Considering Prime, Sell me

Ive been in some pretty hefty winds, and the truck gets thrown around quite a bit. Ive never pulled a reefer, but from watching them on the highways, id say they get thrown around a heck of a lot more then we do.
Yep, flatbed right out of the gate, they tried to get me to train reefer first, but I insisted on waiting for a flatbed trainer to come available. I waited a few more days then the reefer guys had to for a trainer. Check out my Thread NOOB or ORD's. pretty good reading on the things you can expect while training here.

 

So I suppose the dozens of YOUR company DRIVERS that I have talked to that had nothing but bad things to say about Prime didn't know what they were talking about either...I find that interesting they must have lied to me about it...you almost had me sold on Prime til I just found out them drivers lied to me....bahahaha

 

I know enough that I will not drive for Prime...bahahaha...but I will give it to you and ORD you show pride in the company you two drive for and I gotta give you two respect for that not many drivers take pride in the company or their jobs...and that's okay in my book!

 

Well, obviously there are drivers who don't like their company (whichever one it may be) and other drivers who love that same company. Some stay. Some go. Some lease, some stay company. You are still basing your opinion on 2nd hand information. It may be good, it may be bad.

My husband says Prime is a good company, and if certain issues hadn't cropped up at home, he'd still be there. Does that mean he's lying? No. Are those other drivers lying? Not necessarily. Prime isn't for everyone, and not everyone is right for Prime. Insert any company in the country for Prime.

TL: DR No company is for everyone.

 

You really should get out more. According to ATA data the 2011 turnover rate was 81% for truckload drivers. Thats industry wide. With a company the size of Prime, it sounds like you could find a few more drivers complaining if you really wanted to.

In any case, in an industry with an exceptionally high turnover rate, you have identified a few drivers that are unhappy. So, what's your point?

 

By far the best comment on here so far. 2nd hand information means a lot when you are looking for at company. You take information in sort though it and make a decision on the company as a whole off the experience of former and current employee don't matter if it's one or a thousand. Like when I have someone come up and ask me how my life was in the Army and ask me if I think they should join. I tell them about my expericencies and they ask questions and they take in the information and from my me telling them how it is in garrison to a war zone they know how the Army works as whole. So 2nd hand information is a important factor when considering a driving job.

 

I dont need to get out more been around the world twice and dont care to see no more of it. The point is to stay open minded when considering the opportunies available to a person which is a wide number of options.

 

Inform!! The last company I drove for paid by HHG which is post office to post office shortest route possible regardless of the truck routes so by the end of the year there was roughly 14,000 miles I drove and wouldn't get paid for so around $4000 lost taking the routes the company wanted me too. I prefer to get paid by practical miles which is the distance from post office to post office by the most practical truck route. There is a company by the name of Timeline by where I live that has a waiting list to get hired on because the turnover rate is so small. I know most of the drivers and talk to them quite a bit because they haul into the plant I haul out of and not one of them has a bad thing to say about the company(2nd hand information being used to make a decision). So far been on the list since May and not a single driver has quit so the company itself is doing the right thing for the drivers. So don't disregard second information because it pays to listen.

 

Reefer trailers do get moved by the wind more than FB. Done both. Depending on the flatbed load though how bad it is. Got caught in a good storm today with high winds, and didnt get moved much, but my load doesnt present much of a target and its heavy.