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Howard Transportation or Prime, I must decide soon!!

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by Rowdy Finn, Jan 3, 2011.

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  1. Jan 3, 2011 #1
    Rowdy Finn

    Rowdy Finn Bobtail Member

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    Just graduated from N. Carolina Truck Driver Training School 2 1/2 wks. ago. Sent out apps. and got replies from Howard Transportation out of Laurel, Miss. (flatbeds) and Prime, Inc. Approved at both. Howard pays .04/mi. more to start. Anybody have any advice or opinions that might help me with this decision?
     
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  3. Jan 3, 2011 #2
    TDriver4Life

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    Between those two I would choose Howard because Howard makes their own products, power transformers, so you will always have outbound freight. I am told they look for back hauls to get you back to their plants. You might get a load that does not take you back right away, you might get a load to get you to where the freight is for their products. Hope this helps :yes2557:
     
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  4. Jan 3, 2011 #3
    123456

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    You could go with prime,

    less money

    less hometime................Hmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!!!
     
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  5. Jan 3, 2011 #4
    Rowdy Finn

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    Thanks for the advice.
     
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  7. Jan 3, 2011 #5
    Rowdy Finn

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    That would be less money per mile, for sure. Is the less hometime a given?
     
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  8. Jan 4, 2011 #6
    Rowdy Finn

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    Anybody else have any opinions?
     
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  9. Jan 4, 2011 #7
    Rowdy Finn

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    Someone's got to have some advice??!!
     
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  10. Jan 4, 2011 #8
    garybob

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    click on the Prime button at the top of this page. More info then you can digest in a week!
     
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  11. Jan 5, 2011 #9
    The Challenger

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    I would go with Howard Transportation. I have heard less about them than Prime and that means a lot in this business. Seeing that they have a terminal in NC means you'll get home more than you would with Prime. There are lots of negative about Prime; if you are overweight and max out in the BMI chart, they send you home. Good luck in whatever you choose.

    KH
     
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  12. Jan 5, 2011 #10
    Rowdy Finn

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    Thanks KH, my only reservation with Howard is the darn auto-shift trannys they have gone to. If not for that I would be pretty confident in going with them. Worried about future sideways and hopefully upward career-path moves?
     
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