Tiny Tractors

Discussion in 'Prime' started by precisionpower, Dec 8, 2013.

  1. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Y'all are getting free CDL training, no one starts rookies at 42-CPM+ especially in brand new equipment, and the whole point of the LW program was a lot more loads from from our major clients - which we got. More loads means less sitting and more miles for company guys.

    And all ya can do is whine. Pathetic.
     
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  3. Longarm

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    There sure as hell ain't .05 cpm worth of 'comfort' in a condo over a lw tractor.

    --Pack light.

    --Be a bit creative with your storage.

    --Put even more $ in yer savings account every week.

    Or maybe you just wanted to come out here for a pleasure cruise?
     
  4. n3ss

    n3ss Heavy Load Member

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    Whose whining?
     
  5. slowpoke89

    slowpoke89 Road Train Member

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    Aside from the motor being a bit on the weak side, it's very possible to make it work. The extra .05 really does help.
     
  6. precisionpower

    precisionpower Light Load Member

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    How much more are you "really" making? Your driving a tiny lil truck, Thinking your making "good" money,
    then run around @ 58 mph??

    I make just as much, Driving a kenworth with a normal sleeper, has Full power to do the speed limit in a head wind, And i don't have e-logs either.

    I don't need a giant sleeper, as i don't keep much in the truck, (No T.V., Microwave, Etc.) So i "could" make due with a LW as you guys call them... But i'd have to make VERY good money. In our business..TIME is money And running 55-58 mph is costing you time and $$$$
     
  7. JimmyBones

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    Not really, since we're planned at 45.
     
  8. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    The bottom line is controlled by the fuel bill... speed and driving the broad side of a barn just don't cut it.
     
  9. Longarm

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    You're missing the point. In the context of this thread, it's irrelevant what you drive or how fast.

    The bottom line is this. A company driver at Prime in a mini will, assuming a 100k mile year for simplicities sake, make 5k more than a company driver in a condo. A couple cabinets and what?, 3 square feet of 'comfort', oh! and don't forget the top bunk! I need that for when I have slumber parties! That's a trade off I'll take all day long.

    As to time = money...in trucking? eh, not necessarily.
     
  10. Longarm

    Longarm Road Train Member

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    Wat?

    "Hi, FM, you do realize this truck only goes 57, right?" lol
     
  11. ironpony

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    62... but that's on cruise.
     
  12. Oi!

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    Oh, the good old pick up friday morning and deliver monday afternoon 400 mile babysitter run.
     
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