Jim Palmer. Interested driver wants the inside scoop!

For those who lease, does anyone know if they can pick their own loads off a load board?

 

You do not pick your loads they send you one. I'm in they're training now my trainer is a lease op. They keep us moving we have only sat one day in last three weeks. Pretty solid company and everyone I've dealt with is nice. Glad I made the choose I did.

 

Any Jim Palmer Drivers here? Would love to hear some more. I got a call back today after speaking to a recruiter for the 3rd time. Seem very friendly. I will be in a late September Orientation. Woukd love to hear some input on routes, trucks, etc...

 

Routes typically runs northwest to no further than Ohio and northwest to Texas but they will run in lanes that you may prefer. remember the lanes are Prime freight lanes so chance could go all over 48 but most of us rarely go East coast. Starting pay is .40 per mile or higher depending on experience and fuel bounus is paid weekly which can be from 50$ to 150$ a week extra.

 

Thx Chuckie1 I pulled reefer years ago for FFE out of Dallas. We did a ton of night running. Really not a fan. Running until 2 or 3 am no biggie. Starting at 2-3am is fine just not a fan of starting my 14 at 7 or 8 PM How much of that do you get?

 

It depends on the area sometimes but not a lot but it's reefer to grocery warehouses so early deliveries and sleep sometimes can be hecked...however you will up down weeks may go two weeks 2800 to 3200'miles plus and get stuck on a meat back haul and that can drop
You down to 1500 to 1900 miles in a week cause meat plants are meat plants. Overall my experience has been 75% good out of two years just Prime controls the freight way to much granted its their trailers.

 

Yeah I hauled meat out of Co and that sucked big time waiting for inspectors ugghh Once waited two days on an export load. As long as i can average close to 2500 thats fine but any less its not for me. Hate sitting

 

Anybody knows how they assign the trucks? Do you get to pick or do you get what's available

 

Depends on what they have but u usually can pick if company lease u chose

 

I called the main office and was impressed that I had a great conversation with Darrel Wilson, the CEO. To me, this is the company I want to go with