My Prime INC Experience. (A Running Log)

LOL MY name here = was my nickname from being on the Flight Team for the Bowling Green State University Flying Team over 20 years ago. The Spot landing competition(like landing on an aircraft carrier) and the tires would "smoke" when you hit the target for points. SMOKIN and BOLES is my name. No relation to cigarettes or anything else for that matter.

 

Yeah, from everything I've read here, it is definitely one of the better starter companies.

I thought taking the passenger seat out was what makes it a l/w?

 

No. Lightweight trucks don't have a top bunk. They have a shorter sleeping compartment due to (in the case of the cascadia) the storage bank behind the seats not being there.

 

Prime inc uses hhg miles. Crow fly miles

 

I RESIGNED FROM PRIME IN 05/20/2013 AND TOOK SOME FAMILY TIME OFF. PRIME INC HAS BEEN CALLING ME A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK ABOUT MY PROGRESS AND ANY LUCK FINDING A LOCAL JOB. EVEN WITH MY EXPERIENCE, I HAVE FOUND THAT GETTING A LOCAL JOB IS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. I HAVE MY TANKER ENDORSEMENT, BUT DOWN HERE IN TEXAS ALL THE LTL COMPANIES ARE REQUIRING HAZMAT, DOUBLE/TRIPLES, TANKER AS WELL AS TWIC CARD. IF I DONT GET A LOCAL JOB BY 06/18/2013 I WILL BE GOING BACK TO PRIME INC AS A "COMPANY" DRIVER. i WILL SACRIFICE THE .05/MILE EXTRA FOR A LIGHT WEIGHT AND DEMAND A FULL-SIZE. SINCE I WAS A CDL INSTRUCTOR, TNT TRAINER, AND HAD 8.5MPH AVG IN A FULL SIZE FOR A COUPLE YEARS THERE, I DONT SEE A PROBLEM WITH THEM GIVING ME A FULL-SIZE TRUCK. THE TRICK TO GETTING A FULL-SIZE TRUCK AT FIRST IS GET A PASSENGER ENDORSEMENT AND ASK A G/F OR A RELATIVE TO SIGN IT. HAVING A PASSENGER ENDORSEMENT HELPS GETTING A FULL-SIZE.

 

Really, any louder and they wouldnt have needed the forum.

 

Started my tnt yesterday so far so good my trainer is really relaxed and laid back. Far better than psd was. 1000 miles in one day so far. I will take it. Also got my first check today Not much but I know prime has my back.