mikey b's prime experience

thats what i plan too do too, put 200 on my card, rest gets sent home too my bank too build up my savings , but there's the problem, and that is if i run too the ne corner, and when i ran up there, i always had had 300 in the pocket for tolls and bridges and left with 20 too go back west with, not good, i be broke and hungry.

 

Prime has EZPass. Cash is for tolls in the South and out West.

Your good to go from IL to the East, except for FL

 

Yeah, I normall spend about the same as you IP. Just like to have that extra just in case I have to buy a new Refrigerator lol.

 

Like U2 says, Prime uses EZPass, so tolls really are not an issue, but if I need extra I just pull it off the company side of the card when I fuel and then send in receipts. Same with Wt tickets. If I scale, normally any thing over 33K, then I pull it off the company side of the card when I fuel.

I really don't worry about the places that have tolls that EZPass doesn't cover, normally the macro 27 routes me around them. But I always make sure when I check my routings just in case.

Hope this helps u

 

I pay for my scale tickets with fuel reward points. Then Prime reimburses me the amount on my check.

 

Had not thought of that. Thanks

 

Thats up to you. All depends on what YOU want and what your personality is. What DTB said is true. You either love flatbedding, or you despise it. Depends on whether you like being outside working with your hands or not. Try both reefer n flatbed, see which you like the best

 

DA1 and I both went throug PSD n TNT on the reefer side, then switched over. Gives a good prospective on which is best for you

 

Trucking is trucking, they all have there pros and cons. A lot of people like to think that flatbedding is much harder work, but really it isn't. Sure we have to tarp and secure our loads, but once you get proficient at it, no load should take you that long to secure and tarp. Yeah I probably loose about 5 pounds each time I tarp a load, but I gain it right back at dinner that night. All it boils down to is personal preference, we all do the same exact job and have the same exact goals. Me personally go absolutely nutz when I have to sit and wait to get loaded or wait for a load assignment. I don't see how reefer drivers can have that much patience. I always feel like I'm loosing out on money when I'm sitting and that really upsets me. Choose wisely and reneger if your not happy with your first choice you can always switch over to another division.