Prime NOOB

So I had my first bad experience with Prime. I got 2 days of sometime this last weekend. Arrived on Friday night at 7:40 pm, got back on the truck Monday morning at 7am. Ok all good so far. Then I got my paycheck, and I was charged for 3 days of sometime. So I called patrol and was told to call my fm. FM told me that my pay was correct. Said that I was home for 3 days. So I dally explained to him the times I arrived and departed, and he told me that during trying home time goes by the hours and technically I was off the truck for 60 hours so therefore the system charges me for 3 days. I asked fm if he thought it was fair, and his reply was "I Was a trucker for 28 years, and yes I think this is fair." So I told him that im not gonna get into a pissing match with the guy that controls my future, and I kindly said thanks and got off the phone. If I would have known this was gonna happen I would have spent my 3rd day of home time at home rather then in a truck on a dispatched load. Other then that, im still loving Prime.

 

Yeah I don't disagree with my FM, I just would have liked to have known so I could have actually used my third day for my family

 

Well finally back on the road again after spending 5 days sitting at my trainers house for his home time. Good to be back OTR. Need about 8000 more miles before I should be elidgable for upgrade. This trip should help, total dispatched miles 2100. Then hopefully a long trip back to the East coast. Take care and drive safe everyone.

 

I had a choice to get a hotel, but I'd rather get a paycheck. So I stayed in the truck. His wife made me come in and eat dinner with there family, so it wasn't so bad. When you spend every second of the day with a guy for 3 weeks there really isn't a whole lot that can make you uncomfortable.