Originally Posted by pawpaw

Did I miss something? This is a thread on Prime and now we are talking about Celadon? Someone needing this Celadon information might miss it being it is in a Prime thread.

Originally Posted by pawpaw

Actually spoke with another satisfied Prime driver today who said she is netting $1,500 average per week after all expenses. She also said that of the various companies she has driven for Prime is the best and they are the most lenient; giving the driver the freedom to run his/her business. I guess she understands that Prime rents you a tool to do your business then provides the freight to get you paid. She said they also let you choose your route and the computer will give you the discounts for the route you end up on. She DID say that if you start refusing loads then miles will drop and things won't be so good. She had friends she knew that had done that.

Still sounds like if you understand the business aspect of the Prime model and are willing to do a good job you can do quite well there. Lest one would say, "Yeah but you got to run all the time," I spoke with a driver the other day who says he stays out 2-3 weeks at a time (like many other companies want you to do) and is netting between $1,600 to $1,800 per week.

Originally Posted by mannmk7

Somebody help me out here. It has been said that drivers at Prime can make $1,500.00 plus a week. (I have interviewed over 20 who say this also). There are also statements that say a driver has to stay out 4-6 wks at a time, and more, if you expect to make this kinda money? I don't get It?

If you make $1,500.00 a wk. or $6,000.00 a mo. (which is hard to swallow). Why would you not be able to take off at least one week out of the mo., leaving one with the small sum of $4,500. 00 a mo. The fixed costs per week are $800.00 to a $1,000.00 a week. At this your $4,500.00 profit would be $$3,500.00.

Does Prime give you crappy loads for the first, second, and third week, then give you gradually better loads as a driver gets closer to the forth, fifth, and finally you get the great load that tops off your $6,000.00 payoff. How the heck does this work??????? Does something stink here?

Would you rather work for someone who pays $.39 a mile x 2,500 miles a wk. = $975.00? Or better yet .42 a mile after a yr, for $1,050.00. And they pay every week. I would rather make the same money every week, than work for no money, or little money for the first few weeks, Then mysteriously make good money after being out 4-6 weeks. Sounds like a game, the carrot on the stick game. If this is how it goes!!!!!!