leaving Prime :-(

When I arrived back from breaking down with my first instructor I went to Stan..his words "I am taking you off this truck. I know ****, I worked at another company with him, he is loud, obnoxious and he talks to much, no one should be treated like you have been, it is not you..it's him"..

I followed him out to the training pad and met my Instructor within 3 minutes, Stan and I were talking and he approached Stan to ask a question..then when he finished he looked at me and said, "are you an instructor"? I said, no..I am a student looking for an instructor, so that started a wonderful experience where I trifecta'd...

I scored 1 point off on my pre-trip, I scored 0 points off on my backing and 6 points off on my road test..The gentleman who was a Vietnam Vet I met while my original Instructor was taking a weekend off with his wife and new child, He told me he wanted to train me when I was done, I had no idea that my Fleet manager would throw a fit or the continuity that there was between instructing and training, when I learned, I said...no problem

I went to my trainer and we had very few issues, I finished with him

you know who introduced me to the lease guy U2?..my freaking RECRUITER, and I had the best..I didnt want to lease, BAD time to start a lease, everyone said so, IP did when I talked by phone..she said, he is a wonderful lease operator, his drivers love him, he is great..check him out..HOW AM I TO KNOW THIS IS OR ISNT ALLOWED, MY TRAINER DID THE SAME THING AS ME, NEVER PAID HIS MONEY...so why wouldnt I think could..I was sitting next to proof that I could, if you cant take the time to read what I wrote, why bother to even repond...you dont see anything, you defend

i like this company but I am not a schill either, not a yes man

never switched trainers, never..I stayed on and ran teams while this situation played out, guess what..I ran teams on a lease operators truck with the FM who was pissed I was gonna leave his board..hypocritical..I WAS RUNNING MILES ON A TRUCK OF A LEASE OPERATOR WHO WASNT DRIVING THE TRUCK..HE OWNED 3 TRUCKS, so I was staying on this board to do what I couldnt leave to do on another board..

our original plan was to work a year to pay back the $ and try and get a regional job if need be, local preferred. I was stuck in a slow period, running teams on a truck that hustled I made $720 one week, highest check I made running teams a month and a half, we always made our 90's on time, always called in and never complained..not once

So at the end of 2011 I heard tanker made good money, I thought, ok, tanker endorsement, easy, take my time, get HAZMAT on home time and eventually get a local job home after finishing my year hauling HAZMAT tanker, good money..

if they didnt screw around with me I would be driving for them now, I would be finishing my year..I was fortunate enough to get a job

I will be training and driving HAZMAT tanker, all local 5 day or night work week. I was hired..you know why U2?

I have a 31 year work history, 1 job..I have no tickets, no arrests EVER, no DWI or DUI ever, I am a boring working stiff who will work his ##### off given the chance

My instructor wanted me to come back to reefer and drive for him, he didnt want me to go tanker, my FM who I argued with called me back, he now runs Pittston..I dont even know why I am answering you..I felt terrible leaving a company I truly believed in, they let me down

NONE of this I brought on myself, I drove and drove well, I learned everything taught me, on a few instances I had to correct trainers for things they misunderstood, I was right, Im not a fool...whatever

 

feel free to message me U2 if you are having trouble following anything I wrote, I wasnt treated right, I WAS jerked around...tell me the rules and I will follow, they changed almost daily it seemed...i never wanted to mention my recruiters name, I told her i would never mention it was her...maybe I should delete the post, who knows..I'll give you my phone number and you can try to follow the BS I went through...or dont

 

You are right, if true, that is BS. If you are solo and in your own truck you are an "A" seat driver. Its one day for every 7 days you are out.

So if you were dispatched on your first load on the 7th of January, you would have been eligeble to take 4 days by 2/4.

My FM requires a 10 day notice, but I usually give him more. If you want a good hometime relationship you cant put him in a 4 day box unless its for something important. If its an event I want to be home for I say "hey I need to be home on X day for Y event, Y is important so x day is the latest I can get home." 90 percent of my hometime request are "hey, Im looking to go home on the X, im taking 4 days, early or late is fine."

I work hard to be on time for him, and he works hard to be on time for me.

PM me if you would like some help. I wouldnt mind calling your FM and finding out just what his problem is on hometime policy...

You want more choices, then you have to take the risks of leasing a truck. Company drivers follow a lot of direction and dont dictate much of anything. You can quit anytime. Chains and load locks can be turned in for refund, that would cut a considerable amount from what you owe.

 

well getn2it im sorry to hear that hope everything works for you basically you have to do whats best for you living in tx the only regional runs i know of are in flatbed...best of luck to you

 

How is it Primes fault that you got stuck in the mud at a truck stop. Something is missing here could it have been driver error?

 

If you lease it could really be a big mistake

 

Things change daily depending on who you talk with also... Next Monday all new company drivers must be neutered to match their castrated lightweight truck...