Leaked News! New Partnership Hurt 9200 Prime Inc. Truck Drivers?

Leaked News! TransAm Major Announcement To All Their Truck Drivers 🤯
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[@MuthaTrucker]

Is it true? Is their a new TransAm and Prime Inc alliance?

[@dadeboy305wh]

They are merging far as I know I will get with dispatch and fing out more

[@Alan_1982]

Prime Inc didn’t buy Transam. Trans am has been doing a lot of expanding as far as loads. It a partnership to a degree. This applies to OTR Drivers only. Basically you will see Trans Am trucking with prime Inc. trailers this doesn’t apply to the dedicated side for Trans Am but if a driver doesn’t have a load to pick up in his lane, then he can take an OTR load if it’s a prime inc or other loads as well.

[@Harvey-sheila]

It’s true my brother drives there prime bought there otr part of the business is what they told him trans am has been in trouble for awhile prime is going to eventually take over in my opinion trans am is only in charge of there dedicated lanes

[@Jsef0801]

@@MuthaTrucker my take on it, the transam otr and Midwest fleets get more lanes and access to prime terminals. And transam has access to all prime and transam loads and vice versa, prime has access to more tyson/ Cargill loads in the Midwest. I see transam benefitting more as long as they don't get lost in the shuffle of prime drivers. Which there is a high chance of. I know how business's move, and it's nothing I would want to be a part of with the uncertainty.

[@kaywan87]

Prime did that because they been losing drivers to camera situation. So for them to cover their freight is best to buy company that can do power only for them

[@cotjocky466]

Prime knows they are losing a lot of drivers over this camera decision. They are trying to have extra drivers to cover these loads when lots of people quit over the camera.

[@ljreed8671]

Cameras are here to stay, until drivers CHANGE their bad distracted driving habits, the revolving door of drivers with these carriers will continue. Get with the technology make some changes to improve your driving skills as there telling you and see the difference.

[@cotjocky466]

@ or do what most will do that are decent drivers… get your experience and move on to a smaller carrier that doesn’t do this type of nonsense. That’s what I did.

[@XZH-le4cZxx]

Transcam has the cameras already and are the bottom defecation of trucking, the kind of defecation that sets in sewage of all the long lost drivers …

[@shannnism]

​@@ljreed8671spoken like a true trained monkey. If you feel a camera makes YOU a safer driver, then YOU are the one that needs a camera. Not me and my 2 miilion safe yo

[@truckingwithgerald7532]

It's also a neat way of saying that prime bought into their company but has not completed the transaction. Saw this with US express and total transportation

[@ljreed8671]

Knight Transportation owns U.S. Express, and Swift Transportation. They call the shots, and if they don't comply to how they run the operation, Knight will close the doors.

[@joshlansford1706]

Freight is slow enough at Prime as it is. Why the hell are they giving the loads they have to other carriers?

[@ljreed8671]

Food Meat loads my guess Prime needs loads for their drivers, Trans Am can't keep enough drivers to run those meat loads out of Dodge City Kansas.

[@PriceStanley-z7k]

TransAm driver here - yea message legit we all got it

[@michaelhatico7526]

FYI, this is how Hirschbach bought JCT. They started as an alliance.

[@robd5558]

Prime drivers are already starving for revenue, and prime just brings in almost 700 power only trucks, just shows how prime doesn’t actually care about their drivers no matter what kind of lip service they spit at their meetings lol.

[@JohnMelland]

So many companies going outta business! Sad sad sad😢

[@jeffrogge8597]

Same sort of corporate wording I heard 30yrs ago when the armored car company I worked for "merged" with a larger company; we kept our independence for all of six months, then were forced to conform to "California Regulations". Only reason for the "merger" was the CA based company lost the bid on a huge contract in the Northeast and absorbed our family owned company to obtain it.

[@MisesTrucker]

Now you know who is fuckin up the market for the rest of us

[@MoonKeyDLaughy]

Welcome to 60 MPH company speed limit 😂

[@donbailey7023]

I cringe when I see a prime truck ahead. They always have a bunch of traffic around them trying to get past

[@TruckingAcrossAmerica07]

How fast you drive and how much money you make

[@WESHarman206]

62 MPH for company drivers; 65 for lease drivers. If Trans Am drivers get access to Prime's contract freight/rates it's only good for most TA drivers.

[@texasdevil1193]

65 fot lease Whoooo! Lol.

[@WESHarman206]

@@texasdevil1193 Just filling in factual information, pard.

[@MrHines88]

All these companies make all their money off truck drivers back don't want pay damn dime ! Truck Driver Got Go Through Hell ..Etc

[@ljreed8671]

Nobody said "you'd get rich out here driving truck". Stay away from those crazy "lease purchase deals" and you might make a buck or 2, otherwise it' would be time to "move on" to something else. Nobody forced you to sign that lease purchase to haul freight for them.

[@MrHines88]

@ljreed8671 💯% With You Agree, Haven't Been Lease Driver Going On 3 Yrs Aswell Started Driving CDL Class A Back Since 2012 Already Been There Done That Trucking Industry Going Aswell Be Same Never Changing Companies Get Rich Off Hard-working Go-getter Driver Back, They Change Up In The Oilfields CNG & Electric Semi Coming In Play Out There Owner Operators Going Soon Out Business Including Automation On The Rise!

[@TruckingAcrossAmerica07]

​@@ljreed8671is making 130k net that bad?

[@charlesbutler8057]

Doing the same thing they did with Henderson Trucking. Drivers fled Henderson Trucking including myself when they did this. Prime eventually runs off all the drivers and takes control of the add-on company. They will take control of TA dispatch and maintainance. Heads up.

[@truckingwithgerald7532]

This happened with Silver Eagle and Heartland back in the 90s,it didn't work out so well

[@loading...7583]

What happened?

[@amtraktraveler9118]

The same situation with JCT and they are with Hirschbach.

[@mikekelly5975]

Yes I got the same message… Im w trans am . I’m regional right now but when I was long haul they had issues finding me loads right after I sent my empty status . Sometimes sending me up to 500 miles to pick up the next day .. sounds like both companies are most likely gonna start pulling each others trailers/loads.. we will see . Nobody really knows how it’s gonna work yet .

[@sw2828]

@@mikekelly5975 Well a lot of things is going to change even when they say it’s not that’s a lie because I know I am with CFI and Heartland Express bought us and they have change a lot of things just to some money they close up a lot of yards took away bonuses and change where we can fuel at and starting January 2025 we got to fuel up what we are dispatch on and our cards are going to be locked so keep us from fueling up any time we want to in order for us to fuel up it’s have to be in your route on what they dispatch you on now

[@tonyr4545]

Wouldn't bother me if Trans Am closed their doors completely. They almost ended my career just after I started.

[@julianop.4241]

Wtf did they do? 💀

[@itsTy21215]

Same

[@infinitedarkmind8864]

Let me guess they dont train drivers properly for otr. 😂

[@itsTy21215]

@@infinitedarkmind8864 And they pry on the young dudes with absolutely zero experience to convince them how wonderful lease operator is the best way to go to make a gazzilion dollars. Yes, the new guys should read the contracts and have some discernment but DAYUM. They’re very convincing. It’s me, I was the young 22 year old with zero experience who had no discernment to know when I was being lied to who they convinced to be a gazzilionair by leasing. I was contacted about the lawsuit but I chose not to involve myself.

[@Mike-zg1dr]

@@infinitedarkmind8864nope have you alone in a lease too . They had shit on my dac that lasted 3 years too f them

[@chopituptv1396]

At prime now, definitely about to leave and Go to Landstar… Prime too Unpredictable…

[@ralphdavis3661]

In real English: Prime just took over TransAm.

[@issacespinoza5498]

Prime lease operators just left the chat😂

[@Fred1tge]

I just talked to management at TransAm. Yes all TransAm trucks & drivers will be pulling prime trailers now. They say the only ones who won’t pull prime trailers are the local & dedicated drivers who pull TransAm direct freight from their customers. TransAm say they are about to get rid of their trailers

[@terrysmith6194]

Thank God I am swans dedicated with trans Am

[@WESHarman206]

This alliance sounds like the alliance between Wilson and Prime.

[@rumrunner8019]

But Wilson is still independent of Prime. They just haul a lot of Prime freight.

[@WESHarman206]

@rumrunner8019 Did Prime buy Trans Am or are they just entering into an alliance/freightsharing agreement (as Prime has with Wilson)?

[@Tyronewiggums1]

Seems about right they would team up with another mega who screws over lease operators

[@MO_Trucker91]

They're going to have big competition with these known big-name truck stops we are already familiar with, it's hard to find let alone come across fresh food at truck stops

[@combatkool-aid9495]

Whooo whos ready for the anti trust lawsuits heading their way.

[@erich5265]

Isn't the new administration in government doing away with all regulations? There will be no anti trust anymore.

[@Lee85G]

Ooh, that's nice 🔥🔥🔥 Clean Facility

[@James-t4p9n]

This is true. Prime Inc has taken over TransAm customer contracts while Trans Am will be operating on Primes Advanced fleet (power only fleet). In comparison, They will be operating the way Wilson Logistics operates on Primes advanced fleet.

[@Truckersweather]

Whats good Alex, hope you had a good week!

[@MuthaTrucker]

Thanks! You too

[@justbeforethereturnofchris2393]

Trans Am and Prime inc. Is struggling just like most trucking companies....

[@JeffSchaefer-q7c]

Can you make that Trans Am message bigger and clear , so we can read it or take a screenshot so we can read it later please ?

[@Shivris]

So glad i left prime. There is barely enough frieght to keep their current drivers along with Wiltrans moving. I went to Crete as a compay driver for .64 cpm. Everything Prime has been doing the last few years has been in a effort to force out their experienced drivers. It's a far cry from the company it was 5 years ago. Everything changed there when covid hit and once Steve Fields retired and that useless individual known as Dennis took over it got even worse. Dennis was a sh*t dispatcher and is sh*t as the safety director. He shouldn't be in trucking at all.

[@paulshields2220]

I think that's the guy who told me during my training after my CDL to put up with my trainer telling me to do illegal things or to quit trucking because im not cut our for it. I had stayed 3 month and left for Swift at least Swift safety and training listens to you. I've been trucking over 5 years now. So maybe your training department just sucks.

[@hcommons]

He told drivers if they didn't like the cameras to start planning their exit strategy

[@TheBreeze379]

Just sounds like the same deal prime has always had with wilson trucking, power only

[@lancehammons5918]

Sounds like they're bout to be bought similar to smith and Heartland express

[@hoodmoney_Trucking]

Yea it’s true I got called in to the terminal with some other drivers they told us that we are taking a training class to learn a new system. At the end of the meeting we were told that every driver in this meeting is no longer pulling transAm trailers we only pulling for prime…

[@brianlester3688]

What you expect for them to do when just this year they settled a major class action lawsuit me and hundreds others sued and they settled for 3.5 million dollars

[@MuthaTrucker]

Thanks

[@DL-1]

Were you a company driver or lease driver?

[@sharkeyedwards2244]

🔥THIS SHIT CRAZY🔥

[@jimmyhenley8100]

One of two scenarios are in play with this situation.Either Transam went to Robert Lowe looking for financial help,the partnership is most likely based on Transam getting their finances together and recovering OR if they can't then the final verdict will be Prime owning TransAm.Have seen them do this many times over the years.Stay tuned.

[@Jose-gq8wc]

Yes it is normal Prime must have more contracts and need them to freight on the power only level

[@flatbedjay7672]

Just wait until the foreigners get ahold at this place.

[@ljreed8671]

They won't last and will get weeded out from accidents, and D.O.T. violations, no carrier keeps driver who run up there CSA scores from bad driving habits.

[@Shivris]

​@@ljreed8671 think he was referring to the truck stop. However I left prime almost 2 months ago and over the last 2 years they've been hiring a lot of foriegn drivers. Now they are having cameras installed in every truck by the end of the year so go figure.

[@dadeboy305wh]

Yes I got the message it's a merging far as I know

[@jeremyhyde9018]

Trans am fired over 50 people in the office today I called in and prime dm picked up phone I pulled three trailer out of a spot and seen prime taking over

[@patrickray2329]

I drove for TranScam back in 2007 for 2 months. They were a horrible trucking company. I was dispatched out of the Rockwall, TX. terminal.

[@cultleaderxxii8039]

They closed the Rockwell terminal. Moved everything ro Olathe. Closed the Tampa one to.

[@tweetybirdjr2182]

Support

[@LouisianaInNOut]

Glad i left Prime. They did me dirty in the end after being one of the top earners in flatbed and turning my leased truck in without any problems.

[@vinniegillotti9347]

If I remember correctly, Trans Am is owned by Consolidated Freightways also CFI and I believe there’s a few other companies in the mix I could be slightly off on some of it And the real problem is prime is having problems covering its loads

[@sw2828]

No Heartland Express brought CFI, Smiths and Millis I am OTR driver for CFI we all under Heartland Express now

[@TruckerTrashTammie]

You're off on all of it.Simple google search of Transam would give you the info

[@seato412b]

​@@sw2828are things better under heartland or bout da same just diff stuff?

[@ljreed8671]

National Carriers "The Elite Fleet"

[@vinniegillotti9347]

@@sw2828 I knew it was something like that trans Am is awful in the mix I think

[@frankthetank9934]

We kind of wish you would’ve showed more of the gas station doesn’t have shower and parking

[@ljreed8671]

Tractor trailers DON'T park at "gas stations" Look and plan early for a TRUCKSTOP.

[@danielbrewster885]

Yes we received that notice but they told me it was power only

[@MuthaTrucker]

Thanks!!!

[@danielbrewster885]

It only effects OtR not dedicated or regional

[@danielbrewster885]

That’s what they have told us

[@williamladd8665]

Sounds like a replay of the old "O&S" alliance around 2000. Aaaannd where is "O&S? Gone!

[@johnpurlee9438]

O&S was bought by Wilson Logistics which was Wil-Trans at the time.

[@mrbryguy5831]

Maybe Prime has more freight than they can handle and trans am needs more freight? Pretty smart move on both of their parts if that’s the case.

[@OldStoneColdSteveAustin]

I’m new transam driver got same email.

[@elielbrown9513]

100% true

[@CharlesCowan-f4r]

Looks like they just signed up with prime advantage power only program that is available to any carrier.

[@leoncanty2804]

Wow I drive for them like 20 years ago

[@coreyholmes49ers]

Trans am is leasing onto prime just like wilson logistics did.

[@emmanuelchristian1776]

That message is true.

[@arthanza112]

Low-key buyout.

[@allenbennett4848]

What's the difference? Same caliber of work force 👎

[@AndrewOldacre-o7u]

Sound like a Merger to me

[@MuthaTrucker]

Let's see

[@starwind7041]

If it's only what the message says then it sounds just like what an o/o would do with a carrier.

[@JeffLane-m5s]

W😳W can’t wait to hear Trucker B’s response to this 😂

[@elielbrown9513]

I currently work for Transam

[@vinniegillotti9347]

I’m up and down interstate 35 Route 75 in Route 69 all the time will definitely have to stop at an E express

[@irri4662]

Here comes the self driving semis

[@ratherbeflying101]

Been hearing that for years, only in certain locations it'll never be long haul

[@28ebdh3udnav]

It's never going to happen since it will never be 100% be able to deal with the 80% of the bad drivers on the road

[@irri4662]

@ratherbeflying101 it will be all long haul. Disturbution hubs are the easiest to convert .

[@irri4662]

@28ebdh3udnav insurance "deals " with bad drivers. And with no semi driver no need for a drivers health insurance policy

[@nicklaaflare1907]

We’ll see by 2040

[@codyfolsom365]

Taking loads from prime driver giving to trans am to run at a lower rate for more profit.

[@kdmoore2507]

Here is the deal. TRANS AM OTR SIDE was struggling. Trans AM is selling their trailer and will be hauling Prime frieght. Prime is training their fleet managers. Trans AM will only hual Trans AM loads on dedicated. Prime is putting their name on their Terminal in Kansas. Im sure at some point Prime will be taking over completely at some point. That's just my take on it.

[@kdmoore2507]

And for those that drive for Trans AM need to step up their game. And if you have felonies and a bad DMR. You probably will be looking for a new job. But. This is just what I'm hearing from both company drivers. But. Don't quote me on all this.

[@shawntruckingwithbs5302]

this has been a rumor for over 10 years however Prime is due to buy out someone else

[@johnnyg9246]

Yes it’s true

[@brutuscarpathia9638]

Ugh TramsAm and prime are both garbage

[@PARMYGUY]

OH BOY

[@mikekavan7188]

Hope all these companies go bellie up. Trucking used to be good, now it's gone to shit with overbearing truck lords squashing all the little people

[@nyrandreperry1488]

I know that burger was fire 🔥

[@ItzDrPlow]

i could go for a burger

[@charlie2b-d335]

If trans am is making an alliance with prime inc it means they're about to be swallowed pretty soon! If Tranz Am has OO 's they should read the new contract thoroughly and compare it with the old one because there will be significant changes and usually the big company is the one that dictates the new rules that mostly benefits them but not the drivers.

[@stevenminor2241]

TRUCKER AND LATINO KEEPS AMERICA MOVING 🇺🇸

[@ljreed8671]

Winter is approaching soon stay tuned for the snow and let's see the "high speed drivers" handle adverse weather conditions.

[@thatguyty6278]

Yes sir accurate

[@jacobsigman3713]

Can see prime buying them out bc trans am is a screw ball of a company I was a lease for them(yah I know I messed up😅) but as many lawsuits that they had it would not surprise me

[@KIReal88]

Yep sure is

[@timmcdermottgetgf2250]

Hi Alex

[@Harvey-sheila]

They took over trans am over the road loads trans am only running there dedicated accounts I was told trans am was losing money on there over the road loads so they sold that part of the company I believe trans am will take it all over eventually

[@KIReal88]

I think they bought a percentage of trans am

[@brucebrown5464]

I did a lease at tras am and almost lost everything because they starve you

[@terrysmith6194]

I'm with trans Am as a company driver on a dedicated account I started last year I knew from jump that leasing a truck would be a big mistake. company drivers get more loads

[@adamwarcewicz4547]

Prime added forward and driver facing cameras They have lost about 800 drivers so that’s why they needed 800 other more trucks until they can hire 800 more They will continue to lose more drivers cameras come online

[@TheBreeze379]

That was my first thought too, guess wait til the dust settles, see what happens. Just wish i didn't sell my truck last fall, those in your face cameras took me by surprise, 2M+ safe miles & need the camera? Feeling like a prisoner of the highway now-a-days. Wish we could make Trucking Great Again, sad what this way of life has become.

[@Nobluffbuff]

Does TransAm have quite a bit of freight to work with, is that the motivator? My interpretation is that the megas are staying afloat merely by providing steady coverage over a vast area ready on standby. New drivers are confused...not enough freight, too many drivers, company continues hiring drivers. Look...it doesn't matter that drivers aren't getting over 2,500 miles and sitting more often, the more drivers available gives these companies leverage in this unfairly competitive market.

[@Shivris]

The miles dont matter to those lease guys that are sitting. They're paid percentage so now they have a pile of new drivers to compete with frieght for within they're own company. When I left two months ago I was making just enough revenue to cover my expenses and maybe a little paycheck. Most checks were less then what a company driver makes and maybe 1 paycheck a month was 2500+. If you took time off and ended up with a negative balance due to fixed costs it would take you damn near a month to get back to making money again. Prime will always get paid before the driver does.

[@Nobluffbuff]

@RiZenAsH I've done that, taken weeks to get out of a hole after short hometime...ouch, is all I got to say. Is that the company you worked with, Prime?

[@Ian-xw1ge]

Bunch a word salad. Prime is closing in. There is nothing wrong with a stronger acquisition

[@backlash370]

You need these metric people that a third is bigger than a quarter.

[@papaguap]

So who getting more money lol

[@JustAnotherTrader]

That truck stop looks like the same crap that everyone else has!

[@JustAnotherTrader]

I honestly think it will not really not hurt anyone. Prime will access TransAm's freight as well. The people who use the Prime load board may see some decreases through.......plus I am sure they are trying to negotiate new fuel rates with adding more trucks.

[@alexwamser4571]

I feel like that was just another McDonald's

[@Icantevenstandit]

PRIME INC IS A BUSINESS FIRST....lol they take 28% of the load ...I have a copy of the lease purchase agreement if you're interested... it's insane...1.02 guaranteed

[@JB150W]

Considering you get fuel and parts/service discounts under prime and they find your loads and process them for you. Also if your broke down they work with the vender getting your truck in and out of the shop. To me it’s worth the 28% so I don’t have to worry about those things

[@fortheloveofdeltaco]

​@@JB150WThe help with getting low cost parts, and especially getting vendors to do the work sometimes comes to a screeching halt when you finish that Ace Lease and get your vehicle title. I sat at Savannah for a full month just waiting for authorization for a SAM CAB replacement, and a windshield seal that Freightliner said was the reason why SAM CAB was ruined by a leak. I asked my fleet manager if they were ever going to authorize the work and he asked me how was I going to pay for it. Lucky me, I had a family member who paid the 5k bill, and Freightliner finally scheduled my repair. A few weeks later I was in covid quarantine. It took me 3 years to recover from covid complications. Career over. 2015 Cascadia still in my monthly storage bill.

[@michaelhawks5683]

Two bonehead companies getting together

[@trucknforautism]

Trans am drivers are not bone heads like you.

[@michaelhawks5683]

@trucknforautism biggest embarrassing boneheads on the interstate hell swift are better drivers than trans am

[@terrysmith6194]

Dude I'm with trans Am and I'm really good at what I do don't judge people that you don't know at least we all speak English and we do not take our 30s in the fuel islands like most of y'all do so watch who you call boneheads because you got one right here that will out do you any day

[@trucknforautism]

@terrysmith6194 yeah same here i too work for trans am. An i love it here

[@terrysmith6194]

@@trucknforautism me too. trans Am seems like they do good by me they gave me a chance when most wouldn't so this company has my appreciation. Been here over a year now and so far it's great.

[@XZH-le4cZxx]

TRANSCAM 🤔

[@4evatruckin]

Transtrash is horrible and the pay is garbage an the rookie drivers they so call prepare for the otr life is setting those drivers up for failure

[@Joelittle_]

Transcam.

[@jadebotan83]

Ugh!!!! The spacing on the big words is just horrible!!! It looks like a 3 year old wrote it.

[@todayslist37737]

That's how messages come across. If you're in trucking, get used to it😊

[@cultleaderxxii8039]

Yeah that's how they usually type at trans am. I used to work for them. Almost 2 years. August 2022 to June 2024. They are so stupid. Good riddance if they close their doors. I'm with a whole lot better company. Making them miles across the country. Not just to the east coast only. I'm pretty sure they are breaking alot of laws. They don't have chains in their trucks yet they go to Colorado. Stupidest company ever.

[@fortheloveofdeltaco]

​@@cultleaderxxii8039Uh. Colorado checks the trucks for chains, even on days there is no trace of snow. How do they get past those chain checkpoints?

[@WoodheadM]

I drive for Prime and in a few months I will be switching to their load board program. They require you to own your truck before switching from the lease side. My understanding is that they pay a percentage varying from 77 - 84% depending on varying factors. I'm not sure why TransAm would want to do this unless they negotiated a higher percentage. But even then I'm fairly certain Prime underbids just to get volume so this actually makes me really mad either way. If they are buying during these hard times it is only because they don't pay their company drivers fairly at 50 cents a mile. If they are adding drivers it means less good loads to go around. Can't really blame them though if they are purchasing, this is the perfect inflection point in the market to get cheap.

[@MrRld1960]

Who cares?

[@terrysteelman6860]

Same old bs

[@craigandrus7821]

Please join Ooida