I applied for usa truck

hows that leasing going?

 

PRIME, SWIFT, the Great Orange Pumpkin all are miles ahead of USA, They have done you a favor that later you may write them a thank you letter for..... This is great for you, be happy things are looking up.

 

Regarding Prime: It all depends on whether you go lease or company. I understand company drivers get their butts run off, but they have to maintain a certain MPG on the truck or they will get fired. The lease program works for some, but not for others. Mine worked just fine until the beginning of this year, then it went to ....well, you know the end of that one. It all depends on who your fleet manager ends up being. Some of them will run you until your payments are current for the week then shoot you a crap load, others will do everything they can to make you as profitable as you can be. They all run on electronic logs, so that may crimp your style a little. However, if you've never had to keep a log book before, you won't know the difference.

I left Prime and went back to Swift. The truck payments are almost half of what Prime's was, they have more trust in their drivers and they do not have e-logs. Company drivers are forced dispatch, lease and o/o are not. So far, I like it just fine here. I have the driver manager I asked for, the truck I asked for and even the color I wanted. Again, your driver manager has your paycheck in his or her hands. Get yourself a good one if you can.

The thing to keep in mind is every company, large or small, is going to have its own brand of BS. It just amounts to what kind of BS you're willing to tolerate.

 

good luck jbutcher

 

Stay on the board let us know how it works out..

 

leasing going good better then being a company driver thats for sure

 

i would tell them anything that you think my hinder you starting the process with usa. you dont want to be concerned about something that might come up later and and get you booted out after you have put all this effort into this. also you want you want to be able to deal with all the other stuff your going to go through. Good luck and just do yur best.