@@rhett5914I can confirm that Prime consistently hires new people every week. That’s because not only does Prime profit the most from new drivers but they also lose a lot of drivers after year 1-3. Just like any Huge company turnover rate will be higher but with Prime specifically most people get their experience then dip
Sounds like ACT out of K.C., MO. 25 new drivers in orientation every week but still has same number of trucks on the road. Unbelievable! They go through so many drivers they should make a law against it.
That doesn’t make sense. Prime takes a 28% cut so why wouldn’t they want each truck to gross as much as possible. Prime has too many expenses to Only care about people paying their trucks off without profit
They put out the driver shortage myth for years, the financial institution bought into it and like with housing they financed anyone they could thinking it be a viable business model.
Yeah, I dropped at the Walmart in Mankato Sunday morning & didn’t get a load till Tuesday. Everyone at the restaurant at that Mankato truck stop was waiting a couple days.
I talked to a team yesterday that drive for Prime they said the dame thing not getting the miles fir team. I just drop my refeer unit Friday. I got tired of sitting a grocery warehouse and barley getting 1100 miles a week. So i switch to flatbed goung to see how this go. I haven't did flatbed in 6 years so we will see i hope everything turns for a change for you all Prime drivers ❤ 🙏🏽
On duty for 1 inspection a day, loading, unloading and fueling, DOT inspections, legal stops etc. Now….the duration of that On Duty Status…will vary..so yeah…I dabble😏
@fr8sk8r lmao okay. I've been with Prime for over 5 years so I almost spit out my drink when you said loading/unloading. Thinking about all the times I've been in a dock door for 8-12 hours
All the new drivers I see are used to minimum wage jobs, trucking (otr) only pays about 13 bucks an hour unless you own your own truck then maybe 25an hrs if u don't go bankrupt first.
I’m confused on rates with prime dont they have set contracts that don’t change till renewal? Maybe just giving drivers less pay more profit for them cause they have the drivers to take the low pay?
I work for a company that has 800 reefer trucks and I've noticed that Prime has lost the Smithfield account and my company has more empty trailers at different Tyson than Prime does. Not looking good for Prime maybe.
@maxwellleister5613 Oh, that's what I heard from someone from someone I know in the offices of Prime. They said when the contract runs out later this year, it's over. Could be just talking shit.
I just dropped 6 loads for Tyson’s that all Tyson to Tyson I did 4 loads for smith same as the Tyson’s you may get more loads out of the area your in but prime is in every area we do more meat then anything
I trained 3 students and saw 10 g to the truck only 2 or 3 times. Also had revenue from the week before for 2 of them. At the end nothing matters but revenue
@@blalockmotorfreight5378 My wife and team partner is a caucasian US Citizen, born in Cameroon Africa while her US Citizen parents were serving there as Missionaries. She has a Cameroon Africa birth certificate but was born a US citizen. So do you think she should loose her CDL?
Well then my wife would loose her CDL if you were in charge. She was born to US Citizen parents while they were serving in Cameroon Africa. She has a Cameroon birth certificate but was born a US Citizen. She doesn’t “look” like a foreigner either btw.
Just deadheaded from Pittsburg, PA to Dodge City, KS to take a meat load up to Idaho. The entire Northeast shut down over memorial day. It was this or get stuck in the northeast making enough to pay for diesel and that's it.
I feel pretty fortunate where I am as a company driver during this downturn. I run with a small fleet of 30 trucks & the owner months back implemented a $1500 guarantee if we run 6 days a week. That leaves a 34 each week & where freight is slow, were not running very hard. Many weeks I still run above the guarantee. Home time weeks is where its hurting some times. I'm home every 7-10 days & if it plays out right like this past week, I got nearly 3 days off at the house & still hit that guarantee. Stay safe out there, market will come back around.
Love Your videos bro, yup memorial weekend sucked I did get a load through house which was awesome got 24 hours home on a load I just left house after a week off lol
Theres still freight at Crete Carrier. They signed up with a number of dedicated accounts to put their trucks to good use. If youre willing to occasionally haul for Walmart, Costco amd Lowes stores a few weeks out of the year, you can still make $$$.
I'm a independent owner Operator now but in 2016 I use to be on primes dedicated Colton CA Walmart produce account with my own truck leased on and primes biggest incentive and advantage is there in network fuel discounts. They are huge! I was saving as much as $1-$1.50 off per gallon in California at most fuel stops
Yeah I think I ran 2500 this week...it was pretty rough, lot of sitting which is unusual for my company. My instinct is to apply elsewhere but everyone is feeling it so theres no point really.
On The Revenue is a web based software that can be used by anyone in trucking. You can make adjustments and settings for you personally within the software. Go to ontherevenue.com/
@fr8sk8r that would mean your getting fuel for $2.5 and getting 12 mpg all miles(or more mpg or less CPG) I'm having a hard time seeing that mpg or that much of a discount consistently
@@Dean-pc1ok exactly what I thought. That $0.20/mile fuel cost is a lie. I'm at $0.72/mile ($3.50/gal avg) with a 1999 century 12.7L pulling a reefer box. My IFTA is 6.5mpg with cruise at 72mph+ .... I get same mpg as my buddy who runs at 63mph 😂... This guy's #'s don't make no sense
@vroor32 yeah im having a hard time seeing that, maybe he calculates his numbers like the democrats to make things always look good even tho they don't hehe
I spent memorial day weekend at SLC. I unloaded in Gresham,OR this morning and was expecting a dh to one of the many produce whses in WA. Nope. They sent me a dh of 560 miles to chobani in twin falls,id going to mira Loma, CA. Yep rates at chobani are falling too. This one is down to 1.94. they used to be up around 2.50. Be safe and productive.
Yeah its a cycle I've been out here 34 years and this is about the 4th time I've seen this, but I can honestly say that this is worse than 08 and I was a owner operator then
You're in the wrong place driver. My dispatcher called me this week saying i need to make more runs during the week. I'm home every weekend. Make $1,500-$2,000 a week. Delivering cabinets and furniture.
United states antitrust legislation, Secretary of transportation, Osha, we need to get all of these involved. I have a site being built it's not up just yet. If we can get 1 million members no March no trucker trucks protest are neede. Just signatures. The reason no o e does this is because they want donation member dues for this it's a scam. All your trucking lobbyists for owner operators are scams
To answer your question the load bord determine your rate not the broker, with out load board reporting availability of trucks in area ,broker would have to determine rate
@@fr8sk8r yes sir i understand, I'm speaking on my personal experience trying to help. I was operations Manger for a flatbed nationwide company and Assist. Operations manager for another. I was overseeing 100s of drivers and multiple brands with parent company. We had a self pricing system for are direct customers. When we needed to bring a different carrier we accounted for that all ready in our direct freight system. So any load could have been brokerd out without raising our customers freight. But what ever the load board suggests the freight needs to be moved is what we paid. If customer paid us 3000 but load board said more drivers in area than loads we suggest 1900 well we put it for 2000.
It ain’t nice to hear but you telling it like it is. No need to hop around We all feeling it . Stay calm and take good advice, only the strong mind will survive. Brighter days ahead keep your head up ❤
I cruise at 55 to 58 and I’m saying a lot of fuel in a week I no that’s bad on the speed but I’m trying to keep money in my pocket I’m spending about 500 my be 600 a week in fuel but no high er off 3 to 4 trips high 9 low 8 in mpg in my fuel each week trying to safe even more keep in mind my fleet manager runs me short loads no dead head 150 to 500 miles loaded next day delivery weather it’s live or drop
There are guys who are running 4500 miles a week running dedicated freight. It's not common at PRIME and other mega carriers. Buuuut any company that runs dedicated FedEx loads.. Best believe there is a handful of runners that will run 4500 to 5k miles.. At the end of their week which would be about 3800 miles. They ask for more freight.. and they get what they ask for.. Simple. Yes the rate and SOME freight is down, but damn I hate to say it. Prime is one of those like many mega carriers that will have a person really blinded and not seeing the full scale of the industry.. A company thats had the same customers for FOREVER running the same freight... No dedicated routes... just a bunch of short-term contracts constantly being renewed. There are other places with lease purchase and lease programs that actually make sense. Pay that Pete off and get the heck outta dodge. Im pretty sure you and your lady would enjoy dedicated team freight, easily making 10-15 to the truck.
Thnx Royal! Don’t t get me wrong, we know what we see and experience. I can’t squeeze blood out of turnips, but we keep our heads high and keep Thanking God for the opportunity to Thrive! I don’t worry because only He knows what the future holds, Prime or no Prime…we will be just fine👍
Will, brother we needed this freight crash. During Covid we had all these guys buy stupidly over priced trucks because the rates were through the roof. This crash is going to flood the used truck market and bring down prices for everyone. Then we can eat again.
Most of these guys struggling don't even know they're cost per mile they can't understand slowing down to 65 from 75 will put about 20000 in their pocket in a year not to mention tire wear is 50%more 65 to 75mph
You will never know what prime Inc is charging the shippers for loads . How do you know prime not taking more cut off what the load pays???? Use your brain 🧠. Prime not hurting. Only the drivers hurting
Seen you was down in Miami on the 360. I just pulled a load out of there to brought it up to NJ, CT, RI and MA 11 stops. Was skeptical about it at first but really wasn’t to bad, paid well and I’m not taking a big beating getting out of the NE either. Hope thing pick up for you. Stay safe brotha 🤙💯
Prime drivers are the only ones I see always complaining about frieght. I have been doing 10-12k miles a month the last 3 years with my company. No droughts.
That's because we have the Canadians coming in as well as the Mexicans coming in moving our freight and delivering the freight and getting a load going back to Mexico or Canada
Freight is low for sure, however the only drivers really see making videos about extremely low freight is Prime drivers. And let’s just be honest Prime is brokering there loads to outside carriers while making sure their lease ops can make their truck payments. So here try this, Prime claims to be a transparent company right? So go ask whomever you need to about how many total loads they had last month, how many they brokered to outside carriers and for the numbers! And don’t think that just because it’s not in a prime trailer, that it’s not a prime load that they could have given to you. Prime is transparent right up to the sales office door and when it comes to numbers….then no so much transparency anymore I know for a fact this happens BTW
I’m really happy for you and your team👍 I wish you nothing but the best! My wife and I run hard as well, and make no mistake, we have done very well through all of this running hard. We have nothing to complain about, Memorial Day just seemed unusually rough for most. Hoping for the best for everyone!🙏
Brother my friends at Pam are telling me is slim lucky I got a Walmart contract making good pay and home 2 days a week I’m clearing 1300 a week. I’ve told my buddies to ask for Walmart contracts man I’m drop hook back to back
@@rome_619 no you dummy rolling 62 in a 75 holding up traffic making all the 68 mph trucks trying to get around you in the left lane is stupid! And there not making any money what he say 1300 for a team yea doing great
If you're running so fast that you have to either hit your brakes or get mad at the driver conserving his fuel to increase their revenue, then you shouldn't be driving a truck
@@TRUSAINTFAN i mean. if your on a highway. run highway speeds. jesus get out tha kool aid man. seriously tho. i dont get mad at if you do the speed limit and keep with tha flow. but if your doimg -5/-10 mph below speed limit your a true hazard and should be charged as such. if saving .003 of a penny is going to break u out here. you shudnt b driving a trucc...think when your in ya 4 wheeler on hometime. you get on your local 3 lane highway speed limit is 70. legs just be real your doing 70 mph at tha very min. some how you end up bunched up inbetween all types of other vehicles and you weave theough it and get bac to normal flow. as your doing it you notice what caused this...some grandma who left her glasses at home but jumoed on the highway and now shes doing 58 im tha center lane.....causing every body around her to bunch up causing uneccasary lane changes and slowing the normal flow of traffic at highway speed down. its ridiculus man. anyways good lucc running slow af because you dont even have a choice😂😂 one day youll grow up and be a real truccer.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WITH PRIME NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT UNLESS YOU GET YOU'RE OWN TRUCK AN FIND YOU'RE ON CUSTOMERS IN HOUSE .AN KEEP INFORMATION TOO YOU'RE SELF
Just a question, I saw another Prime driver posting on TH-cam she is always posting that she is getting loads that pay 4.00 and up per mile and getting 2800 miles . She is solo, seems to always post that she is getting these great loads every week. Think it’s BS or is she one of the “favorites “. I find it hard to believe.
I believe we're at the bottom. It may take a while before you feel it being at Prime. So many drivers to filter down through. October maybe September should be better. It's not more freight It's less drivers. Guys hanging on by a thread unfortunately are gone
This ain’t a shipper market this is a bad economy and you say there’s more drivers less freight and you keep saying prime is hanging in there but they are hiring drivers and that’s what your saying is more drivers than freight so a shipper market
PS:The Problem is that Prime has too many Trucks!
They hire at least 25 people every week… either people are quitting prime or they have enough trucks for people to lease and make the Prime payment’s.
@@rhett5914I can confirm that Prime consistently hires new people every week. That’s because not only does Prime profit the most from new drivers but they also lose a lot of drivers after year 1-3. Just like any Huge company turnover rate will be higher but with Prime specifically most people get their experience then dip
Sounds like ACT out of K.C., MO. 25 new drivers in orientation every week but still has same number of trucks on the road. Unbelievable! They go through so many drivers they should make a law against it.
A lot of companies have to many trucks 👍
You make good content and communicate well. Always informative. You understand industries and the economic environment.
I don’t know much of anything, I just know what I know and I Pray it helps someone! Thank You for your time Philly👊
@@fr8sk8r Very humble guy! 🤛🏾
Sounds like too me that Prime came up with the perfect plan..make you all work less get paid less
But they still get their truck payment money..lol
That doesn’t make sense. Prime takes a 28% cut so why wouldn’t they want each truck to gross as much as possible. Prime has too many expenses to Only care about people paying their trucks off without profit
@@BriskyJamI mean it makes perfect sense if they're trying to get people to drop off... "they have enough loads, for less people"
I decided to put the truck in the shop & take holiday memorial weekend. Best decision I made this year
Taking off any Holiday is always a wise move!
I decided to attend the Cardinals/Cub game live in St. Louis ⚾️
If your a lease guy, all the good freight goes to prime before you
The problem is more drivers less freight.
They put out the driver shortage myth for years, the financial institution bought into it and like with housing they financed anyone they could thinking it be a viable business model.
I looked prime load boad it had 21 load over a week or so ago .aI looked yesterday it had 172.That's alot of loads they're dumping
How do you have access to the load board?
@thetexastrucker7934 They show some of it .Just google prime inc loadboard.Trailer type click reefer .Dont worry about the other options
@@thetexastrucker7934 There were 172 when I looked yesterday.
Interesting 🤔
That’s very intriguing, we get told it’s the reject freight that their network(Prime operators) won’t/can’t cover.
I see more trucks running than ever. Parking is worse than I've ever seen.
The biggest lie the industry ever pushed was that there was ever a driver “shortage”
Yeah, I dropped at the Walmart in Mankato Sunday morning & didn’t get a load till Tuesday.
Everyone at the restaurant at that Mankato truck stop was waiting a couple days.
Why prime inc still hiring drivers
That’s where the real money is coming from. Students.
To come in and lease trucks , they don’t give a F* if their drivers make money , they just want their equipment paid off …
If wasn’t for Primes awesome fuel discount, we all would be hurting a lot more.
Everyone else has better fuel surcharges
I talked to a team yesterday that drive for Prime they said the dame thing not getting the miles fir team. I just drop my refeer unit Friday. I got tired of sitting a grocery warehouse and barley getting 1100 miles a week. So i switch to flatbed goung to see how this go. I haven't did flatbed in 6 years so we will see i hope everything turns for a change for you all Prime drivers ❤ 🙏🏽
Good Luck to you as well Black Night! God Bless!
Of course Prime is gonna say there's a freight boom on the horizon. They gotta dangle that carrot.
Did you say you go on duty during loading/unloading?
🤣
On duty for 1 inspection a day, loading, unloading and fueling, DOT inspections, legal stops etc. Now….the duration of that On Duty Status…will vary..so yeah…I dabble😏
@fr8sk8r lmao okay. I've been with Prime for over 5 years so I almost spit out my drink when you said loading/unloading. Thinking about all the times I've been in a dock door for 8-12 hours
@@Seether-jt6mo on duty when walking to get your paper work not when there unloading you.
Always enjoy your informative content. Thank you.
Thank You Brian! I appreciate you more than you know!
There's too many drivers and not enough loads. So expect low rates until more drivers leave the industry.
All the new drivers I see are used to minimum wage jobs, trucking (otr) only pays about 13 bucks an hour unless you own your own truck then maybe 25an hrs if u don't go bankrupt first.
I’m confused on rates with prime dont they have set contracts that don’t change till renewal? Maybe just giving drivers less pay more profit for them cause they have the drivers to take the low pay?
You are speaking real facts
Thankful for your videos brother,God bless
GoD Bless Ricardo! Thank You Brother!!!
I work for a company that has 800 reefer trucks and I've noticed that Prime has lost the Smithfield account and my company has more empty trailers at different Tyson than Prime does. Not looking good for Prime maybe.
Slower speed save fuel and save tires. Keep a check on air pressure and just control what you can. Stay safe
Not true I just did a load for Smithfield
How do you know prime lost the Smithfield acct?
@maxwellleister5613 Oh, that's what I heard from someone from someone I know in the offices of Prime. They said when the contract runs out later this year, it's over. Could be just talking shit.
I just dropped 6 loads for Tyson’s that all Tyson to Tyson I did 4 loads for smith same as the Tyson’s you may get more loads out of the area your in but prime is in every area we do more meat then anything
I trained 3 students and saw 10 g to the truck only 2 or 3 times. Also had revenue from the week before for 2 of them. At the end nothing matters but revenue
Time to work for companies with contract freight
Doing that now they have issues too my friend, not enough good freight to go around for drivers
Freight on my truck at 3.50 a mile
Congratulations! Moose on my truck -$3.50 per mile👍
First time listening to, great vid 👍🏽
Thanks for tuning in DJX!
Deadhead 1000 miles is crazy.that load has to be extremely good paying.I bet prime isn't talking about cutting truck payments
You should have an American birth certificate to keep your CDL PERIOD!
Absolutely exactly what is wrong
Nahh bro no body owns this country!
@@blalockmotorfreight5378 My wife and team partner is a caucasian US Citizen, born in Cameroon Africa while her US Citizen parents were serving there as Missionaries. She has a Cameroon Africa birth certificate but was born a US citizen. So do you think she should loose her CDL?
Well then my wife would loose her CDL if you were in charge. She was born to US Citizen parents while they were serving in Cameroon Africa. She has a Cameroon birth certificate but was born a US Citizen. She doesn’t “look” like a foreigner either btw.
@@meyersteamtrucking1641 nobody's perfect
Appreciate the transparency brother. Praying that things start turning around for yall.
Yes sir! Thank You Matt👊
Can I have that system you use to record finances ??
ontherevenue.com/
I have a parked paid off 2019 cascadia with IPM average for 50k miles was 9.1mpg mix of all loads heavy medium sometimes light
That’s Killer! I think any rig over the 2015 threshold as long as it’s well maintained, should be definitely doing 8+ across the board👍
Just deadheaded from Pittsburg, PA to Dodge City, KS to take a meat load up to Idaho. The entire Northeast shut down over memorial day. It was this or get stuck in the northeast making enough to pay for diesel and that's it.
We were in the same boat last Friday(Before Memorial Day) long DH miles to get out and get moving.
Prime is still posting loads on load boards. Its not paying bad either.
Interesting, we get told it’s the reject freight that their network(Prime operators) won’t/can’t cover.
@@fr8sk8r single pick single drop that’s paying well above most spot market. Ive booked several lately. I dont haul freight but help when needed
One very important thing to mention is to tighten up on your home bills and spending. Run lean not just business but personal life as well
Glad I don’t have that problem where I’m at.
Feel Blessed Driva! You’re one of the lucky few!
I feel pretty fortunate where I am as a company driver during this downturn. I run with a small fleet of 30 trucks & the owner months back implemented a $1500 guarantee if we run 6 days a week. That leaves a 34 each week & where freight is slow, were not running very hard. Many weeks I still run above the guarantee. Home time weeks is where its hurting some times. I'm home every 7-10 days & if it plays out right like this past week, I got nearly 3 days off at the house & still hit that guarantee. Stay safe out there, market will come back around.
Hey I just diminish my tnt I’m going lease sir is this a good choice right now
There will be no freight boom.
Love
Your videos bro, yup memorial weekend sucked I did get a load through house which was awesome got 24 hours home on a load I just left house after a week off lol
Thank You for Your time and interest Rurik! God Bless!
Theres still freight at Crete Carrier. They signed up with a number of dedicated accounts to put their trucks to good use. If youre willing to occasionally haul for Walmart, Costco amd Lowes stores a few weeks out of the year, you can still make $$$.
What is the name of the software?
ontherevenue.com/
OTR On The Revenue
Good luck to that...Colorado sucks fuel in Longmont was cheap last week
I'm a independent owner Operator now but in 2016 I use to be on primes dedicated Colton CA Walmart produce account with my own truck leased on and primes biggest incentive and advantage is there in network fuel discounts. They are huge! I was saving as much as $1-$1.50 off per gallon in California at most fuel stops
That answered my question on why I see a Prime bobtail down the street from the house that has been parked for about a week.
Abandoned truck sell the parts
You are right about this being a cycle but i have NEVER seen it last almost 2 years, we are a couple months away from this lasting 2 years.
Freight good in flatbed were I work at
Freights here at Crete ever missed a beat😊
Count your blessings and keep giving it to God! 👊
Yeah I think I ran 2500 this week...it was pretty rough, lot of sitting which is unusual for my company. My instinct is to apply elsewhere but everyone is feeling it so theres no point really.
Bingo! Ride it out Philo! We’ll get through this!
IS that app only tailored to prime inc drivers ?? Or can anyone use it
On The Revenue is a web based software that can be used by anyone in trucking. You can make adjustments and settings for you personally within the software. Go to
ontherevenue.com/
anything positive is better than nothing or a loss
20 cent a mile fuel cost , you must have made a mistake lol.. no truck bobtail can do that
I can’t do that, my Net fuel cost is Avg for all miles is $0.18.
@fr8sk8r that would mean your getting fuel for $2.5 and getting 12 mpg all miles(or more mpg or less CPG) I'm having a hard time seeing that mpg or that much of a discount consistently
@@Dean-pc1ok exactly what I thought. That $0.20/mile fuel cost is a lie. I'm at $0.72/mile ($3.50/gal avg) with a 1999 century 12.7L pulling a reefer box. My IFTA is 6.5mpg with cruise at 72mph+ .... I get same mpg as my buddy who runs at 63mph 😂... This guy's #'s don't make no sense
@vroor32 yeah im having a hard time seeing that, maybe he calculates his numbers like the democrats to make things always look good even tho they don't hehe
I spent memorial day weekend at SLC. I unloaded in Gresham,OR this morning and was expecting a dh to one of the many produce whses in WA. Nope. They sent me a dh of 560 miles to chobani in twin falls,id going to mira Loma, CA. Yep rates at chobani are falling too. This one is down to 1.94. they used to be up around 2.50. Be safe and productive.
Yeah its a cycle I've been out here 34 years and this is about the 4th time I've seen this, but I can honestly say that this is worse than 08 and I was a owner operator then
Yes Sir, me too
The trucking industry in 08 was worst trust me a lot worst
That’s Sounds like HOPE to me! Thank You Jay!👊
He is right 08 was so damn shitty!!
Keep ur head up
You're in the wrong place driver. My dispatcher called me this week saying i need to make more runs during the week. I'm home every weekend. Make $1,500-$2,000 a week. Delivering cabinets and furniture.
Like I said, some will feel it more than others. Be grateful you’re not affected! Stay Safe Driva!
Contract freight but yet rate changes within a few weeks or a month 🤔. Does that make sense to you? These contracts should be yearly rates.
United states antitrust legislation, Secretary of transportation, Osha, we need to get all of these involved. I have a site being built it's not up just yet. If we can get 1 million members no March no trucker trucks protest are neede. Just signatures.
The reason no o e does this is because they want donation member dues for this it's a scam. All your trucking lobbyists for owner operators are scams
To answer your question the load bord determine your rate not the broker, with out load board reporting availability of trucks in area ,broker would have to determine rate
The specific contract I referred too was supposedly was at its yearly renegotiation on 4/17/24. I can only speak on what I was told and what I know
@@fr8sk8r yes sir i understand, I'm speaking on my personal experience trying to help. I was operations Manger for a flatbed nationwide company and Assist.
Operations manager for another. I was overseeing 100s of drivers and multiple brands with parent company.
We had a self pricing system for are direct customers. When we needed to bring a different carrier we accounted for that all ready in our direct freight system. So any load could have been brokerd out without raising our customers freight. But what ever the load board suggests the freight needs to be moved is what we paid. If customer paid us 3000 but load board said more drivers in area than loads we suggest 1900 well we put it for 2000.
I’m doing just fine $4500 net a week hauling oversize
Keep on Keeping on Driva💪💪💪
Great video bro
👊👊👊
Driving at night you save more time and fuel driving at night if you can
It ain’t nice to hear but you telling it like it is. No need to hop around We all feeling it . Stay calm and take good advice, only the strong mind will survive. Brighter days ahead keep your head up ❤
HOPE PRIME AN ALL THESE CHEEP FREIGHT BIG COMPANIES GO UNDER
I cruise at 55 to 58 and I’m saying a lot of fuel in a week I no that’s bad on the speed but I’m trying to keep money in my pocket I’m spending about 500 my be 600 a week in fuel but no high er off 3 to 4 trips high 9 low 8 in mpg in my fuel each week trying to safe even more keep in mind my fleet manager runs me short loads no dead head 150 to 500 miles loaded next day delivery weather it’s live or drop
10k a week gross
That’s the avg benchmark we shoot for..Actually it’s $10,500…but who’s counting?!
Keep making Prime that money they don’t lose only the drivers do
Well, they need to quit hiring for a while. There’s obviously too many drivers.
The “Driver Shortage” is the industries biggest lie.
@@fr8sk8r I agree
There are guys who are running 4500 miles a week running dedicated freight. It's not common at PRIME and other mega carriers. Buuuut any company that runs dedicated FedEx loads.. Best believe there is a handful of runners that will run 4500 to 5k miles.. At the end of their week which would be about 3800 miles. They ask for more freight.. and they get what they ask for.. Simple. Yes the rate and SOME freight is down, but damn I hate to say it. Prime is one of those like many mega carriers that will have a person really blinded and not seeing the full scale of the industry.. A company thats had the same customers for FOREVER running the same freight... No dedicated routes... just a bunch of short-term contracts constantly being renewed. There are other places with lease purchase and lease programs that actually make sense. Pay that Pete off and get the heck outta dodge. Im pretty sure you and your lady would enjoy dedicated team freight, easily making 10-15 to the truck.
Thnx Royal! Don’t t get me wrong, we know what we see and experience. I can’t squeeze blood out of turnips, but we keep our heads high and keep Thanking God for the opportunity to Thrive! I don’t worry because only He knows what the future holds, Prime or no Prime…we will be just fine👍
Shippers are looking for cheaper carriers plain and simple. They want service but they know they can sweat it out
Will, brother we needed this freight crash. During Covid we had all these guys buy stupidly over priced trucks because the rates were through the roof. This crash is going to flood the used truck market and bring down prices for everyone. Then we can eat again.
Not gonna see a turnaround in the market for another Yr atleast
I know what’s the problems is there too many people with money that’s there looking where else they can take from
Freight is moving to Las vegas every day ,just stop one day and see what happens
The customer want their products now
Most of these guys struggling don't even know they're cost per mile they can't understand slowing down to 65 from 75 will put about 20000 in their pocket in a year not to mention tire wear is 50%more 65 to 75mph
Dats Right!😎
You will never know what prime Inc is charging the shippers for loads . How do you know prime not taking more cut off what the load pays???? Use your brain 🧠. Prime not hurting. Only the drivers hurting
You just made my A List ace! Keep a look out, this video is heading your way.
Seen you was down in Miami on the 360. I just pulled a load out of there to brought it up to NJ, CT, RI and MA 11 stops. Was skeptical about it at first but really wasn’t to bad, paid well and I’m not taking a big beating getting out of the NE either. Hope thing pick up for you. Stay safe brotha 🤙💯
Prime is about to get bankrupt or bought out imo
Prime drivers are the only ones I see always complaining about frieght. I have been doing 10-12k miles a month the last 3 years with my company. No droughts.
Love the attitude brother keep your head up man let's get it I'm in ca heading to loveland
Much Love T3!👊👊
Look at these California carriers and who is driving them
That's because we have the Canadians coming in as well as the Mexicans coming in moving our freight and delivering the freight and getting a load going back to Mexico or Canada
Freight is low for sure, however the only drivers really see making videos about extremely low freight is Prime drivers. And let’s just be honest Prime is brokering there loads to outside carriers while making sure their lease ops can make their truck payments.
So here try this, Prime claims to be a transparent company right? So go ask whomever you need to about how many total loads they had last month, how many they brokered to outside carriers and for the numbers! And don’t think that just because it’s not in a prime trailer, that it’s not a prime load that they could have given to you. Prime is transparent right up to the sales office door and when it comes to numbers….then no so much transparency anymore
I know for a fact this happens BTW
Worse than 08 fuel is higher and it's been lasting years now
I’m a team truck and I am not experiencing the same as you. We’ve been running hard.
So why the difference between the two trucks ?
@@thetexastrucker7934They're cheaper to run as a profit for the company.
@@thetexastrucker7934a flip of a coin
@@thetexastrucker7934 I’m not sure. Maybe my FM just manages us better? I don’t know what the answer is.
I’m really happy for you and your team👍 I wish you nothing but the best! My wife and I run hard as well, and make no mistake, we have done very well through all of this running hard. We have nothing to complain about, Memorial Day just seemed unusually rough for most. Hoping for the best for everyone!🙏
Brother my friends at Pam are telling me is slim lucky I got a Walmart contract making good pay and home 2 days a week I’m clearing 1300 a week. I’ve told my buddies to ask for Walmart contracts man I’m drop hook back to back
I think you guys running that slow is dangerous! A rolling road block
You too lazy to flip the blinker on and change lanes. Did you run out of blinker fluid.
@@rome_619 no you dummy rolling 62 in a 75 holding up traffic making all the 68 mph trucks trying to get around you in the left lane is stupid! And there not making any money what he say 1300 for a team yea doing great
@@rome_619i mean when ur runnin 70 n a trucc is doin 57 thats a hazard. even if u got blinker fluid or not 😂
If you're running so fast that you have to either hit your brakes or get mad at the driver conserving his fuel to increase their revenue, then you shouldn't be driving a truck
@@TRUSAINTFAN i mean. if your on a highway. run highway speeds. jesus get out tha kool aid man. seriously tho. i dont get mad at if you do the speed limit and keep with tha flow. but if your doimg -5/-10 mph below speed limit your a true hazard and should be charged as such. if saving .003 of a penny is going to break u out here. you shudnt b driving a trucc...think when your in ya 4 wheeler on hometime. you get on your local 3 lane highway speed limit is 70. legs just be real your doing 70 mph at tha very min. some how you end up bunched up inbetween all types of other vehicles and you weave theough it and get bac to normal flow. as your doing it you notice what caused this...some grandma who left her glasses at home but jumoed on the highway and now shes doing 58 im tha center lane.....causing every body around her to bunch up causing uneccasary lane changes and slowing the normal flow of traffic at highway speed down. its ridiculus man. anyways good lucc running slow af because you dont even have a choice😂😂 one day youll grow up and be a real truccer.
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YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE WITH PRIME NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT UNLESS YOU GET YOU'RE OWN TRUCK AN FIND YOU'RE ON CUSTOMERS IN HOUSE .AN KEEP INFORMATION TOO YOU'RE SELF
Just a question, I saw another Prime driver posting on TH-cam she is always posting that she is getting loads that pay 4.00 and up per mile and getting 2800 miles . She is solo, seems to always post that she is getting these great loads every week. Think it’s BS or is she one of the “favorites “. I find it hard to believe.
I believe we're at the bottom. It may take a while before you feel it being at Prime. So many drivers to filter down through. October maybe September should be better. It's not more freight It's less drivers. Guys hanging on by a thread unfortunately are gone
$1.80 a mile 😂,.80 a gallon.
Are you serious man ? talking about fuel , when you get a 400 miles load for 3 days paying $1.55 a miles come on dude .
I wouldn’t have taken a 400 mile load for 3 days. I don’t recall anyone “making” me take anything. Don’t make bad business decisions dude. Be smart
@@fr8sk8r they will make sit , and you know well what I’m talking about
Good.... we need quitters
Its a purge😊
This ain’t a shipper market this is a bad economy and you say there’s more drivers less freight and you keep saying prime is hanging in there but they are hiring drivers and that’s what your saying is more drivers than freight so a shipper market
Do like the train workers shut it down
It's an election year in a horrible economy with a horrible president There is going to be no freight boom
So how does that Prime Kool-aid taste now..with no sugar added...
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I’m just here for all the Prime Inc haters in the comments 🎉😊
I knew I could count on you!!!😂
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If I had a dollar for every time you say this market is getting better I would be rich. Rob for president 😂 you can’t really believe that
You’re not new how do you not know that we don’t drive on holidays this is not new 2021 this happened bruh
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