Prime Inc driver thread

Hilarious IP

 

Well, even on the company side "it is your own truck." At say Swift for instance, if you take time off at home, your truck will probably be signed-out to another driver while you're gone. At Prime, its your truck until its called back in.

As far as "putting out money" is concerned on the lease side - there are no payments from you to the company to get into it. Yup, there are fixed costs including the tractor lease payment (that includes insurance) - but you're being paid a percentage of the load revenue, fuel surcharge and accessorial payments. In other words, they give you a big pot of money that you pay your expenses out of - what is left is yours. Run efficiently, and it works out in your favor.

 

thanks for the info ip. maybe when i get to orientation i will inquire into it. at least get a better idea of what the $$$ comes out to be.

 

Best advice... go company for a year or two until you get the hang of things. Driving a class 8 truck is a whole different world from what you're used to - and doing it efficiently enough to profit from a business takes experience.

 

thanks for the advice. one of those nice things to know before getting to orientation, next week.

 

hey fellow prime drivers, anyone else getting these short 100-300 mile runs up in the northeast? the past 3 weeks ive been stuck in va, md, pa, ny, and nj. did i piss someone off or what?

 

YES!!! and they fing SUCK!!! who is your fm... LOL bet we have the same one LOL

 

i have cody in denver

 

WOW we dont... Our FM seems to like to keep us up there... Only time he ever leaves his "home" PA is when he has a student...

 

i was suppose to get a student but last weekend a trailer caught my driver side door pulling it forward. i was able to get it closed but now i cant open it. i want to get that fixed before i get someone on the truck with me. and all last month i was in and out of shops with engine problems. i am not having a very good summer.