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Prime questions

Discussion in 'Prime' started by csw1818, Sep 9, 2014.

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  1. Sep 9, 2014 #1
    csw1818

    csw1818 Medium Load Member

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    I start cdl school in october and by january ill be trucking hopfully

    mainly cause i turn 21 in december

    so here it goes

    1. out west loads?
    2. tarp pay for flatbed
    3. do you have say in how long you stay out?
    4. idle policy
    5. automatic of manual trannys?

    i forgot to ask about bringing the truck home i probaby live far away from a terminal and home base so whats the bring truck home policy
     
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  3. Sep 9, 2014 #2
    FullMetalJacket

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    1. Absolutely. I run reefer and run ALL 48. Flatbed will have to chime in on their frequency.

    2. ?? Not sure, run reefer.

    3. Three weeks out, minimum. Otherwise, long as you want. I haven't taken any home time since last year. My choice, truck IS my home.

    4. You will have an APU, no need to idle.

    5. All manual transmissions.


    ;)
     
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  4. Sep 9, 2014 #3
    csw1818

    csw1818 Medium Load Member

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    fair enough, have you had any trouble out of them? and im single 21 year old so i may come home at some points, but im looking more into seeing the states thats why i ask out west never been past pigeon forge tn haha
     
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  5. Sep 9, 2014 #4
    cardinals1970

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    I run reefer and run all 48 states and I see our flatbeds pretty much every where I go. Yes they get tarp pay not sure of the amount but they do get it. I have never had issue of getting home when I want.
     
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  7. Sep 9, 2014 #5
    csw1818

    csw1818 Medium Load Member

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    ive actually never saw a flatbed, im saw dry vans, and reefers. how hard is it to switch from van to flatbed
    I ask this because i think backing a van would be harder then backing a flatbed enless its a spread axle, and learning to back it vital to the trucking industry
    and then probably switching to flat, but then id need to go back to training for flatbed securement, that sounds like a bad idea now that i think about it
     
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  8. Sep 9, 2014 #6
    cardinals1970

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    Prime doesn't have dry vans, any dry loads are pulled in reefers. Now reefer is by far our biggest division, then flatbed and then tanker. Not sure what the percentages are but I would say reefer makes up about 70% of Primes fleet of trucks. Flatbeds do back but not near as much as a reefer truck does.
     
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  9. Sep 9, 2014 #7
    csw1818

    csw1818 Medium Load Member

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    Yea. I understand that, I may just go flatbed. Ultimately I wanna end up at tmc pulling a RGN
     
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  10. Sep 9, 2014 #8
    FullMetalJacket

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    You get one day for home time for each week out. They prefer you take no more than 4 at a time for home time. More than 4 days you may have to move out of truck, then back into another when done. Trucks gotta roll to make $$. You let FM know when, they arrange where to drop trailer, & you usually bobtail home. My co-driver has had zero problem with this, nor anyone else I know. As far as myself, I just need to say the word.


    Zero problems from Prime for me, been a great experience. Exceeded all my expectations. You can get an idea of my experience in my thread. You couldn't pry me outta the truck if you tried! Wish I would have done this in MY early twenties when I had the chance.

    Traveled the country 30yrs ago In my late teens/early twenties. When I retired from government, decided to give this a go, do it another way, and see what has changed. I love it. Absolutely no regrets. Can't see myself doing anything other than this, except flying or crop dusting.


    ;)
     
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  11. Sep 9, 2014 #9
    csw1818

    csw1818 Medium Load Member

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    I'll go look at it, thanks everyone for the help!
     
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  12. Sep 9, 2014 #10
    csw1818

    csw1818 Medium Load Member

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    your making Roehl look like a bad company people say roehl has bad routing and fuel stops, melton doesnt route much to the west and neither does roehl, i'd like to get more opions on prime, but ultimately im gonna apply for all 3, as they are just starter companies im looking into doing, rgn at tmc by the time im 23. or maybe just maybe heavy and oversized. but i'd like to do more rgn and get a taste of heavy at first but i jump into pulling a 200,000lbs giant dump truck that towers 15foot in the air, if you catch my drift. granted if im getting good miles and seeing all 48 after 2 years still i might just stay with prime. heck if i do refer a bit and find out i like it i may not even do flatbed. Cause im on the outside looking in you know?


    On another note i don't see it on primes website, is there a specialized at prime?
     
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