In the mid 1990s when I began reefer otr, it was well known that Prime LO could hardly go home due to finances.

My son is a current LO from Sprimo. He is bailing in a month for a company otr reefer job.

I just turn my truck in flatbed prime yesterday

Freightliner is a btr choice imo

I spent 11 hrs at receiver in Pennsylvania 530 am capstone and my last two drops got pushed till Monday and I lost my new ppl

You may have a plan but the industry doesn’t have a plan for you

I had the exact same experience last week at a capstone facility in Buffalo. At 7pm they opened the floodgates and trucks just POURED in and were everywhere trying to park and get in to docks at the same time. The most unorganized nonsense I’ve ever witnessed.

95%+ of truck driving jobs are 💩 jobs, that’s why you see so many Refugee foreigners working in the trucking industry they were installed by government subsidies. Truck driving jobs with mega carriers is the minimum wage McDonalds job held by adult rather than teens, horrible career choice.

Safe travels out there bud

Company LTL guys. Look into it.

#whatintarnation lol

Also look into a portable generator I bought one for $400 with 2600watts

Sounds like us foods

Been out 4 months now been driving 2 years n I’m burnt out as well

Sounds like your fault pal

The sacrifice of long haul trucking is palpable.

Bro, nobody takes you seriously when you complain about something so hard and tell us if this place was the worst place you’ve ever been to, but won’t name the place

Problem with having a fleet with basically all lease drivers is the company doesn’t need to negotiate a good rate to pay a truck note, maintenance, driver etc. They don’t care what these loads pay and they undercut the competition because these lease drivers are shouldering all the costs involved for the company.

Go home dude, I know you got a plan but your family needs you. No matter what the wife trys to tell you. You next road is better. This one isnt it. Your giving up way to much. I quit OTR when my son turned 1. My wife did all she could but she needed me home. Best move I ever made. Scary but best move.

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You are only guaranteed $1.10 mile at prime !! Go back and look at rates in 2008 and 2009 the last time frieght took a crap !! If you cant run and live on $1,50 mile better get out now

How are you washing/cleaning your air fryer? That was one of the biggest reasons i struggled with eating on the truck instead of eating out.

It’s starting to pick up for me. Been getting loaded same day after delivering for the last week

I'm a lease operator for prime inc Been a lease operator owner and owner operator my truck got too old I purchased it through their lease program. I started back in 2003 its now 2024 . 21 years over the road . I got pretty much 11 years with Prime inc . Best company ever. I won't roll with anybody else. I make big paychecks. Every week . Get back with me and I'll show you my settlements

I'm out for months so when I go home I'm there for a week. Left out for two weeks and went back home for another week.

Transport topics #1 refrigerated carrier by more than 2x revenue of #2 released today. Prime is rockin with zero reasons to sell and who could afford it in this market. Good video though and you are right about the wrong chatter and about privately owned. We have the best owner. Intelligent, tuned in, and cares about everything and one of his people.

Dude, fucking walk away. I’m serious. I’m letting my CDL go because I know I will never drive any kind of truck ever again. It’s a waste of life. You’re a smart guy real smart. Unfortunately there’s no value to the video stuff even my buddy who worked on million dollar movies and corporate projects and had a $20 million company has to compete with little kids making videos on their phone now. That’s where we were at. Fuck that shit. I did Uber eats DoorDash GrubHub about 30 hours a week and I played guitar on the beach. It consistently brought home 1500 and my wife brought home the same all winter we killed it. It’s easy to make 100 grand as small handyman business and you can learn to be handy. You don’t have to be some crazy level expert. You just have to be smart on time trustworthy. I started a handyman business. I’m just doing it because we are going to be on the road for a few months and then I will ease into it this winter but like I said, I still like to travel. You get NEXT insurance you use your LLC already and start a DBA under that. Facebook and google marketing a few hundred bucks Facebook ads a little video some business cards, and a business phone number , your white you’re good to go. Hang pictures, ceiling fans, fix toilets install toilets, lighting fixtures electrical outlets start out with plenty of money, especially for older people and single women. Best of all your home with the family. Just look at the economy and find a way to fill an in demand niche. And he kinda hands-on thing mobile mechanic would be great too if you had all the tools. So much opportunity out there if you wanna work. I don’t really wanna work hard, but my kids are grown. Trust me, bro trust me, bro. It’s time to hang up. It’s a race out there. Pretty soon. It’ll only be illegals working every job.

I feel you there. I keep hearing that it's picking up, but I just don't see it in my revenues. I'm seeing more freight, sure, but these loads are paying complete crap sometimes. So at the end of the day, we I still lose. I'm running harder for not even the same amount of money. It's actually less. I'm trying to remain optimistic because I just started this venture, but I'm really being forced to reevaluate my position here! And there seems to be no end in sight!

flatbed doim real bad for me

Honestly man, have you thought about just turning the trucks in and getting a compnay job that is local ? You'd get to see your kid more. I just don't understand missing family this much. I don't have a family, but if I did, no business would keep me away

Man you need to get home. Hopefully it will be soon.

The Cubs won their World Series with Red Sox players brought over by an ex Red Sox GM. Just in case you didn’t know or had forgotten lol

Sounds like Mclane. ALDIs would be my next guess. Tanker is way better

Why do you waste your time there brother. As a company driver I bring home 2k every week with no expenses to me. It's a bad time to lease brother.

So, my trusty financed truck decided to have a meltdown in the middle of Ohio. No big deal-I just rented a car and took my dog on a shotgun road trip all the way down to South Texas. Goodbye, trucking industry! I'd rather do just about anything that’s a 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday gig. Learning to live with less but gaining more freedom sounds like a fair trade. No more being a prisoner in a sleeper cab or turning into a nocturnal creature. Finally, I'll get some family time, work out, and maybe even take care of myself a bit. Who knew living like a regular human was an option? Chapter 7, here I come! Chapters 1 through 6 are now just scenic stops in the rearview mirror. Buckle up for the next thrilling episode of "My Life in Financial Follies!"

I should say, I'm going to trucking school soon and I'll have OJT to do, so I've been watching vids like this to learn from other'sexperiences. I don't think your experience would be something I've never seen before. I drove a taxi for 10 years, and I've had people, urinate on the seat, defecate themselves, puke all over the place, was almost murdered, asked by a customer to drive him the middle of the bridge, and almost got carjacked because I told the customer he couldn't smoke weed in the taxi. That's just a few, but yeah, I'd have asked your trainer a lot of questions, everything from his diet to his moods in general and I'd have purchased deodorant for him and called it a gift for being a great trucker. 😂 With enough grace on someone who needs it, you can change lives by taking care of someone when they never asked. Not saying you should have, but it's what I might have done. It sounds like the guy lost hope altogether.

That was seriously a shitty experience 😂 Sorry you had to deal with that!!

One of my drivers went from Vermont to Utah for a $1.35 this week 🤦🏾‍♂️ I was too happy about that. 6 days wasted with no real revenue to the truck so I definitely understand

Thank you for the video

Trucking isn't for everybody. Especially for those who came in with no plan and no mental support.

Is your name joe

How many trucks do you have with prime

Why are the rates gradually falling if these are contract lanes?

The amount of prime drivers who know absolutely nothing about trucking except whatever prime wants them to know is crazy to me

take a break man

I turn my truck in Monday done with Prime

Prime tried to talk me into a lease purchase contract and thankfully I did my research and told them to go to hell. With the inward AI cameras, I'll never work for Prime. In fact, I'm probably going to get out of the trucking industry completely

its a race to the bottom, company lowers the rates and has more freight till the next guy steals it away with even lower rates!

Have you heard what the lease payments are now? 1500 and up.

Good thing your boss has drove.