Prime says I must lease right out of school

Simply do not do it, tell them to pound sand.

 

Looks like King Kong puked or sneezed on that Pete, that is one ugly ride.

 

Don’t do it! You may not understand why now, but you will understand if you do it. There are way better options if you do proper research and have patience.

 

Lol talk about bully tactics

 

NPR did a story on the Lease SCAM at Prime. I searched for the story and cannot find it. Basically if you are looking for a way to work for close to free then you have found your solution. You will make more money if you work for minimum wage. In other words.......
DON'T SIGN THE LEASE!!!!

Long Haul Trucking Means Better Prices For Consumers, But Drivers Suffer Low Wages

Here it is..... READ THIS!!!

 

at the moment, you have no experience.

DO NOT get into ANY lease deals with ANY company.

get your experience first, like 1 year at least, learn the job. heck, you may not even like trucking and might get out, then you' still have that contract to pay off and get out of.

 

It will take a year to get comfortable driving a big truck. Second it will take a year to get used to and be sure this company is a good fit for you and if you can trust them.
Wilson is a good company and they haul Prime freight.
Chinatown will be by shortly and give you some options.

 

Here is a portion of the NPR story. Please read or better yet listen to the entire podcast. You can download the podcast from WIFI..............

SIKORSKI: They say if you're not stupid and you're not lazy, then you'd make a lot more money being a lease operator, and you're kind of dumb if you pass that up.

ROMER: So Sikorski chose option two. She picked out her truck, financed through Prime - a brand-new blue Freightliner that she named Sapphire. Then she hit the road. But when she started receiving her weekly checks, something didn't seem right.

SIKORSKI: A lot of times, when I'm expecting to see a check for a couple of thousand dollars, I'm getting a bill for, like, $200 or $500 or $1,500.

ROMER: A bill - before Sikorski got her cut, Prime deducted her truck payments, insurance, equipment cost and Prime's percentage as a broker. Also, for an independent contractor, it sure felt like she worked for Prime.

SIKORSKI: So they say that you're not their employee, but you're completely bound to them. You're not allowed to take loads from anyone else. You're not allowed to ask for different loads than what they're giving you.

ROMER: Sikorski worked 70-hour weeks for six months. At the end of it, she had earned just $9,000.

 

ABF Freight Systems is hiring out of Reno, NV. You can be a city or road driver. If City you will be home every day.

 

Yeah, then later the lease driver is told they can make more money and get out of that financial bind if they become a trainer.