Comments By Old Roadie

No fees.

I had the future Mrs Roadie riding with me almost straight away. Ask your FM to fax or email the rider waiver, fill it out and return it, and you're good to go. When you request the waiver you will need to provide your passenger's full name, age, and relationship to you.

Guess it depends... First time driving straight trucks I was 8 or 9. My grandfather rented EZ-Haul trucks at his gas station and I would pull them around front for fuel and park them in back. Started getting paid for driving straight trucks at age 24. Got my Class A at age 50.

Worked in shipping/receiving at suppliers for large retail outlets for about 10 years... Ran the backstage side of a theatre with 3 different stages in Atlanta for 3 years... Was a touring lighting director for concerts... Stage rigger... Occasional churl and lout...

That's awesome! I managed a heavy metal venue in Virginia, and I toured as a merchandiser. I also did theatrical lighting and stage management, and worked for dance/ballet companies, opera comapnies, theatrical groups, and a Symphony. The road always calls.

Who knows... We may have crossed paths or had some mutual friends! I was also on the payroll for the Atlanta Symphony for about 15 years. Did lots of gigs at symphony hall when I was in town.

I have done dedicated WM runs out of that dc a couple of times. It is easily the most well organized dc for store runs that I have seen. Nice facility, good folks in the Prime office, and they handle some of the QC macros for you! I will second what has been said about reading trip sheets and looking at satellite views of stores. It will aave a lot of potential heartache. I had to deliver to some WM stores in Maine just before the July 4th holiday and the parking lots were a circus.

Worked in shipping/receiving at suppliers for large retail outlets for about 10 years... Ran the backstage side of a theatre with 3 different stages in Atlanta for 3 years... Was a touring lighting director for concerts... Stage rigger... Occasional churl and lout...

Just curious as to preferences. I try to drive at night as much as possible except in winter conditions. Less traffic around big cities and much easier to find parking at truck stops and rest areas. Depending on schedule I try to work my driving shift so that it ends no earlier than 5AM. And since I am a lifelong insomniac with absolutely no natural sleep schedule this works for me. I close the curtains over the winsows and the ones behind the seats, crank up the fan or A/C and hibernate.

I'm not familiar with WW Transport but Indian River is a food-grade tanker outfit, right? I pulled food-grade tanker for a year one time and loved it. I know Prime also has a food-grade tanker division but I don't know anything about it, really. Is that the division you're in now at Prime or are you running refrigerated?

Hi Brett Having read lots of info and comments in various places I am certain that WW is the choice to make. They have refrigerated, dry bulk and flatbed divisions. I am currently with Prime's reefer division. WW has much better safety scores and their lanes for reefer pulling potatoes from Michigan and Florida (depending on the season) into North Carolina are better for me than Indian River. IR tells me I would be running I 95 almost exclusively into New England. Just the area I am trying to stay out of! I am heading south next week to take a day off and do their physical evaluation and pee in a cup and see what happens next.

Have you spoke to Prime? Surely a company that big could and would try and make you happy. I'm with CRST, I just don't like teaming but ever since I told my DM my intentions he's offered me the world. But the one thing I want he can't provide. If your after more of something (money, hometime and the like) just ask.

I have several concerns. One of the major ones is that I have been nowhere but the northeast for the last 3 months. Huge amounts of profit being eaten by tolls and PA hills killing my fuel mileage. Have tried to address this and was sent to IL for 3 days then straight back to PA. Just came off home time and had to deadhead to Louisville KY for a load... That delivers in NH. So pretty certain I'll be in that region again. Home time is another major one. Both of the other carriers would have me on lanes that carry me through or near home regularly. I have been nowhere near home except for 1 time while otr with Prime. The only response that seems to come forth is that there is no freight anywhere else. I find it difficult to swallow the fact that southeastern PA is the hub for 80% of freight in the country.

Hi everyone, I have been extended job offers from Indian River out of Winter Haven FL and WW Transport out of Burlington IA. I am currently driving for Prime and looking for a different situation. Does anyone have any real world knowledge of these 2 companies? I have done my due diligence online and see the usual mixed bag of "love / hate" reviews.

Thanks!