years but have been looking into the trucking field for a couple years. We live just north of Houston, Texas and with nothing tying us down (no children or large bills) we thought why not go do something we both have really looked into and have a good inkling we will very much enjoy. This being said, we have looked into team driving a lot and while we very much would like to go to a separate school, we don't have near ten grand lying around to spend on schooling.

We turned our attention to company sponsored schools and found a couple we liked for several reasons, the top being Prime. We have researched it, and found lots on the orientation and training, but very little on teams aside from they exist. We called and got a very nice recruiter that gave us a good overview, but we were unable to ask a few questions. Hopefully someone here can answer them:

For Prime: For team drivers, are there pay raises, and how do they work? For team drivers, what are your average miles per week? ----We have found some stuff online, but would like to know from team driver's what is a realistic for beginner drivers, as well as a seasoned driver (6 months, 1 year, 2 years). What is the CPM currently for teams? How much do benefits cost on the average weekly? ----Our recruiter said it would be discussed during Orientation but I like to be able to ballpark what could be average take home for saving purposes. How much home time do you actually get vs being on the road? Does Prime have the policy about male trainers being unable to train females still in place? Will we be pushed into leasing once we finish our training and CDL?

General questions:

What is Per Diem? Is it similar to what petty cash would be in a law firm/office work? Are there any other good companies with CDL sponsorship that would give us similar benefits and training for the same amount of contract time? What exactly do we need to provide to prove work history? ----I have seen a thread or two about providing W-2s to companies to verify work history. Is this a common practice for Prime and other companies? Or do you just have to provide a resume and contact information for the business?

I thank everyone who gives any answer. I'm sure I'll think of some more questions down the road but these are the ones that are at the forefront of my mind now.

Thank you, -E