How to go about quitting Prime

First year can get pretty frustrating at times. Right there with you, buddy.

The ups & downs can be pretty dramatic at times, but you have to keep it all in perspective.

I was told right from the get go, and it has proven true....... your definately going to have some periods where you just want to chuck it all and quit. It definately ain't roses all the time! And, man....sometimes it seems like it absolutely sucks in the moment.

Always give it a day or two to reflect on the situation. Things usually seem much different after taking that pause. Maybe...maybe not. But, definately don't make any decisions in haste.

Looks like you've done just that, but seemed to merit mention.

Communication is the key. This whole thing we do is totally dependant on relationships and attitude. From our dispatcher, to the shippers & recievers......and more. I was told this in the beginning, and how true it has been.

Wish you the best
&
PEACE

 

Suck it up, if your not getting miles change DMs.

Better check to see if it qualifies as a student loan, there not covered by bankruptcies.

First year sucks for alot of reasons. Your at a company where you should be making alright money.

 

Read thru the thread, advise stays the same. Buck up, if your DM isnt giving you miles, I don't care about his manor being nice, hes not your friend. This is a business relationship. No mile get a new DM.

And yes the first year has a considerable amount of adjusting for you, but lack of miles this time of year should not be one of them.

 

OPs first post... he's had TWO lousy weeks. There can be a lot of reasons for that, and that's why we're suggesting first that he should stick it out, and second actually TALK to his fleet manager about it. After all, it's been only TWO bad weeks. It might be that he's had the bad luck of running all week and delivering after payrolll cutoff.

 

Company side it is pretty much a requirement, now if you have a good reason to go out of route you. An relay that to your F/M and most will give you the ok to do so. Plus any extra out of route miles you do just remember you do not get paid for those.

 

Read through the whole thread. My first reaction was to scream "Jobs are not there to make you HAPPY!!!!!!!" but reading through the rest I will tell you that IP, ChuckTaylor and the rest are pretty much on target.
It is a job, and it is a lifestyle. The lifestyle is what you have to get used to. If you do, and you treat the job like a JOB, communicate effectively, develop that rapport with your coworkers (dispatchers, road assist, ETC) and WORK to make your job more enjoyable, you will do fine and maybe find a little happiness.

Being happy and getting satisfaction out of your job depends 100% on what and how much YOU put into it! Nobody is going to facilitate those things.

 

My suggestion would be to stick it out your first year or two and KEEP YOUR RECORD CLEAN. There's a lot of smaller (250 trucks or less) companies that are begging for drivers with 1-2 years of experience, and will have much better benefits, home time, high mileage runs, and some actually have regional divisions of runs where they do get you home on a regular basis unlike Prime. And one other thing(and never mind those Prime cheerleaders on here, they are actually paid office people monitoring forums)DO NOT EVER GO LEASE PURCHASE FOR ANY COMPANY WHATSOEVER!! That includes companies like Prime, Trans Am, Kllm, Hirschbach, etc. It is nothing but a scam advertised as if you will be your own boss and run like an owner operator. What it really is, is you will rent a truck from them, be charged an exhorbitant lease payment per week, it's another way for unscrupulous large companies to have the driver bear all of the costs of operating the truck, and when they get done bleeding you dry(like they tried doing to a friend of mine) they put another student into the meat grinder.

 

All the Prime associates, with the exception of Chucktaylor who is a former driver, who have replied to this thread are active drivers, including myself.