Comments By Jay B.

Sounds like you will be getting paid to tour the country, enjoy it!

That is awesome, hope to hear more of your journey together!

You're right, it was TMC he referenced too!

They sent a guy home for walking on the grass they have brand new training facility its really nice they help u in every way they can but if u fail a test twice u get sent home u have to the a physical agility test easy so dont worry about that they do a sleep apnea test they throw a lot of info at u at one time lots an lots of test i thank its a very good starting company hometime once u become solo is every week or every other week flat bed of course

lmao someone on my facebook suggested maverick but stay off the grass. I understand now!

I think after a year or so I might start trying local or oilfield driving. Unless I still love the OTR, then I will stay doing that. I really think I will enjoy the OTR but I might get homesick at times. Time will tell.

But I saw it in "Twister"!

I actually found this site first and was surprised how helpful it was. I ventured out for more opinions and found truckers report and their prime section is pretty helpful... I looked in some of their other sections and it's pretty scary. 99% negative and a lot of junk to weed through lol.

Of course there will be a week at some point you blow 2 tires you have to pay for and spend a week stuck somewhere for some reason and you get a bill instead of a paycheck. That's the nature of the beast. But I hope it doesn't happen :) I am curious about the numbers I mentioned above though, what all do you have to account for as a contractor and what does prime help with. I have no interest leasing but I'm always up for learning.

I think the fact is this is a gamble. Think of it like a casino, you are the guy riding a winning streak right now from seeing your payouts. But also factor in casinos don't get rich by everyone winning. And if leasing a truck was always a win companies like prime wouldn't do it. Yeah the owner gets money from the lease company but he also eats a lot of loss every time someone trashes a truck and walks away. What is your bottom line on that loaf after you pay taxes, social security(dint you have to pay in to that somehow as a contractor?) Medical insurance, and cover yourself in case you hurt yourself on the job since you are liable for workers comp as a 1099? Does the 1100 for a truck Per week cover insurance too? I'm not bashing, I'm just trying to figure out your secret because I've seen the side of owner ops and you seem to be doing well so far.

I used to work construction and I made it to a crew leader but I refused to go out on my own, my boss paid me well and I stayed. I could of made more, but it wasn't worth the headache to me for it to be my name on the line. I never screwed up but I've been on jobs where I watched the boss eat a couple thousand in material because someone or even himself did. Not too mention I knew he was eating over twice as much as I was in taxes and I was single at the time lol. As in most things in life, someone can usually make money doing what they want, someone can really like what they do, and someone else can look at it and think they are crazy. It takes all kinds of people in this world, come on we don't all want to pump septic tanks for a living but thank god some guys will lol.

I guess they are pretty busy as my recruiter called back 2 hours after he was supposed to be off and answered all my questions and also let me know he has a slot open on Monday that I may be able to get into! He sent everything in to the school for approval and I call back tomorrow for final word. I'm not really looking forward to the bus ride but it is what it is :)