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Slow trucks justified with money

Discussion in 'Prime' started by CasanovaCruiser, Jul 16, 2015.

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  1. Jul 16, 2015 #1
    CasanovaCruiser

    CasanovaCruiser Road Train Member

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    Through reading about Prime I've seen many people downing the company for slow trucks. Even bragging that they make more because they can run faster. Out of curiosity I ran the numbers.

    Assuming all trucks run flat out for their entire 11 hour; Prime at 62, Company A at 70, and Company B at 75.

    Prime travels 682 miles.
    Co. A travels 770 miles.
    Co. B travels 825 miles.

    Using starting wages of Prime at 43cpm (assuming a LW) and other companies at around 35cpm daily earnings are as shown:

    Prime - $293.26
    Co. A - $269.50
    Co. B - $288.75

    Even if Prime ran 58mph for the straight 11 hours: 638 miles, $274.34.

    This is just for company drivers obviously but hopefully now Prime drivers can smile and laugh when the CB chatter comes through about moving so slow.
     
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  3. Jul 16, 2015 #2
    dca

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    Prime doesn't do 62 ..
    Its more like 57 to 60
     
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  4. Jul 16, 2015 #3
    Chucktshoes

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    Which he mentioned in his post Company trucks can go 62 if the driver wants, but they normally don't so that they can earn the fuel bonus and shove that cpm up a few cents. So instead of earning 43cpm it works out to more like 46 or 47 cpm. So tack on another $20-25 to the total and it still keeps them up at the top. They pay me to go slow, so I go slow.
     
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  5. Jul 16, 2015 #4
    Blackshack46

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    Why put other companies at 35 cents? I run at 48 cents per mile. And top at 70. So does prime still make more than me?
     
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  7. Jul 16, 2015 #5
    TB John

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    Nope you win!!:biggrin_25514::occasion9::wav:
     
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  8. Jul 16, 2015 #6
    CasanovaCruiser

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    I was trying to use starting wages. Of course there are circumstances where you'll make more than this. I think 35cpm is what most company's start at. Or I could've used Werner at 26.
    Prime company trucks run 62 cruise and 58 on the pedal, the math is there for 58 as well. I did that for a reason.
     
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  9. Jul 16, 2015 #7
    Fajo

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    One thing your not looking at is that you dont avg 58mph thur the whole day. Hills and climbs for example will slow you down quicker then someone that has the pep to get up the hill without loosing a ton of speed, There is alot more to it then just the speed of the truck.

    I understand why prime wants the trucks to run at that speed, but if I ever did that speed for any extended amount of time I would die of sheer boredom. Maybe this is why I see so many prime drivers with there feet up on the dash as I rip the paint off the doors as I go by them.
     
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  10. Jul 16, 2015 #8
    S M D

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    Your 62mph is like 53mph unless you're running Utah flats all month.
    45 cents per mile and a 75mph truck means nothing if your miles suck.
     
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  11. Jul 16, 2015 #9
    White Dog

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    Run all the numbers you want....Prime trucks running 60mph. on a 70 or 75mph. road is still a pain in the butt for everyone else they share the road with. But this new narcissistic, "me, me, mine" generation doesn't give a crap about anyone else.
    Me, me, mine. Me, mine, me. What can everyone do for me? All about me. Yep....that's the new generation.
     
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  12. Jul 16, 2015 #10
    purpleprime

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    But isn't the guy running 70 also saying me me me get outta MY WAY so it should be all about him cause he can go faster?
     
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