Things aren’t looking good at Prime Flatbed Division

[@drturkey1318]

Came for trucking talk, left with brudge knowledge.

[@timtravels116]

@@drturkey1318 This is a value added channel.

[@BrandonBalderas]

My good friend quit prime as a lease operator with a beautiful custom truck just recently as he said enough was enough with the BS

[@anamariagarcia4834]

Hope their Tanker Division is doing better trying to get my start in trucking with Prime Inc.

[@timtravels116]

@@anamariagarcia4834 The woman who got my old truck lasted less than 3 months in tanker and turned the truck in.

[@anamariagarcia4834]

@@timtravels116 I see. I don’t know what her situation was like but my plan is to go company even if I have to go team get my 1-2 year experience in and then look for something better . Can’t afford cdl school so my options are very limited It seems either I get it from Swift or Prime are the 2 mega carriers that will help me get my CDL as well as give me a job with 0 experience

[@timtravels116]

@@anamariagarcia4834 Yeah that’s fine. Just know what you’re getting in to. I got my CDL at Knight so going the company route worked for me and does for lots of people.

[@ModernPlebeian1]

@@anamariagarcia4834just heard prime is only accepting company drivers right now if they go team driving. That will probably change by the time you actually finish training though. Best of luck to you!

[@rumrunner8019]

If you want to go for tankers, Schneider is a much better option than Prime, or so I've heard.

[@RexMaximus95]

Prime flatbedder here -- can confirm, we're fucked. My fleet manager even admitted freight is terribly low and said "Don't expect things to get better anytime soon" Currently flirting with other FLATBED companies that run cpm because with a lease and the way freight is -- I'm working for the truck, not vice versa.

[@timtravels116]

@@RexMaximus95 I see lots of stuff on flatbeds I just don’t see many Prime FBs. Hopefully, the Fed will ease in September and housing starts will increase.

[@CForged]

I had a fellow driver have pencil rod steel telescope off the back of the trailer on a side street in Bolingbrook and he got fired as he should. He was a 25 year veteran who got lazy and didn’t secured bundles well plus no bulk head against the back of the load.

[@timtravels116]

@@CForged We used to have these posters around our hangar from the Naval Safety Center that said “Complacency Kills.” It’s easy to phone it in some days, but that’s the day disaster strikes.

[@TheMattdavison]

I always thought they didn't have a lot of business for them when I saw them hauling onions like that

[@mjmclaughlin720]

Thanks for the bridge facts! New river gorge is cool but the mighty mac in Michigan is the coolest ive crossed.

[@NickTheDic]

Was blind to how indoctrinated Prime drivers are until I left. Just saying

[@codyfolsom365]

That little truckstop in Vineland is a very clean place

[@SooperTrooper100]

Terry, on behalf of books that are good, I must recommend Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon. The narrator (Joe Barrett)who reads the Audible version is excellent.

[@mrcoffee70]

They are maintaining a certain number of trucks. If you want to go company you have to put your name on the list and wait for an opening. I'm sure it's a profit issue.

[@yesidrive]

Mfers be backing up on the dang hwy

[@DrivingSue]

This is becoming a common situation

[@HighwayHustlinTransportation]

I was in Jersey a week ago and was in the wrong lane or missed an exit 4 times with no signage indicating such. Very frustrating state to drive a big rig

[@tollboothjimmytrucking.]

Also why did they move company dispatchers to lease. In flatbed there only two flatbed dispatchers now.

[@timtravels116]

I think it’s all part of eventually wiping out most company drivers at Prime.

[@Kjangofreeman]

Good morning Terry, quick question is there anyway I can speak with you directly? I am having issues with Prime and just have a few questions.

[@timtravels116]

Email chieftransporters AT gmail.com

[@rabeesalim]

I’m just curious From the door color Are you driving for well company

[@CForged]

Besides the tolls my favorite bridge to cross is the Chicago Skyway for the views

[@timtravels116]

@@CForged I was tryna do that early this morning for the same reason (plus it’s faster) but 90 was completely shit down by the Gary Airport so I had to go across Cline to 80/94.

[@dennisstorie4604]

I have been with Prime 14 years on Refeer side. I have friends in flatbed and they not saying this

[@timtravels116]

@@dennisstorie4604 Not saying what? Read the comments. Just because one guy’s doing fine doesn’t mean his business unit is. Also, there’s always lag time on this stuff. Contracts are let on an annual basis and even spot market could take a few weeks to sort out. Ever notice that load numbers aren’t sequential when you run them? The sequence is based on when the carrier put it in their system. But it could be a load picking up in 36 hours or 36 days.

[@Mavv77]

I'm a prime flatbed driver and i can think of a few reasons why the fleet is not doing good but i wonder what it is

[@tomtomallo514]

1st solo load was to jersey. I don't like jersey, my dog doesn't like jersey and I'm pretty sure the truck I drive doesn't like jersey. I was fortunate enough to have a great trainer at prime, but I've seen things...Mr. Terry, in an inactive work zone, do all active rules apply? Enjoy hometime

[@tomhall2679]

Bro when u get to wisconsin theyvarw going to reject that sugar.

[@NickTheDic]

Terry if you're into reading you'd like the book "Chaos" It's about Manson and the CIA. Learned about it after Joe Rogan had the author on his podcast.

[@traypatterson5523]

New Jersey is one of the worst states to drive in with a truck. Did it at prime when I first went solo out of training and I’ve hated it since.

[@dennisstorie4604]

Prime built the tanker division off the previous refeer customers and the hopper division off the refeer customers

[@timtravels116]

@@dennisstorie4604 Yeah. I just can’t think of any one trucking company that does tanker, hopper, and flatbed successfully. I can understand a couple of business lines but less is more I think.

[@renesanchez2210]

​@timtravels116 how about schnieder?

[@timtravels116]

@@renesanchez2210 Schneider has hoppers? Schneider/JBH aren’t really just OTR companies. They’re truly logistics. They’re moving more boxes per day on trains than Prime has trailers. JBH has 100,000 chassis and almost 120,000 containers. Prime Intermodal is just a hobby. It’s so Robert Low can see Prime’s name when he’s stopped at a crossing for a train.

[@renesanchez2210]

@timtravels116 yes schnieder has hoppers in their bulk division. Not much but some. Their yard is a few blocks from me and I've seen a few hopper trailer and a know a driver who claims she some times hauls tanker and sometimes hopper.

[@rfgexpress8830]

Terry checkout Crete/Shaffer carrier Corp I hv never heard their drivers complain about miles or pay, since hometime isn't a priority for you their 3wk out policy 🤔 might be good for you, they also hv a northeast regional you might like it's home weekly, I spoke to a driver who lives in nyc and he loves it good luck brother I love your videos

[@timtravels116]

@@rfgexpress8830 Thx

[@MrDpboggs]

Didn't they also say they would never put cameras in trucks at a safety meeting

[@timtravels116]

They might have.

[@user-FTRU6GJ]

They make you back between two trailers if you want to be a TNT trainer

[@timtravels116]

@@user-FTRU6GJ I never did. Maybe bc I did PSD trainer at the same time.

[@PhucYuBich]

5:10 lay off the sodas. Its a trap

[@The_lot_Herpetologist]

This is just a theory but I watch a lot of trucking vids. I've been thinking of getting my cdls. But I think they give y'all guys that make content a hard time if you ruffle feathers in the industry. My brother has been a driver for a long time and he said these brokers are friends with carriers and carriers are brokers and wearhouses are brokers and dispatchers and they all do business with each other and make money on the side. He said that you have to watch the dispatchers that work for carriers but own trucks and have people drive for them

[@indo3052]

Prime should pay u 20 a month to wear that shirt

[@timtravels116]

@@indo3052 It helps my street cred, so it’s a fair trade

[@Big_Money_Trucker]

27:09

[@davekenney3693]

Sounds like you need to work with a company that gives a shit just saying bro

[@timtravels116]

@@davekenney3693 Easy to say, hard to do. I’d love to have a list of companies in trucking that treat their employees great and are hiring. Keep in mind, that some folks have been mistreated for so long that less mistreatment seems great.

[@davekenney3693]

😂 yep you got me there I Drive as well and have not seen that as well be safe my friend

[@timtravels116]

@@davekenney3693 I know it could be done. But it would require a company that the owners are willing to share the bounty.

[@412hwc]

first💪🏼 for tha algorythmn

[@robertarmellino1646]

You put out more misinformation than a democrat dose on trump

[@timtravels116]

@@robertarmellino1646 Do tell. Instead of talking shit, why don’t you provide a detailed elucidation on the misinformation I’ve promulgated.