Prime Inc | Company driver gets a reality check | what do I want out of trucking?

[@LifeOfATruckerOTR]

Anything I can fix myself to save me time sitting in a shop hours that cost me money bc I’m in a shop not driving I do myself. I keep extra things like mud flaps.. lights… glad hands an air horse to fill tires if they get low pressure and I have lots of tools. No you not getting ahead of yourself that’s why it’s good you went company drive first because you get to learn what you need to learn without losing money and getting frustrated learning it bc you went lease to soon and too fast

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

That’s a fact bro, what you just explain is exactly what I want to be capable of doing. I appreciate your understanding bro, most people don’t understand that’s a part of the business. Time is money in trucking and if you can save time and expense by knowing how to change a glad hand or mud flop, that can only be beneficial to you and your business. Keep safe out there bro😃💪🏾

[@LifeOfATruckerOTR]

@@RomaneTheTrucker you going to do great bro… just keep doing what you’re doing. I watch videos on how to fix things that are not major things that I can and avoid going to the shop if I can. This is why they sale the parts they sale at truck stops because if you can you can… this is if you know and take the time to learn how to fix minor things you can handle on the road. I try to keep learning because I don’t know everything even though I know a lot it’s still much more I can and will learn.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Keep learning bro, I like how you say you “ will learn more “ 😂😂 that’s the attitude I want to have and keep. Stay safe out there bro💪🏾

[@LifeOfATruckerOTR]

@@RomaneTheTrucker you stay safe too bro… I’ll be watching… give me a follow ✅💯👍🏾

[@LifeOfATruckerOTR]

@@RomaneTheTrucker I’ll be posting more videos… I’m just trying to figure out what direction I want to take my channel content wise…

[@lukeskywalker81]

They will never let u make over 2k a week no matter how hard you run, my trainer taught me if you’re not running 500 miles a day you’re not makn $ plug ur 34 into tht equation

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

That’s interesting to know. Well as. Company driver I don’t really need 2k a week. But I think if you’re lease you can make more than 2k a week. As a company driver doing otr I might hit 2k once in a while 🤔

[@Zayfps87]

Be careful get permission from ur fleet manager to work on simple things other than that you may void warranties for prime then u will be in hot water. Be careful and always have yourself learning about common problems for when you own your first truck.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Facts, I will talk to road assist before I touch anything. But one thing for sure I will not do any fixing on this truck if it’s something I don’t know about or it’s something expensive

[@peacefrog57]

I remember my first 2 years otr, when i was this exuberant. now 12 years have passed on the road and i am now a miserable s.o.b.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Yeah I am excited, and I know people who have been in for that amount of years and are not miserable. I am hoping I can play my cards right and be one of the happy ones. It’s not going to be easy and I am aware of that. I just have to remain focus and take it one step at a time.

[@JoeExperienceShorts]

I’m doing this for one year to pay off debt and go back to school.

[@peacefrog57]

@Imhimskully that's what I said to.myself when I started

[@JoeExperienceShorts]

@@peacefrog57 before coming to prime I worked in aviation, and was working on getting my pilot license it got too expensive but, Ik that’s what I want to do. And I enjoyed the lifestyle I’m also disciplined when it come to achieving my goals. I refused to be un fulfilled in this life. Also I’m 23 and have no kids. So it’s easier for me to walk away from this.

[@zachk5270]

It all works out at the end... good to see you rolling safe...!

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Thank you brother 😃💪🏾

[@coffeebean1130]

every time i watch your videos i wat to just get out there and start driving . but to old for thoses days now so i am just driving from my wheelchair and loving every minute watching you. have the very best week ahead my friend

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Thank you for always showing love on the channel, hope all is well with you. I hope one day I could be as lucky as you to be old and watching others driving and having their experience. It’s a blessing to get your stage of life. I will keep the videos coming and will try my best to be safe out here. Thank you 😃💪🏾

[@traceyalbritton6585]

You shouldn’t have to come on here to tell anyone how much you making. They can go get their cdl and go get it themselves. I’m at prime I’m lease and I have a light weight I stay loaded.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

I said in the video I won’t be coming on here to tell people how much Money I am making. I just did it once to give an example of how payments are. Maybe in 6 months I will drop another video about a paycheck. I know what you are saying and I appreciate you for that. Shout out to you for being out here getting this money with your light weight truck, I am proud. Stay safe, one day we’ll run into each other😃💪🏾

[@johnslater8948]

Keep that mindset brother, that's the way to think if ur planning in the future to either lease or buy ur own truck that's the kinda thing that will save you allot of money keep doing what ur doing brother and it's fun fix your own truck the more u do the more u learn BIG AND BE IRIE STAY SAFE ✌🏿

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Thank you John 😃 stay safe out there bro 💪🏾😃

[@AngieAndSterlin]

Was going to lease but you made me change my mind!

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Word? 😂 I hope you’re doing great. If it’s your first year in trucking like myself, just stay focus, learn a lot, be safe and the money will come.

[@jimc8802]

Here 🎉

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

😃💪🏾

[@corrisj24]

With that mindset brother you will be very successful… getting under the truck when there’s an issue can possibly save a lot of time and money.🤜🏽💥🤛🏽

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

That’s how I am looking at it. I am not afraid to get Grease on my hands and between my nail 😂💪🏾😃

[@Wombats-1]

bro, you're a company driver. don't work for free. if its maintenance for the truck let prime pay a shop to do it. unless they can't get you in for a day or two. don't feel obligated to spend your own time/money to fix their equipment. prime will pay you to fix things I believe. being lease drivers we get paid to do things like hang chutes or small things that we can fix. but don't be doing things and just not informing them that you're doing it. being an OTR driver they already have you the entire 24 hours in a day, don't let them take advantage of you when you think you're doing them a favor. in the end its business, if you allow them to walk over you, they will continue doing it. you have to set boundaries and if you let them run you into the ground, they'll do it. there's nothing wrong with being a hard worker. but that's how people burn out and quit. just pace yourself and don't work like your dispatcher will remember you. you're just a truck number to them

[@HewittShaq]

If the wheels ain't turning, he ain't earning

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Prime can get road assist to come fix their truck within an hour. I don’t have to touch primes equipment. Also if it’s a simple problem I can fix, I can go ahead and fix it myself and prime will pay me for fixing it. This video is about me learning to fix trucks in order to fix my own trucks in the future when I buy them. I will never work on primes truck without them knowing. Opening the apu door and check the oil level and coolant level is basic pre trip inspection. If prime truck needs work I call road assist. 😃💪🏾

[@Q50.Shawn524]

Big ups mi Breda 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Big up yoself Shawn, blesss up Bredda Bredda 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Maxdesignpro-u6z]

Bro famous now

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

😂😂

[@darnellbrown2198]

What is that test like on the machine during the upgrade process

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Easier than when we were in orientation. First he let all of us test drive the simulator, then he discus our mistakes and talk about safety. then after that he told us the test is a a straight line back into a dock 😃

[@RoadrunnerG]

Terrible planning. Prime dont care about your check. Get your experience and leave prime

[@NoLimitJayye]

Na u just had bad experiences with prime other ppl dont have that or can relate lol im doin fine buddy

[@RoadrunnerG]

@@NoLimitJayye i made hella $ at prime when i was there. Yall just know nothing else but prime inc . You cant speak on something you know nothing about

[@RoadrunnerG]

@@NoLimitJayye my first yr as a rookie driver i made 170k lol im sure its way more than u making rn. How u gon tell me i had bad experiences. I just know cause i chose to learn n not stay brainwashed like you niggas

[@truckingon5049]

I agree with youuuu , these new dudes dont know how to be patient ! All they know is prime . If ya ask me i blame the comments and drivers who been driving already. They let any and everybody influence their decision on what they should do instead of thinking logical about this trucking shit ! I wasted so much time listening to ppl man , u just gotta let them make they own mistakes . In the beginning it aint about the money , its about experience. Idc whether u lease or drive company these checks will fluctuate . They think their experiences will be the comments experiences and that just aint true. All i can do is pray for these dudes🙏🏾

[@lvl-savage-lvl6659]

@@truckingon5049I’m new bro and I’m all ears and 🤐 what would you suggest for a new driver I appreciate it 💪🏾

[@joycharles1055]

What if the freight stop you still gotta pay your lease

[@HewittShaq]

🎯🎯🎯

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Freight might slow down but not stop. People gotta live 😃

[@joycharles1055]

@@RomaneTheTrucker lol

[@nohippietruckingandtransportat]

The miles are the miles. Worrying about payoff cutoff is for people that have no resources

[@HewittShaq]

That mentality doesn't work when running a business

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Yeah I am just running, when that check it’s the account I take a look at it 😂

[@dbd8841]

@@HewittShaq what business do you run? What business education do you have?

[@HewittShaq]

@@dbd8841 Real Estate. Accounting Degree.

[@g.i.joetrucker]

@romane i appreciate the mention big dawg 👍🏿 just drivers networking tgats what this is all about. I think i gotta game plan for you so you can get what you want n not compromise going to a lightweight truck. If you're comfortable enough can your dispatcher set you up on a trailer with multiple stops? I guarantee you thats the meat and potatoes of where the money is at rather than running one load all the way to California. Give it a shot if you're ready ✌🏿

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

I will propose that to my manager in the future because I don’t mind doing multiple stops yeah networking is key bro that’s a fact 😃💪🏾

[@vernonmorris146]

Bro you 100% wrong You should not mess with the truck it’s not your and anything that goes wrong it’s your fault If truck malfunction and cause something bad to happen you are going to be blame Thais is not Jamaica Leave the company truck alone it’s not your Do your job that you get paid to do

[@HewittShaq]

It would be worse if he was lease. Most mega carriers don't care about their equipment

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

You 100% didn’t watch the video. I said I will learn how to fix trucks that way when I buy my truck in the future i can fix simple problems. Also at prime, if something is wrong with the truck and you as the driver can fix it, prime will pay you money to fix it. For example changing an air filter which is easy to do, prime will pay you to change it. I wouldn’t go ahead and do me mechanical work on the truck without prime’s knowledge. But to check the oil level and coolant levels, that’s my job as the driver to check for problems.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Lease drivers can fix their truck if they want to. They are the ones paying for it, so if they want a mechanic from their house to fix it, no problem. Or they can use prime to fix it.

[@vernonmorris146]

@@RomaneTheTrucker ok bro fix the truck I’m sorry I said anything.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

You still don’t understand what I said, just gas lighting the situation talking about ok go fix the truck you sorry you said anything. 😂 like I said if the reefer battery needs jumping and you have jumper cable prime will pay you to jump the battery. Obviously you won’t be doing mechanical jobs like fix an engine problem, prime will pay you for changing an air filter which is basically using a screw driver. But to answer you again, I said I want to learn how to fix truck for when I buy my own. I will watch videos, not pulling apart primes truck.

[@OluAmen-Ra]

RaSta Man, Slow down you are moving to fast😢. Haste makes waste . U are a Company Driver on a Company 🚛 Truck. If you try and fix something, and it goes south, who sre they going to blame?😮. U Rasta Man. Stay up, Stay Focused. Olu out.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

No I am not going to work on the company truck. If something is wrong with the truck I let the company know. Of is a simple job like jumping the battery prime will allow me to do that and pay me for jumping the battery. But if it’s major work, prime will send someone to fix it. I am talking about in the future when I own my trucks I want to be able to fix them if it’s a simple fix. I know better not to mess with the company truck😂

[@2020-c8y]

Hey man do your averages every month, you’ll be surprised

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

😮 what do you mean I will be over or under?

[@davidscott5455]

That’s why owner op better. Plan your own loads and control your own paycheck

[@HewittShaq]

Seen too many O/O go back lease or company to say "better"

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

I will get to o/o one day, but right now I gotta creep before I walk or run 😃💪🏾

[@TruckerTrashTammie]

I change all my filters.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

That’s what am talking about. You are something else though, I admire your capabilities 😃 you are a special one💪🏾

[@TruckerTrashTammie]

@RomaneTheTrucker Well thank you.The truth is anyone can do it.Most just wont try.

[@kevincurtis3587]

My intention is honestly to own my trucking company and give it a Jamaican plus Hawaiian name because I'm Jamaican and my wife is from Hawaii. Thank God I learned mechanics from in the 1990s in Golden spring st Andrew at Mr bell (aka bengeh ) garage. Mr romain your thinking good sir. This can be good for you if you know what your doing and plan wisely. I saw an Indian trucker in Goodyear Arizona recently with a flag from India flowing side to side on the back of the trailer recently on the freeway and it looks so dham good and I thought of doing the same on any trailer I'm hauling too. I know there is a lot of Jamaicans driving otr semi trucks here in America but don't wave the jamaican flag.. that's so bad. Every one of the vehicles I own here in America alway have a jamaican flag or a sticker on them. Many times I go places and people go crazy when they see my flag or sticker. Especially in Arkansas.

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Wow that’s what I am talking about. Big dreams with a plan and dedication 😃💪🏾

[@kevincurtis3587]

@@RomaneTheTrucker yes mi general. Mi bun all waste timaz a farin.

[@vc8891]

I appreciate ur comments,, yea decisions decisions decisions,, hang n ther shout out to ur trainer💪 wow 126 that's hot hot 🔥,, great wisdom on t app unit, knowledge is t key along with wisdom hang in ther you young n keep learning Romaine, be safe your decisions yes if u can !!! Awesome on t app fixing it be safe n keep rolling 👍 learn learn learn 👍 peace 💪

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

That’s a fact knowledge is the key, knowledge is power. I am just taking it one step at a time, staying focus and working hard 😃 shout out to you again fam 💪🏾

[@chrisgoatgladney9987]

You are going to average 4100 revenue

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Most people say a $1000 a week is awesome for a beginner trucker, so that average is good😃

[@joesk4759]

apu is not working in las vegas because to hot 😀😀😀😀😀

[@nohippietruckingandtransportat]

Open the apu door so the heat can disapate

[@hardonthots2770]

Young bud sounds exciting about becoming an owner op,if you know how many of us owner op Park out truck and gone back to work for me charlie.... big up yourself mi bredda but you will learn about this trucking game real quick 😅

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

So you are saying no one got successful in trucking? I don’t believe everyone park their truck and go work fast food 😂

[@hardonthots2770]

@@RomaneTheTrucker welcome to trucking I'll help you jump start your owner op dreams I'm selling my truck cheap 15 k ....2015 Volvo ishift 670k miles and if you want I'll sell you my MC too real cheap 4 yrs active 3 clean inspections so you be able to book loads with most carriers, obviously I'm wasn't good at it seems like you got it all figured out

[@RomaneTheTrucker]

Thanks for the offer, but I am not in the buying stages as yet. I am taking it one step at a time😃💪🏾