Comments By DanKCMO

Can someone from Admin tell me how to change my password, please? Thanx!

I'm glad to hear that. THANX!

My brother went to school and drove for Prime back in the 80's. Speaking with him recently about my decision to start driving, he advised me to stay away from Prime. He said they were all about getting you to lease their trucks after about six months or so, and that if you refused they would limit your runs or pass along the crappy runs to you; and if you left the company you would wind up owing for your schooling. I have read here in the Prime presentation that they do not "persuade or incentivize" you to lease their trucks. Does anyone know if they have changed their practices since then? I have been hesitant to consider them seriously because of this question. THANX!

Yeah, I know. Don't worry, though; "Ain't skeered!" I'm gonna do this thang!

Maybe construction isn't quite so bad after all!

So, are you saying I am looking at it 'backwards'? Now that I think about it that way, .50cpm does sound TOO SWEET for any long haul!! Thanx for the insight, no chin! My first post on this site; I've learned a lot in just the past few days as I'm just preparing to decide on a CDL school. Thanx again!

‘Little help here? Somebody please explain to me how a person can make any money based on Swift’s sliding pay scale (accessible via pg. 3 of ‘Swift's CDL Training Program Evaluation’). At year one (East); driving 149 miles, at .50cpm, you would make $74.50. But, if you keep driving another TEN MILES into the next sliding scale ($0.44 cpm), you would only make $69.96. I’ve done this a few times with different rates and get the same basic results. Am I missing something here? Three 99 mile jaunts at .50cpm takes essentially the same time as a 300 mile trip at .34cpm; the former pays $148.50, while the latter pays only $102.00! I don’t understand! Why take the long hauls?