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Discussion in 'Prime' started by texasbbqbest, Sep 22, 2015.

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  1. Sep 23, 2015 #101
    Jrdude5

    Jrdude5 Heavy Load Member

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    Hope everything works out for you op wishing you the best.
     
    Jrdude5, Sep 23, 2015
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  3. Sep 24, 2015 #102
    FreightlinerGuy

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    This has turned into quite a gig, eh?

    Its pretty crazy they released you, you delivered a load, broke down, and now are being told you need to complete 7,000 more miles. I think you should tell your FM you only have x amount of miles left according to your e-logs/pay stubs, or whatever it is that you use to keep track of the miles. If they say, no, you need to do 7,000 I would ask why? How did they come up with 7k as the number?

    I know it really sucks to have to go back with someone to complete training, but I honestly would go ahead and finish however many miles you need to get on your own. I'm assuming you won't have to any another finishing road test or anything like that since you may have already did it. You will just have to drive for however many miles, right?

    Also, why did you leave ABF to go to Prime? You no doubt would've made 2 x as much at ABF as you would at Prime.
     
    FreightlinerGuy, Sep 24, 2015
    FreightlinerGuy, Sep 24, 2015
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  4. Sep 24, 2015 #103
    coaster

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    Bottom of the Board Guys at ABF take some Abuse !
     
    coaster, Sep 24, 2015
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  5. Sep 24, 2015 #104
    FreightlinerGuy

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    Guys on the bottom of the board of any of the main LTL's take abuse from UPS to OD to Holland to Estes. Just the way it is.
     
    FreightlinerGuy, Sep 24, 2015
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  7. Sep 24, 2015 #105
    coaster

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    Point being, not many want to play that game anymore .
     
    coaster, Sep 24, 2015
    coaster, Sep 24, 2015
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  8. Sep 24, 2015 #106
    michaelg

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    Not even close to 2x as much. Maybe in 15-20 years if he's lucky enough to get a sweet bid.

    I'll give you 2x standard of living though. Home every day/night is hard to put a price on.
     
    michaelg, Sep 24, 2015
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  9. Sep 26, 2015 #107
    texasbbqbest

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    Finally have a chance to respond to this one -

    I got with the powers that be at Prime and am moving forward with training. I don't have a trainer yet though.

    To answer your question about ABF - I left it because I didn't get enough work and OTR was what I was really thinking about doing at the time anyway.

    Now that I've dabbled in the OTR juice, I understand the differences. I really really like driving over the road. However, based on what I've experienced thus far, I wouldn't want to do it forever. I'd like to lay down roots somewhere. Basically since I've been at Prime, I've lived out of my car. It's weird not to have a place to go where you can leave stuff out.

    I think it would be nice to find a regional job that gets me home every weekend, but for now, I'm with Prime until I get enough experience to go elsewhere.
     
    texasbbqbest, Sep 26, 2015
    texasbbqbest, Sep 26, 2015
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  10. Sep 26, 2015 #108
    redoctober83

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    If you haven't figured this out yet, go to prime's website and scroll to the bottom of the page where the quick links are. You'll see you there for print driver elogs....oh forget it, here's the link
    https://dhos.omnitracs.com/dhm/?company=Prime Inc.

    The username is the same you use to log onto the qc and the password is your payroll pin.
     
    redoctober83, Sep 26, 2015
    redoctober83, Sep 26, 2015
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  11. Sep 26, 2015 #109
    Chinatown

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    You already have enough experience to go elsewhere.
    JBS Carriers has a Texas regional that runs 3 states.
    Freymiller
    Tyson Foods
    Decker Truck Line-reefers and flatbeds
    Coastal Transport - local
     
    Chinatown, Sep 26, 2015
    Chinatown, Sep 26, 2015
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  12. Sep 26, 2015 #110
    Chinatown

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    I read a post today that Freymiller is installing driver facing cameras in the trucks. Didn't see anything about it on the website, unless I missed it.
     
    Chinatown, Sep 26, 2015
    Chinatown, Sep 26, 2015
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