I Got Passed by a Prime

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  1. mpd240

    mpd240 Road Train Member

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    You were probably parked and just to tired to notice
     
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    Gawd awful. I’ve seen that one one the road more than once. There is actually one worse that has small puzzle looking pieces.
     
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    Prime pays a serious fuel bonus so most Prime drivers on most loads creep along. They can and do go faster when it is necessary. They just have a stricter definition of necessary than other drivers at other companies.
     
    tscottme, May 16, 2021
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    Apparently, the fuel bonus makes up for the fact that it takes them a week to get across the Country!:rolleyes:o_O
     
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    So have I. That thing is another entry for the list of "What the hell was somebody smoking?".
     
    MACK E-6, May 16, 2021
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    I passed like six Prime's today. Every single one doing 62 on my trucks radar.
     
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    I've gotten passed by a few, but not enough to make me think it's a company wide turn up. Though the ones I pass do seem to be faster.
     
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    What s even worse, USA Truck runs 70 now
     
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    Dude I passed one today going west around Williams AZ, I stopped at the brake check for my wife to cook a couple quesadillas and saw him pass me while eating, then I passed his ### again before I got to the bottom of the grade.

    Apparently Prime keeps going 58-60 even down a steep grade in a 75mph zone. Those fools don't even appreciate a free time saver and fuel optimizer!
     
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