Who Knew U Could Fit So Much Crap In A Tiny Space?
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Cool, how much averagely is the lump sum of the payback? (Locks, card, chains) is it a lot? I mean. Currently as a housekeeper in the emergency department at my states only hospital. I bust my butt for 275 a week take home. I know prime is going to be more money per week but is the pay back fees going to be severe?
Read my posts in the thread below. I answer all of your questions there. Everyone's "debt" to prime is different based on how much money you take as an advance, if you need a sleep study test, whether you can afford to buy used chains or put the new ones on credit with prime.
Plus different amounts get taken at different times. For example...the sleep study and TWIC will be taken out while you are in TNT training. The gross pay in training is $700 per week. I cleared between $350 to $500 depending on when the debt was paid off. Keep in mind that is AFTER my health insurance, life, disability, vision etc.
Solo I made a little more but I added my cat to the truck....more $ to pay prime. But the first few months solo I was clearing $600 - $700. By my fourth month I had a handle of the time management and my FM trusted me. So now I clear avg about $900 per week and the max I got so far was $1400. I don't ow anything to prime at all now. It was paid by my 6th month solo....including the $1000 pet fee.
Keep in mind I no longer pay $1900 per month in rent, insurance, cable, electric, etc. So even the first few months solo wasn't as hard as someone who has to pay "home" bills.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14¢ per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
Alright thank you rainy. Very much appreciated
If I kept my stuff strictly to a 24" rolling luggage, a day sized backpack, and a micro sauce sized ****pit and a dinner plate sized griddle. Would I be ok in a lightweight you think?
I know you never drove a lightweight. But I'm fearing prime won't let me get a full sized truck even if I asked for my fiancee and I to live over the road in the truck. I've heard fullsized were limited to trainers, and teams.
We both want to live together otr as a couple team (she navigates and I drive) full-size or not we both are doing it we just wanted to get your opinion on it if you could please.
She wouldn't be joining me until my 6 month mark because I want to get a handle on driving a truck with as little worry and as quiet as possible.
I asked Prime for a full size truck and got it with no questions asked. They don't hassle you at all about why you want one either.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Over The Road:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
I couldn't believe how much crap I had on the truck after a year. I bought a car in Missouri a Ford Freestyle like a small station wagon. I had that thing packed, both back seat rows folded down and all rear windows blocked all the way against front seats. Had that rear suspension nearly bottomed out.
I had taken a bus to Salt Lake City to start my OTR journey and little over a year later I returned my truck in Springfield. So buying a car to get home was my great idea. I had put all my things in storage and lived full time on the truck for that time.
I had my personal truck in storage the whole time I was gone. Other than a dead battery and a thick layer of dust, with a jump it fired right up and drove like normal.
I know most people empty the truck out on home time before returning the truck but I needed a second car anyway and didn't want to take a bus again. Especially a bus ride from Springfield MO to Portland OR, no thanks!
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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Cool, how much averagely is the lump sum of the payback? (Locks, card, chains) is it a lot? I mean. Currently as a housekeeper in the emergency department at my states only hospital. I bust my butt for 275 a week take home. I know prime is going to be more money per week but is the pay back fees going to be severe?
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.