Prime Inc driver thread

I ran across a trainer with one of these guys last year. He had difficulty understanding English, and he'd never seen or used a computer before. He certainly couldn't be described as "Bubba."

 

Run into quite a few in Canada , more BUDDA than BUBBA types.

 

I think the training is actually 30,000 miles now...

 

Im looking forward to going with prime. I start Sept.6. I gave up my cdl and left trucking 4 years ago. So i have to start from scratch. I'm looking to lease. Does prime run coast to coast? whats the average length of haul? I Know how to keep my mouth shut and rarely turn down loads , but to much of the north east gets under skin. How much can I average after expenses... taxes, health care, everything. I know it can vary allot just need a idea. How many LO does prime have?

 

Yup.

Doesn't matter if your a lease op at Prime. We don't get paid by the mile.

Runs are short, rates are good. I like the NE. But we pull freight all across the lower 48. In a lot of ways load assignment is a game of "Wheel of Fortune."

I'm averaging better than $1100 net. It depends on how good you are at containing your costs. How many lease ops does Prime have? I'd guess better than 3,000...

 

Thats right it's 72% of the line haul.

 

Ive been on the truck less than two months n Ive already been from coast to coast lol It is 30,000 miles now, Im workin on that now

There was a guy in my PSD class that was from..... not sure where, but some other country somewhere, none of the instructors would take him because he couldnt understand what they were telling him to do. They also couldnt understand him

 

Ill keep it updated on my thread I started. On home time right now. Havent been home since May 13th, need to reenergize for the month straight were going to run when we get back at it.

 

New to trucking... I applied for Prime a couple days ago and they left a message today saying i was approved. When i got the chance to call her back, she had already left the office and would be gone for the holiday and back in on the 5th. Needless to say, i'm very excited. Hopefully all goes well when i do finally get in touch with them next week. Just one question.... I live in Arizona about 20 min west of Phoenix, and i am wondering how often is there loads or routes in and around phoenix. I don't think i have even seen a Prime truck on I-10 near Phoenix, i have when going down I-10 to california... Would i have opportunity to even get home(i know its OTR and shouldn't expect often but it would be nice knowing that if i needed to get home at times would be available for me to do so) i noticed alot of posts with guys doing mostly midwest or at least nothing west of say places like Chicago. Like i said i am new, and i am still researching and trying to learn as much information as i can. Any comments and/or advice about Prime would be greatly appreciated. thx