Prime has the SLOWEST sorry trucks on the road today, it's not even close

I don't drive for Prime, but the last 2 months I've averaged 9.5 mpg running 60mph. I get home every weekend for a 34, so hours don't really matter much. But the truth comes down to the fact that running faster will bring home more per day, but less per load.

Honestly, the #1 thing you get from slowing down is less stress. It will reduce how much you care about the other people passing you, or the people you pass. It reduces the volatility of paychecks. It gives you the option to speed up if it will help avoid a collision.

I guess if you want to be bothered by how slow someone is going, go ahead, but you probably care more about it than them.

Also, I'm not the kind of person to gamble with my rent check. I'd rather get the sure money today, than bet on whether I'll be able to get more loads later in the week. It's a lot easier to control where your money goes, than where it comes from.

 

SHHHHH!! Don't be giving them ideas!

 

for safety and $$$

ant of the ugly crashes you see have a major common trait. Going too fast.
also yes , we are well financially enticed to drive slower. 4 figure paychecks don't lie.

 

Oops wrong thread

 

Realistically you need to call prime.
Number is 417-521-3200. That's a main number, ask for the safety dept.
They could give you a better explaination of why we go do Slow.

also it would be better to talk to them rather than the polluted world of internet message boards .

 

you know they'll just be reading off a script, try to ask questions and they'll still repeat it, so no

 

i don't get less stress, i get more stress. cuz there's so many hours in the day. and if i don't make it before end of day. i'm spending the night in a place i don't want to be.

slow makes me so unstressed, i fall asleep. so i'll stick with fast. keeps me awake and alert.

 

He didn't say to call recruiting. He said when you get the Prime operator ask for safety.

Someone asked why Prime drivers are encouraged to drive slow, and Safety will give a better answer than any yahoo, including myself, around here.

 

Not very good at Jr HS math?

A company guy averaging
around 8.5 mpg brings home an extra
$5k per year. In my operation it's about $22,000 per year.

You need to quit assuming that every carrier is as screwed up as USA Truck. BTW... you didn't start at 65-CPM out of school. That's BS.