Considering Prime, Sell me

um. whats a brutha........ is that anything like a Big Bertha? If so you don't mess with her.

 

So what's your story? How long did you drive for Prime, or are you just guessing based on the truckstop Bravo Sierra you've overheard?

 

You forgot about the self-heating and massaging butt cushions on the seat, and the A.I. of KITT from knight rider in every truck!

 

Aight this has been covered a million times, including my own thread, but here we go....

If you go through Prime PSD you will be out 3-4 weeks, need 75 hours of driving time (according to my former tnt trainer) then you go back to test out.
Once you pass the tests, you get your CDL and are a Prime employee. Then you start getting paid at $600 a week or 12cpm, whichever is greatest.

And again THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR TRAINING!!!! If you stay a year you dont OWE ANYTHING.

If you come in with your cdl already, then you will have to do more miles. Starting pay is less, but bumps up to $600 after awhile.

 

Is this when the payback year starts at say aprox. 6 mons. after your hire date ? So your talking more than a year at 600. + or - ?

Then is there a miraculous transition to what, and when ?

As in how other majors dont pay flat rate but.27 - .30 pr mile etc. for a newb and disclose incremental increase charts publicly so one knows the long term compensation outlook in advance ?

Just a few holes in the briefing you are enlightening me on. I honestly do apreciate it...

There is no disclosure on base compensation for ongoing tenure or miles or lease structure whatever after the initial game plan of 600 or .12 on the corporate website that I can account for. Seems worth the investigation you know !?

Is there a thread or area to accomodate this relevant data for consideration ?

 

Sheesh. You guys make it more difficult then it really is. If you come in PSD, once you have your CDL, and go out with your trainer, you earn a guaranteed $600 or 12cpm, whichever is greater, while you are doing your training miles.

If you come in with your CDL, you get $500/wk or 10cpm, whichever is greater, for four weeks, at which time, your pay grade is automatically upgraded to the $600 or 12cpm rate.

Both of those rates are for the time you are in TNT. Once get done with training, and go solo, you are then paid at 33cpm until 80,000 miles. THEN you get 34cpm. JCW went solo beginning of November, and was bumped up to 34cpm on the 3/3/2012 paycheck. Your training miles apply to your miles for pay upgrade, but NOT vacation. If you get a lightweight truck, you get the 5cpm bonus.

If you take more than 4 days hometime, you turn in your truck. And probably get another one when you get off hometime. This will result in more days down, as the new-to-you truck will have to be looked over, etc so on and so forth. So, don't take more than 4 days of HT. The day you get home is NOT counted as a day of HT and it may take some time before you get your load assigned heading out. We've had 4 days of HT turn into almost 6. It's not good for the paycheck. Actually, it REALLY sucks.

Your paycheck starts when you are available for dispatch after you get your TNT trainer. If you take 6 months to get 75 to 100 hours of PSD, then you probably don't belong driving a truck. Most folks get that done in 10 to 17 days. So, with the 4 -5 days of orientation and the couple of down days between CDL and leaving w/ trainer, 5 weeks, TOPS before you get an actual paycheck.

Once you are solo, you can look forward to things like fuel bonuses (sliding scale, beginning at 7.25 mpg). Detention (don't hold your breath).

You will learn all about the pay scale and when things kick in at orientation. If you are interested in lease, that's where you'll learn about that. There is also a thread here that I believe U2 started, but ORD put in the updated pay scale.

JCW adds: My TNT was from July 31 to Oct. 21. He recommends you take a few days HT before you go take your upgrade. Once you upgrade into your own truck, you will likely have to do at least another 3 to 4 weeks before you can get your hometime.

 

NEW DRIVERS DO NOT NEED A TRUCK LEASE!!!! Leasing is starting a business, and you're going to need some experience, cash in reserve, and it helps to have built-up a reputation on the company side first.

 

Thank you DTB. Was hoping youd pop on lol