ok I bit the bullet and put an app in with prime I will see what happens

The spec for company trucks is 58 on the pedal, and 62 on cruise. The reason for that is because fuel costs $4 per gallon. If it was still $1.50 you wouldn't be limited that much. You have a choice... go somewhere else, get paid a lot less, and spend a lot more at the fuel pump. Or the way Prime does it. No one starts newbs at 42-cpm. It's a financial decision Prime made during the fuel-price spike during '09 that has paid handsome dividends. During the recession, Prime was one of the few large companies that actually expanded because we drivers helped toe the line on fuel costs. Since then, they have rewarded company drivers with two across the board wage raises totaling 3-cpm.

For the most part, the larger carriers limit their trucks somewhere in the 60 to 70 mph range, so you're not gaining that much somewhere else. Also, we are subject to dispatch to Canada where a number of provinces require trucks to be limited to 65 mph. There is a rather stiff fine if they find your truck isn't limited.

So... whining about 3 mph???

I worked on the company side for 3-years and never heard a word about it except that they had a lease program. I had to ask many drivers about it, and go over to leasing to ask for a sample copy of the lease to find out anything about it. Anyone who "pushes leasing" is walking a fine line that leads to termination.

Company drivers earn 1 home day for each week out, and you need to be out 3 weeks between home visits. You can take up to 4 days per visit, not including your arrival and departure days. It has nothing to do with where you live, outside of Florida because of the freight situation there. Prime strictly limits the number of hires in Florida because of this. FMs are required to help get you home when you request it. Those who try to keep you out are also walking a fine line that leads to termination.

Company drivers also earn a week of paid vacation (happy Chuck?) for every 125,000 dispatched miles. This starts after you upgrade to A-seat.

If the doctor who examines you determines that you may have sleep apnea, he will make that medical diagnosis leading to a sleep test. BMI is only one of a number of factors that are used to make this determination. That being said, if you need to be on a CPAP machine, Prime will help you with the financing, and will work with you to make sure that you stay healthy on the road. A number of drivers have posted that this is one of the best things that has ever happened to them because of the improvement in their quality of life.

 

I'm still here been solo for about a month now. Went thru the psd program and received my cdl. I like it so far it is rough on the family you leave behind I'm beginning to worry the stress on my fiance at home writhe the house and kids is becoming to much.

 

You and I both.

 

Is this true? How would they know what you're doing with your money?

 

Well, the trainer for one will know if you're eating or not and when you consider that a V8 is $1.89 and 2 hotdogs are $3 at the truck stop with Laundry being another $10.00 for 7 pairs of pants, shirts, drawers and pairs of socks..................................

 

I budgeted $100 a week to survive on the road with the majority of meals being groceries, but maybe this isn't realistic. If there is a time that my family needed help at home I would send some $. If that's frowned upon, I just won't until I'm bumped to the $600/wk.