Prime inc lease owner ops

wanderer brotha seems to me you have something most don't have,, a positive attitude. that will take you far. you driving company first for a short time will do nothing but help you. myself like many on here do not like the lease deals for many reasons, that in no way effects how it may work for you. and that want be answered till you do it. ive been in this 20 plus years seen a lot I would like to see more youngsters getting into this and have the attitude you have, so to you I say good luck and go for it.. you want know until you try!! GOOD LUCK...

 

Prime truck note are 945.00 a week that just truck note.its force dispatch even tho they say it's not. You have to kiss the dispatcher butt. If he don't like you you will not make money. Yes you get fuel discount, but fuel tax and hwy use tax offset the
saving. As for all they guys above talking about 3rd for lease , that's true but you paid 204,000 in 156 payments plus you have a 72, 000 dollar buy out .. so we are up to 276,000 for one truck not counting intrest. So where's the great deal your getting???? I'll wait ... yes I have all the numbers. So let me put the lies to rest. First to the guy who said 227,000 you made brought home 74000. First with a truck note that high you had to pay the company to take your vacation, then you paid truck note, and you kiss butt.

 

Yep. They take advantage of people who don't bother working out the numbers, or can't work them out. Seems logical and common sense. They are a great company to start with though as a company driver. Good training and well maintained equipment.

 

So... doesn't look like you've ever driven for Prime. How would you know?

 

OK your bragging, but the numbers don't add up. Someone please answer this. Why if you made 841,000 dollars would you pay over priced tags, insurance, permits, truck note which is three times what they are paying, use there tax service which is 320.00, can't pick your own loads, the average load is 1.20 thats
on 72% without fuel taken out so that would mean it's inflated so it's really 85 cent like they promised. These numbers hurt don't they? 600.00 for fridge,120.00 for tie covers,600 chain box, health insurance 650 a month for gold coverage which would not be on settlement because it comes out of your bank account. Truck set at 62 on pedal and 65 on cruise . Now you where saying ??? 4 leases X 3yrs a piece =12 yrs
You said you been there 9yrs. Here's another fact transfer 5.00 a week. You cleared 74,000 , I cleared 71,279.39 from January to April 23. What you didn't tell these nice people, prime gives you a percentage of the student you train pay en en after they get their own truck. So why is your lease so great again. Humm mm I'll wait. Lease is based off people to impatient to build their own credit. So trucking companies took notice and put lease in place so the could take advantage of this weakness. Taking candy from a baby. Even if you pay the truck off you paid for two company trucks. So it's win win for the company. While in China , don't drink gold water it's not tea it's pee. Just saying. The average person who owns their truck make 1.50 more a mile than you. They go home when they want, they are there own dispatch, they don't pay 3980 a month truck note. Your expenses are at lease 2800 with fuel a week and you never get 3000 miles. Most owner ops don't live in their truck and when they do it well be a condo sleep (200+inches). So your lease is great why??? Oh maybe because you make the owner of the company richer???? You sir are part of the problem spreading misinformation to recruit people any one want more numbers, I have them. You pay for reefer fuel, they only pay 28% of your tolls if your running the northeast your end of the bill will be about 251.00 a week more if you cross the George Washington more then once(68 or70) dollars heading north it's no charge going south. FYI anyone who's been driving the northeast short loads pay good 2.00-4-00 sometimes more. But prime won't tell you this lol. That the difference between lease and independent oo . You have no control over your money. Sure you say you have cars and houses. I'll fly any where to see the proof, a lie don't care who tell it long as you get out. Oh as for your taxes prime tax guy say 2800 per 10000 ... at 70000 that's 19600 .. hope you got it..so anybody that can do simple math can see your not telling the truth. That trip to China with cruise included would have very easy covered the down payment on a reasonable truck. I noticed you didn't mention your family, so I did math on your trip just based off you alone.

 

That 945.00 is a new truck also a week. Sorry bullhauler lol.

 

My little brother just quit there lol.

 

...and?

Did he lease a truck? For how long? What happened with that?

There's a vast difference between leasing a business asset to generate revenue, and spending nearly a grand a week on a $150,000 truck that you will end up with the title to. There isn't a "balloon payment" on a leased truck... you turn it back in, as you will never receive the title to the vehicle per the contract.

 

He turned it in after I read his lease and laugh so hard till I cried. At 3yrs which equals 156 payments 147,420 if he wanted to buy the truck it was 72500 to buy that's 219,925 lol that's just funny ..so is that a deal no. That's without intrest. He was there 3 or 4 months lol ...

 

I just told him to buy a truck.