Profile For Trucker Kearsey

Prime announced incoming compamy drivers may only go team at this moment.

IF you come in, you may be able to go solo on a "minifleet" after upgrading. These are trucks owned by Prime drivers and you would get all Prime empployee benefits. Pay is negotiated by you and the owner however you are paid throigh Prime so no chance of getting scammed.

Any “starter” carriers will allow me to take time off without pay?

Prime will, but you need to turn your truck in. Swapping trucks is a massive feat. However, teaming would be a great option for more flexible vacation without pay

2) How does PTO pay work? Is it a flat rate or do they take your weekly/monthly average to calculate what to pay you? The latter would make since as most appear to not give you PTO until you have completed 1 year of service.

Prime gives you a week based off 125,000 miles, not year. So if it takes you 15 months to drive that, so be it. You can earn up to 3 weeks with 5 years and miles required

3) I read that turnover is high, especially with starter companies. I don’t like to jump around but I realize that may be beneficial once I get 6-12 months experience. Do any ”# years experience required” carriers take your years of service into account when they add you to their system for PTO accrual? Probably not, just curious if they use that as incentive. To clarify, take this example. If I have 2 years of experience with company A and the next company hires me, company B. Would company B start me in their PTO scale as 2 years or would I start over at 0 years?

Not at Prime. Your starting pay would be higher with experience, but you earn time based on your time at prime. They pay it as a flat rate of $900 per week. Sucks i know.

Prime is not taking anyone from California. Just a heads up

The term self insurance confuses a lot of.people. they are self insured to a certain point, then have underwriters for large settlements.

Because of this, it is mostly mega carriers that are self insured. These are usually the training companies who hire first year rookies. And most are OTR.

Even the term regional can confuse.people. regional just means the area in which the company or route runs. It doesnt necessarily mean you will be home more.

For example... my friend at Superior Carriers ran hazmat tanker. He was "eastern regional" which meant at his company, he ran anything east of Denver. It allowed him to be home to NJ every other weekend.

At Prime "southeast regional" actually includes parts of Ohio.

Apply at any local company you can find, ask truckers at your local truck stops you see in day cabs. It isnt impossible to find a local job as a newbie.. but it may be more difficult than you think. And if yiu have an auto restriction, it can be even more difficult.

Try dump truck or cement truck companies as well.

I admit..i deleted his post last night as he went on a blaming and accusatory rant. He came to a trucker forum to do nothing but complain about us.

Dude, you have no idea how hard our job is...and to do it in the legal time allowed... and with morons on the road.

You call yourself a victim, but you have been aggressive here and could possibly have been on the road. We do not know.

What did you want? Yes, the trucker was wrong. You probably were as well. Reading your deacription is hard... cause he was going 35mph pushing you off the road... then you were going 3mph tp get back on..

We dont get paid for this. We are working 14 hour days dodging aggressive cars who dont want us on the road.and now you come here. To aggravate us more.

Sorry... i do not need to be friendly to a guy who is belittling and demeaning. Who obviously hates truckers. Go play with your dash cam and call the cops. Stay safe and try not to kill anyone next time you do not slow down to allow someone else in.

It can be done... i do it every day... allow others in front. You wouldnt have been run off the road if you were driving defensively.

Hi. Truth is.. any company is going to do well for any woman who wants to work, learn, and be safe.

I have been at Prime for 9 years. We have 1600 women drivers out of 9,000. We have annual awards ceremonies for women, facebook support groups, and even a female driver liaison to help.with issues.

Please be aware... almost all training companines are over the road. If you want a local job, trying Fedex dock to driver typw of program may be better.

At Prime, i go to AZ all the time.... i have a youtube channel with a female playlist about being a female driver at Prime.. i also have training playlists with my female students. Check them out!

Trucker Kearsey's "Prime Promotes Women" Playlist

You are assuming it wasnt a new driver. Many times new drivers get nervous in those areas and are still learning to use their mirrors properly. They may not have seen you...

Making that scenario worst ... it is possible there was a car on his right that was pushing him into the left. You may not have seen it. Not saying he was correct... saying it is possible he didnt see you. He could have been so focused on that side that he forgot about you.

It turned out that the customer assigned 2 loads to the same number. So they confused my load to GA with one to TX.

But i am rolling now.

I agree. I was going to say something as well. And schneider pays less than Prime.

My guess is that they are watching a bunch of Youtube where lease ops.are bashing Prime so they are second guessing.

I have been outspoken against leasing for years. I get it. NaeNae was company first and now lease and is happy and successful. But i truly believe going lease right away is wrong. Too much can happen woth a new person.

I said in the other post... prime is the only company that allows 7 days to walk away. He waited longer than that... so he is on the hook for $4500ish or whatever the contract is now. Plus, another company may not take him with that contract in effect.

And as Laura pointed out... the wife who is not a driver is posting based on googled info instead of asking recruiters or qualified people. Contact me through email or.my youtune channel and i can put you in contact with the people in management who can address concerns. But i have to know the real info.