prime vs. millis

Who says you have to come here, or anywherefor that matter, and bad mouth them just because YOU had a bad experience? I had a less than wonderful experience with a carrier recently and have shared my experience but have not "bad-mouthed" the company because I saw it as MY experience. That doesn't mean others haven't had better experiences. In fact, many have.

I am not patting myself on the back but just trying to make a point that this site would have the ultimate value to searching drivers that the founders desire it to have if people would come on here and report THEIR experience with a company without stereotyping the company or the industry. There are certain posters on here that you wonder why they are still in the trucking industry with the way they feel about it.

My understanding of the purpose of this site is for individuals who have had experience to come on here and share THEIR experience, good or bad. Give the facts of the situation WITHOUT all the drama and then a prospective driver can come and read honest, non-inflated stories, good and bad, about the company(s) they are considering to make the decision that is best for them.

So, go to the company you chose to go to. If they treat you well, come on here and let people know. If there are some issues to be aware of, come on here and let people know. If you don't like the company and they treat you poorly, come on here and share the FACTS of YOUR situation (and keep in mind it is your exerience and opinion which may or may not be true across the board--and it is usually NOT true across the board for all drivers) and let others considering that company make the decision as to whether your experience would stop them from considerig that company. Keep in mind that if we all liked the same company and there was only ONE company tha would meet everyone's needs, there would only be one trucking company out there.

 

i drove for peime got my lisense through.(+) They make it look like in orientation that the only way you can good money with them is lease from them(-) there company drivers are doin much better than lease drivers(-) I pulled a skate board with them i was in ca just as much as i was in north carolina (-) they have nice faclites as you can tell on there websit the one in salt lake is ok i never got went to the one in pittston but heard decent about it(+) they have got to get that money for those faciltes from some where...maybe drivers aint sayin they do aint sayin they dont(?) they are a good company but i have a family and like to remeber what they looked like...i dont know nethang about millis but as always what didnt work for me might work for you if you go with them i would recomend company driver over lease i about lost alot of what i own cause i leased from them hine sight is 20/20 i guess if you have ne ?s u can pm me

 

from what i could take from it all...is you could make money from lease back when they set it up but they aint updated it....kinda like not gettin a cost of livin raise if that makes any sense.....there lease department is kinda behind times so to speak but they will still get there $$$ for truck payment fuel and such which puts you on the negative side of thangs....not to mention if you have the credit or a good co signer you could got buy your own truck for half of what you pay at prime

 

HideyHo MrBig,

I talked to a Prime Recruiter for the 3rd time and am also preapproved, she says "let me know when and I will get you a bus ticket to oreintation"

Since I already have my cdl-a and all endorsements except Hazmat,
AND since all the other companies are turning me down because I just graduated from a driving school, and they cant make any money by sending me to there school, or they are not hiring right now, or I dont live in there hiring area, or, or , or , or , or



I am ready to call Prime back and get my ticket so I can at least get some experience for when the economy gets better, to bad I have to find that if there are ANY good posts for Prime they are all in the "Bad truck companies" forums.

So are you approved to go to there Orientation? and then start driving for the 60,000 miles as a team like they told me ?

Right now I just want a job and I think Prime looks better than CR England. What does everyone else think ?

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/prime/

hey check this thread out,,,

 

Hey MrBig,
Well, I will be making money right off with Prime since I already have my CDL, I will just have to get in 60,000 truck miles with the trainer and will go solo, I have no intent of Leasing for at least a couple of years. My CDL Instructor says you need at least 2 years to learn the roads, timing and where The Truckstops are for fueling. He has been a company and O/O before going to work instructing at the college.
Maybe see you around, I have to decide by Monday.

Good luck and good Roads

 

Prime is a terrible company to work for, Millis is one of the few semi-large companies that still treats a driver with some decency and respect. If you want to stay east of the big river, you'll have no problem there.