Prime, Inc. / Do I Have A Choice?

Chris i will tell you how it went with me getting on with prime. I filled out the online application. Had a recruiter call me within 45 min.

Just be completely honest with the recruiter. Because once you get there they are going to charge you $100 for a background check. So make sure you told the recruiter everything. If they find anything different your out $100 bucks and on your way home.

I would happily recommend my recruiter to you. She was great and answered all my phone calls and emails very promptly. As in a matter of an hour or two at the most.

Follow the advice of Brett, old school and Daniel b. And you won't go wrong. If you want my recruiter's info just shoot me a private message and I will try my best to get back with you with what you need. Best of luck to you.

So I gave a couple places a call that I have worked at, and every one of them told me to give them a call back on Monday, that they would have to search the dates of employment up for me. grr.

I do have to ask, is CRST truly as bad as people make it out to be?

So what you take a reduced rate, but you are running teams, which means way more miles right? Getting Experience.

Running team? So, maybe a sacrifice has to be made in the idea of not being alone as I would like, but I have found that if I just cut the radio on a little and let the other person do their talking all they want, and just don't say a word they will eventually shut up.

Is it true that if your team driver leaves they raise you from .22cpm to .25cpm while solo? Not the best pay, but still getting free training and paid to get experience. As long as I can pay my bills of $1920 a month, I am perfectly happy! any more will go into savings and to play.

More so savings, and fixing my current trucks little issues. Gotta love a 2nd. generation dodge cummins issues at 700,000 miles lol.

So what is it that people hate about them so much? Does anyone have any experience with them? What about their flatbed side of things? I only ask about them, because they are my plan c.

Thank you guys!

I didn't take the time to read through the entire thread, but if you're needing to clear $1920 a month as a new driver, it'll be tough to do that with .25 cpm. You gotta assume, having two new drivers together running team for CRST, you'd hope for 2500 miles per person. Hopefully you can do at least that. But being new, you might not be able to be that efficient.

.25 cpm * 2500 miles a week is only $625. That's $2500 a month, grossing what folks on here like to say a rookie driver can make their first year, i.e. $30k. Take away roughly 25% for taxes, not even counting insurance, and you're left with roughly $1875. Barely cutting your bills. Netting $1920 as a rookie driver is doable, but you'll need those miles to make up for a low cpm like .25.

Prime seems like the better choice, strictly based on earning potential.

I didn't take the time to read through the entire thread, but if you're needing to clear $1920 a month as a new driver, it'll be tough to do that with .25 cpm. You gotta assume, having two new drivers together running team for CRST, you'd hope for 2500 miles per person. Hopefully you can do at least that. But being new, you might not be able to be that efficient.

.25 cpm * 2500 miles a week is only $625. That's $2500 a month, grossing what folks on here like to say a rookie driver can make their first year, i.e. $30k. Take away roughly 25% for taxes, not even counting insurance, and you're left with roughly $1875. Barely cutting your bills. Netting $1920 as a rookie driver is doable, but you'll need those miles to make up for a low cpm like .25.

Prime seems like the better choice, strictly based on earning potential.

I would certainly like to go with Prime! Everyone there seems to be very very happy, and very nice! They are also the most strict, i'd take my fixed expenses each month come to about 1690 a month, but I average 1920-2000 after buying fuel and groceries. For just myself my grocery bill is a little higher because i'm trying to keep the weight on, which doesn't seem to work D:

AHHHHH!!! Andrea from Prime, Inc. Finally emailed me back today! She said the following "Good morning, Chris!

We should be able to help you.

Fill out an application at www.driveforprime.com/?r=andreamueller and then give our Recruiting Department a call at 888-664-9121 to speak with a Recruiter and go over your application.

Thanks,

Andrea Mueller

I see here name is there, lol. But she's at least taking the time to help!

I am also having a difficult time getting ahold of a PRIME, INC. recruiter. I have called a couple times, and sent a email even. I am waiting till I go take my permit test to apply. How long after I apply can I expect to receive a call from a recruiter? CRST gave me a call within 2 hours of my inquiry via email, however I am dead-set on Prime, provided they will call me back!

Prime is having phone issues

Not to bash anyone, but I read a forum on here from a driver who said that he only got 1500 per week at .26cpm with c.r. England while other drivers from c.r. England are complaining about getting too many miles. Isn't that supposed to be a good thing? I mean at .26 cpm I wouldn't mind hauling 3000 miles in a week. Run me till I can't run anymore please. Or at least run me till the point just before I legally have to do a 34 hour reset. "Not something I wanna do"

1500 miles though? That seems like a driver problem not a company issue..

I see it this way, If you are working for me and you are on time all the time, and you are being productive, I'm going to give you more work to do so you can get a better wage, and eventually i'm going to give you a pay raise.

If you are late consistently, depending on the circumstances, you are not being productive, and obviously those miles can be going to more productive drivers who are ultimately going to make me money rather than the unproductive driver costing me money.

Being unproductive i'm gonna cut your miles so low that you want to leave, or till I have to terminate you, unless you start figuring it out how to earn my trust back, and be more productive.

Productive = more miles aka more monies Unproductive = less miles aka less monies

I know I am not a driver "yet," but I don't need to be a driver to see this from a employers few in any industry.

I mean heck look at some of the fast food joints now! They are hiring folks that are educated now. There is a McDonalds here in Virginia where every single employee is either a college student somewhere or has a college degree. They get started at $9/hr and after 6 months, if you make it, you get raised to $12/hr. Let me tell you this place is CLEANNNN AND PACKEDDD every single time I drive by.

Better employees attract more customers is the moral of that story.

I filled out an application over the weekend. Called today to inquire about it and was transferred right to a recruiter. He was professional and went through the whole scripted introduction thing about Prime because he probably has to. He promptly answered every question I had and gave me his contact to check in on the progress with my application process tomorrow.

I have yet to put in my 2 weeks notice for my current job though so I'm not in a rush.

I filled out an application over the weekend. Called today to inquire about it and was transferred right to a recruiter. He was professional and went through the whole scripted introduction thing about Prime because he probably has to. He promptly answered every question I had and gave me his contact to check in on the progress with my application process tomorrow.

I have yet to put in my 2 weeks notice for my current job though so I'm not in a rush.

I am in a little bit more of a rush than most. The family member that I take care of is in the hospital. I have 4 months of income saved up, but I really don't want to deplete it.