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Prima Expess reviews

2.1
(9)
$500 - $1,728/week

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Salary Surveys

$500 $1,084 $1,728
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Ratings and Reviews

Current Employee - Nov 19, 2024

A great family oriented company with respectful staff, skilled mechanics who go out of their way to help drivers. Also well maintained equipment and new trucks! You will not be micromanaged here, just do your job, stay reliable, and communicate, and things will go smoothly. Btw the dispatchers are great!!!

Pros

Guaranteed 2800-3200 miles per week. Non breed specific pet policy. New trucks. They treat you like one of their own. Dispatchers are MVP's

Cons

Yard is a bit dated, but its ok.

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Current Employee - Nov 18, 2024

Most of the trucks are 2020 or newer but roughly treated because of the loads. Governed to 66. Cannot use automatic transmission in manual mode at all. Fixed routes. PA, NY, SC, TX, AR, LA and occasionally GA or CO. A lot of paper loads and cheap brokered freight. They are self insured so their freight range is limited. Dirt lot, most of the shop doesn’t speak English and they jury rig things often

Pros

It’s a job. Most of the trailers are decent. If you are at a dead end and no one will take you they probably will Company car Rider and pet policy

Cons

Crappy sub par pay for industry with no accessorial pay. No detention/layover/weather pay. They will not pay for a truck wash. Ever. You “can” get it washed at the yard but you have to get owners permission, be on a long enough break, ect They will not get you a bus ticket, rental car ect. They will reimburse you but it’s minimal to what they feel like Dirt lot with a steep incline in/out of the yard. $2000 escrow which no one seems to see back. ALL TRUCKS are keyed identically

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Current Employee - Oct 12, 2024

No alternative and desperate? work here. HUGE Micromanagement by manager. He is the office ,the phone calls, mechanic and body shop & driver. Hard to understand due to language barrier with manager and some staff. Once I find another company, I am out of here.

Pros

Good mechanic shop , good trucks overall, good miles, but if no Walmart account would be afraid miles would be hard to get

Cons

Red Flag #1 have to pay your way to them to possibly get hired . #2 pMicromanagement, #3 charges $1000 for end of job damages ( drivers say I will not get that back when I leave ) no detention pay, does NOT pay full miles driven ( zip to zip) , no vacation pay, no extras, no truck washes , No lounge except for getting trucks worked on & closes at 5 , yard is ridiculous, not family oriented, depressing office , No help at night or weekends , horror stories by other drivers, they are only worried

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Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Jul 19, 2024

Owner is a horrible micromanager, very unprofessional, got too tired to drive and got screamed at saying I'm hurting the company. Had faulty equipment that wasn't dot legal. When I reported the issue they never would fix it always told me I didn't know what I was talking about. Tried getting me to take broken trailers to shippers then get yelled at when they get rejected. They make you do run your clock out doing 30 mile runs for 0.57cpm and no detention. Trying to get home you may get home weeks after you were supposed to. Absolutely useless night dispatch, I'm pretty sure ants could dispatch better. Overall horrible unsafe illegal company needs shutdown ASAP!

Pros

I get a paycheck I have a place to sleep I can throw trash away

Cons

Horrible pay, No social life, Not treated as a person Illegal and unsafe

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Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Current Employee - Jul 19, 2024

Owner is a horrible micromanager, very unprofessional, got too tired to drive and got screamed at saying I'm hurting the company. Had faulty equipment that wasn't dot legal. When I reported the issue they never would fix it always told me I didn't know what I was talking about. Tried getting me to take broken trailers to shippers then get yelled at when they get rejected. They make you do run your clock out doing 30 mile runs for 0.57cpm and no detention. Trying to get home you may get home weeks after you were supposed to. Absolutely useless night dispatch, I'm pretty ants could dispatch better. Overall horrible unsafe illegal company needs shutdown ASAP!

Pros

I get a paycheck, I have a truck to sleep since I can't go home

Cons

Horrible pay, No social life, Not treated as a person Illegal and unsafe

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Equipment and Maintenance
Dispatchers and Managers

Salary Surveys

Company Driver - 4 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Joliet, IL on Nov 19, 2024

$1,728 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Joliet, IL on Nov 18, 2024

$769 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 2 Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Illinois on Oct 12, 2024

$1,100 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Joliet, IL on Jul 19, 2024

$600 per week

Current Employee

Yes

Company Driver - 5+ Years CDL Experience

Surveyed in Joliet, IL on Jul 19, 2024

$500 per week

Current Employee

Yes