Prime Inc TANKER Leasing Settlement Review | no APU no bunk heater, DEF pump SHOT at FREIGHTLINER

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[@truckingwithrex]

If your thinking of coming to Prime Inc or want to get your CDL license. I honestly believe Prime is a solid company to start your trucking journey. Make sure when you fill out the online application @ www.primeinc.com put my driver code STREXA on page 2 of the application when it ask who referred you. Thanks for watching my video 😃

[@williampockoski5029]

First, very impressive video, I have been a owner operator and a company driver, made money with both. Making money with leasing is easy, you only need to do one thing, work. You nailed it with money management and doing what you can to maintain your truck. You have the right attitude about life, many travel many years trying to find what you already know. You are my hero. Thank you for the access.

[@gordonray5407]

Just finished my first week of training, pulling for prime. I feel super good about the way prime handles their business for the drivers, and am excited to be moving forward with them. Can't wait to get my own truck leased and get to rolling! Keep up the good work hustle, and the good videos bro. Hope to meet you out there sometime.

[@truckingwithrex]

I'm sure we will bump into each other at some point. I don't plan on going anywhere. Stay safe keep grinding, TNT can be tough but think about your end goal! 🙌💯

[@osvaldo554]

Thanks for being honest about everything. Definitely one of those guys that has worries on leases programs with companies . You definitely gave me ease. Keep on trucking mate.

[@johnperkins6295]

I love your videos because you take us on the full load and explain things very well. You would be a great trainer should you ever decide to. Stay safe friend! ❤

[@Ball.Daily11]

Glad they treating you good over there. I completed a 4 year lease with prime and in my 4 years there I never once took home over 2k a week 4 weeks in a row when I was at prime. When it comes to trucking I feel like it's more about consistency of money which I just couldn't seem to find there but everybody can't be successful everywhere, I found my lane, glad it seems like tou found yours.

[@pogveteranar9415]

I’ve heard lots of people claim Prime is a scam because of how much they charge for the trucks. And yes it is a lot, but consider that you are getting a truck with no credit and no money down (if you don’t order extras) for a regular lease. Also most people are making more money a year than they could at home. So what’s wrong with a deal where both parties make money? The concept these people have that corporations shouldn’t make a profit is illogical. I am a rookie here (flatbed) and started out company. I switched to lease after a few months and have already made more after expenses than I did as a company driver. So to me personally it’s been a good deal so far. There’s my unsolicited opinion.

[@truckingwithrex]

agree with everything you said! 👏💯

[@kabirudeenadeleke6742]

How long is that few months, please?

[@pogveteranar9415]

@@kabirudeenadeleke6742 about 4 months before I switched

[@xxZOMBIEx]

Why is it a bad company vs other companies? I'm not a CDL driver but have been looking into and trying to do my research. Is Yellow any good? Schneider? Looking for my best learning experience to get my end goal of regional or local where I can be home and still make 60k if possible. Also how many hours a day do most put in? Anyone figure out your hourly wage? Seen some have cents per mile, percentage, flatbed have their own addons(was thinking of that as I see many ads for them). Also see other content creators saying freight rates are not good.

[@xxZOMBIEx]

Or what if you decide to get your own truck but not through your carrier. Say you want an old tractor.. maybe they're not as good for fuel mileage. Seen some carrier jobs where they want manual drivers.

[@jodyhayes3515]

Saw your KZbin channel on the side of a tractor coming into Des Moines, IA on I35 this morning, and thought I’d check it out. You do a great job explaining things, and I like your attitude: plan ahead, you get back what you put in, don’t sweat what you can’t control, etc. Keep trucking!

[@lrparrish227]

Positive attitude and great organizatioal skills. that will keep you going.

[@stevespriggs3302]

That's true time management is important, but I have heard from others reefer side weekend and nights operations are very slow and have no idea what they are doing. Never work for Prime Never lease truck or trailer. Stay safe and happy new year.

[@l.o.w.5769]

Rex, your video’s are on point. Stay safe

[@phillipcleveland5207]

I really enjoyed this video because it shows the ups and downs of what can happen. You are totally correct. It depends on you as a person how much money you want to make. I was going to comment about. How do you keep your product warm and you answer it. That is awesome. Both Freightliner and Thermo king got you in and out. Would you be able to do a video on trip planning at some point?

[@truckingwithrex]

I’ll try to work on a video about trip planning start to Finish 🤙💯

[@phillipcleveland5207]

Thank you I appreciate it. Be safe out there and have a happy new year.

[@jonfunnell4577]

Invader Zim hat for the win!

[@l.o.w.5769]

TNT at Prime is not easy , but you have to be motivated and know what the end goal is that you are working towards

[@kb9liq]

On your trip from Effingham to Springfield you were about 10 miles from the house. You seem to make it around here a lot

[@Mess5154]

Just reached out today, really thinking bout making the switch

[@truckingwithrex]

People be sleeping on Tanker, I love tanker myself 😀💯

[@marcodejong150]

Hey Rex. Just would like to suggest you get a 4-way tire valve tool. Very handy. You can also re-tap the thread with it.

[@truckingwithrex]

Appreciate that, I was looking at grabbing one for sure! 🤙💯

[@BEARDELIVERS]

Get ready for the pump to go out again; I had two trucks that with in a month on DEF pump crapped out and it took 10 days to get the proper replacement that craped out 3 days later and the other truck I went through 4 DEF pumps in 8 months. Both trucks where about a year old with less then 150000 miles

[@truckingwithrex]

Dang it, keeping my fingers🤞 and hoping that’s not the case. I got 40K miles on my 2023 freightliner…

[@TruckerDB4828]

What people have to realize is that if you wanna make money in trucking you have to stop being scared and do something other than refrigerated and dryvan.

[@cristianlozano4335]

Thats why i started hauling fuel lol

[@truckingjourneys]

Dude? I pull reefer and I promise you I make more than 90% of company drivers. Including prime tankers

[@truckingjourneys]

It ain't about what your hauling, it's about who your hauling it for!

[@FutureMilly]

This is false😂get out and network. Nowadays it’s about who you know

[@OtawoOnlineGaming]

There is definitely money in Dryvan and Refeer,you just have to know how to get it, where to go, and who to talk to. No I won’t share my information, because I don’t want it becoming less valuable for myself.

[@zates2272]

Glad you got back up and running. How does Prime Inc work home time if you live in an area not close to their terminals? Like Chattanooga, Tn.

[@joshuahoward161]

I seen you today at adm in Decatur Illinois

[@homeguy4]

The emission crap on these trucks are nothing but problems. I'm up here in Alberta, just getting my Class 1/CDL, the company I'll be working for, they made the trucks lose some weight. They work much better now.

[@truckingwithrex]

That’s awesome! 👏💯

[@noso4609]

So… was any of that a recruiting bonus. Would like to see the full breakdown of your loads paid out, not just net deposit?!? Interested in taking a jump over there. Can you tell me what your average for the week and year was for last year. Also, how many weeks did you work? Appreciate it bro

[@truckingwithrex]

None of this was referral bonus (i made $0 in referral money in 2022) 2023 is a different story. currently year to date i'm averaging 2000 miles per week and bringing home $1950 NET after all expenses. Freight is slow so far in 2023. 2022 i made 105K NET as a rookie leasing with prime. Hope this helps!

[@williamgraul4218]

You need the number each one of the films you make so when somebody watches it. They're going in line instead of being all over the pages trying to find what they've seen in 1st or last.

[@phillysfinest1215]

Glad everything worked out 👍

[@joehilton9208]

Jesus, at first I thought the $5700 was your gross not your net before taxes Good job. Quick fyi.. if you did want to go lease/purchase you can get easy funding for the $14k down payment thru either "peer to peer" lending or nerdwallet. I've gotten 2 loans from peer to peer and 1 from nerdwallet. All three were funded within one week. Do your due diligence but I thought I'd pass those on if you wanted $$$ for the down payment.

[@truckingwithrex]

I appreciate the information, yeah i wanna get funds for the 14k down payment 🙌💯

[@hectorgarcia-zv1wi]

How much do you pay on fuel …. How much … on maintenance…. How much do you make a week … who’s responsible for beakdown … how many miles per day …? Is there a walk away lease … meaning the driver can walk away at anytime .. with no bad credit.. how much is your expenses per month typically on a slow month how much can you make .. does the company keep you close to your terminal and pick up or consign. Aka the shipper or drop off becuz you have a tanker liquid .. do they have you drive short miles with stops or expect you to drive long hauls

[@Sponty84]

First let me say that I love your videos. I'm going to be getting my CDL-A soon and I found your channel while looking at my options for companies as a new driver needing experience and was really excited and set on Prime tanker division because of both your and John Ogren's videos. Then I found out about their TNT training approach and I just can't wrap my head around it. 4+ months of team driving while my "trainer" is asleep in the bunk? That's ridiculous. How do they expect me to learn anything if the person that's supposed to teach me is asleep? How do they expect me to get enough sleep to be a safe driver if I'm bouncing around in a bunk because it's my trainers turn to drive? I just don't get it. I still plan on signing up with Prime tanker and using your code, but it looks like I'll need to do time with another company that will actually train me first and then switch over. I really wish someone higher up in Prime would look at this program and make some changes because if it weren't for TNT it would be a perfect company to start with.

[@truckingwithrex]

I completely understand and agree the TNT training phase was tough i just kept at it to see the end goal (get in my own truck) stay safe! 😀💯

[@gerryaustin8687]

Thats more than I made in a month when I retired from law enforcement with 28 yrs with a college degree and military

[@jamesmartin3895]

If you had a green Apu unit could have that dealership fix it and the panel in the truck will give you a code for what is wrong

[@jamesrevell6475]

Good video. Not a lot of tanker channels on KZbin. I subbed. 👍🏼 I noticed you don't have a hose rack on your tractor. I also didn't see a pump or compressor. Do you ever have to unload the tanker yourself?

[@truckingwithrex]

Appreciate that 🤙💯 yeah I unload sometimes. The hoses and pump are located inside the back cabinets of prime trailers. Then I have a hydropac on the driver side of my truck I use that to connect my hydraulic lines to the trailer so I can pump off from the back 😃

[@willparrish7646]

I use a steel kingpin lock on my trailer i dont trust those little airline locks.

[@paulpp7900]

total settlement was 9k and net credit is nearly 6k. Good earnings!!! but would you say it was a good week or an average week??

[@VJTrucking]

wish they would hire out of Florida

[@mariojohnson1226]

Looks like your neighbors landing gear leg is gonna give out soon the way it bent back like that

[@eastcoastmanz4212]

Can you please bring your old theme into music back

[@jasonbullard2159]

Does Prime have tanker routes that run just the southeast?

[@hellpoint19]

That's wats up get your 💰

[@jeffsutton950]

Personally I never cared for those wheel covers, I don’t think they save money on fuel.just my opinion

[@stevencherry3890]

I put 23 percent never have any problems. Rent yourself an office at home hire your wife keep all your money 2.000 a month wife 15 dollars hr

[@stevencherry3890]

105 on steering tires all tires

[@TruckerJay215]

How long do you usually stay out before you go home . I’m a prime tanker as well . I have a daughter and don’t want to be gone 6 weeks at at time not even four weeks . Is there a sweet spot for how long you stay out

[@truckingwithrex]

I’m usually out 10-14days then home for 2

[@mariojohnson1226]

Question? If you're lease can you pay ahead and then bank what you'd pay on the truck payment for that week?

[@truckingwithrex]

Yes, you would have to work that out with success leasing. I know of 1 guy who has done this a few times (on a lease purchase truck). Me personally i've never done that!

[@android9031]

Do they do precent or per miles ?

[@truckingwithrex]

If you go leasing on the tanker side you get 71% of the load, company drivers get .53 CPM

[@android9031]

@@truckingwithrex not bad stay safe see you on the road

[@hoytballard5504]

They don’t breakdown the truck and insurance payments from fuel on your settlement or are you buying fuel on your own and that comes off that 5700?

[@truckingwithrex]

The $5700 is after ALL expenses that includes fuel, def, truck payment, insurance, ifta tax, permits, fees and also the new fridge I bought through prime which they installed. And that includes the charges for installing my cb radio, 2 antennas and 2 mirror mounts.

[@kabirudeenadeleke6742]

How long do you stay out?

[@shoestringtrucker2917]

Do you do lease purchase or lease? Can you tell me the difference and which one is more cost effective.

[@truckingwithrex]

I just have a standard lease, no big difference between the 2 other than 14K down needed for lease purchase. I am working on saving for the lease purchase myself 😀💯

[@speederz1]

how many miles did u drive that week for that pay....its amazing on the pay u get for driving

[@truckingwithrex]

3000 that week

[@speederz1]

@@truckingwithrex thank you REX!!! stay safe out there

[@salimemuhammad7901]

What’s the year to date? If you don’t mind me asking.I’m trying to make a decision if I want to lease I really want to do tanker but I’m draggy feet.I’m making 114k as a company drive gross at my company but I always wanted to lease at prime

[@patrickcarcamo622]

You're doing good. Stay where you are. Many times lease purchases work fine in the beginning and then it starts to dry up towards the end of the lease. Few drivers actually see it to the end.

[@truckingwithrex]

@ 114K as a company driver with benefits i'd be staying put as well 🙌😀

[@stevenavila3758]

Due a Manuel Regen it happened to me

[@truckingwithrex]

DEF pump was shot (replaced by Freightliner) however 2 days later I had to do a manual regen!

[@carlospena6149]

Does prime tankers run Florida

[@BackCountryWolf]

No but deliver some loads to Florida on food grade side

[@9erner]

👍👍👍👍

[@JC_On_The_Road]

How long is the process to lease?

[@truckingwithrex]

It’s a walk away lease there are 3 or 4yr terms available all of which are walk away.

[@4lowfleep664]

How long are the leases ?

[@truckingwithrex]

3-4yrs, mine is a walk away lease

[@jmota28]

I work at prime before but as reefer I had a bad experience with dispatch witch sucked. But in tanker can you live in florida and do tanker?

[@BackCountryWolf]

They have some loads that go down to Florida but nothing coming out of Florida so expect reloads out of Georgia if your doing food grade or inedible. Inedible dont do Florida at all but yes you should be able to get hired for tanker in florida but check with recruiting to be sure

[@jmota28]

You work in the tanker division at prime ?

[@BackCountryWolf]

@@jmota28 inedible division/food grade

[@jmota28]

@@BackCountryWolf how you like it how’s dispatch and are the loads with appointments

[@BackCountryWolf]

@@jmota28 food grade is alot of pumping off with little drop N Hook and inedible side is alot of drop N Hook with some pumping off product. As for dispatch the dispatcher I have "kyle walk" is decent/cant complain, he do some things that annoy me but nothing to the point where I want another dispatcher. As for this video about his check you can make that money on inedible but doing the winter that will not be easy, thats a check you will see every now and then depending on ur week if your running hard. Myself I have not seen a check like that since the summer. I'm not going to tell you to come but I say definitely do the research before you come here, I been here for awhile and have some stories of things that happen to me while working(the ups and downs) with prime. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask. I forgot to say we have some appointment loads but plenty of time to deliver them...sometimes too much lol

[@brotherbarry1864]

Is any of that a referral bonus?

[@truckingwithrex]

That’s with $0 in referral bonus

[@truckingjourneys]

Is this your average tho every week? Bc larger paychecks do happen when u have a load that rolls over But I'd be willing to bet your actual "Net after taxes and deductions" is probably 3k Which is within reach of a seasoned company driver as well. Without being 1099. Keep in mind being 1099 means you pay more taxes as well as having to deduct the taxes yourself, it means you don't get workers comp if your injured on the job bc your an independent contractor, you also don't get the same insurance benefits as a W2 employee of they are even offered to a 1099. So your paying more in all these categories and risking months of non payment if u get injured for a maybe a 15-20% raise. It's not worth it unless your making a 50-75% more than a W2 like me. I'm averaging 2200 a week as a reefer driver W2 company. You could do heavy haul or specialized as a company guy and make 3-4k a month And oilfield work for 4-5k a month w2. Not to me tion the fact that these leases are patwntly illegal according to the IRS And will be cracked down on in the coming years. You cannot be labeled 1099 if your not free to take the truck to Schneider on Monday and Amazon on Tuesday b4 coming back to haul for prime on Wednesday. That's owr IRS and Fmcsa

[@patrickcarcamo622]

If the truck dosen't follow you home if you quit, it ain't worth it. Just paying for the privilege to drive a company spec truck. Money is "good" to keep you hooked in the beginning. Then it starts to trail off, but you're now too invested to give up, so you keep going. Now you're basically a company driver with extra headaches.

[@CRUIZINKINGLLC]

Are you dispatched or do you run a load board there?

[@truckingwithrex]

I’m dispatched (not forced) I can accept or deny loads. 🤙😃💯

[@CRUIZINKINGLLC]

@@truckingwithrex oh ok, im currently leased on with another company, got another year before my truck is paid off. Im doing some shopping around to see if I should stay where Im at or explore other opportunities. Im currently running a load board, i like the idea of being able to plan my weeks accordingly when I have things to do at the house. Seems like you're doing well there champ. Keep it up man, may this year bring you more success and stay safe out there on the road.

[@truckingwithrex]

@@CRUIZINKINGLLC You stay safe as well. I’m working on getting funds to do the lease purchase with Prime. I’d love to run off a load board 🤙💯😁

[@user-vy7hn3fj7g]

こんにちは♪

[@diljotshoker1]

that 5k minus the fuel???

[@truckingwithrex]

That’s after all expenses including the fuel

[@bobbadnoch6965]

After taxes, that's $4000.00, minus insurance, retirement, and contingency fund.

[@AM0908]

Ik right, he is only making 10k a month after everything... Poor him lol

[@Cracknationn]

Is your truck automatic? 🤔

[@truckingwithrex]

Yes

[@hectorgarcia-zv1wi]

Def out who pays for it

[@bambambino23]

You must have rolled over a full tank of gas from the week before or something and had a load or 2 carry over.

[@stephenwilliams4067]

Hate to tell you but lease purchase is not the way to go. One question WHO HAS THE TITLE TO YOUR TRUCK. If for some reason Prime should fold after all the money you paid you just lost. If a financial institution holds the title and Prime not making payments then when the truck is repossessed again you have lost everything. Good luck to you and hopefully everything works out for you

[@AM0908]

Never leased Huh?

[@gordonray5407]

Email sent bro.

[@dillianrankin6892]

Are you allowed to carry a passenger with you on the tanker side like a girlfriend

[@truckingwithrex]

Yes

[@dillianrankin6892]

Is there a way I can get in contact with you about prime

[@jamesrhodes6462]

So since you are 1099 You take home approx. $900 after taxes. To not see your wife and MYkid 😂

[@patrickcarcamo622]

So many folks will see these numbers and fail to realize how much is paid in taxes.

[@williamjgil9785]

Take home for his settlement he showed based off if it took out 30% to put away for taxes would be 5724.68 subtracted by 1717.40 would leave him with $4007.27 AFTER TAXES assuming he put the highest percent of 30 so the lowest he takes home for this week is $4007.27 so I’m not sure how you got your number

[@SRTGrizz]

@@patrickcarcamo622 you only pay more in taxes for the money that goes over the threshold not the entire amount smh. And why does it matter if he’s making more money than he would if he was W2

[@truckingwithrex]

I learned basic math in 3rd grade stay safe! 👏😀

[@truckingwithrex]

@@williamjgil9785 yeah your on track it's basic math, i wouldn't be trucking for $900 a week lol.

[@ninonicebx]

Great vids.

[@hectorgarcia-zv1wi]

U got an email

[@truckingwithrex]

You got a lot of great questions bro, my email address is on my channel info page. Shoot me an email I’ll be happy to answer all your questions 🤙💯