Comments By Spaceman Spiff

Fuel hauling in my area hasn't slowed. If anything we are getting busier thanks to the warmer weather and increased traffic at our beach stores.

We also have some new guys in training and have a couple more about to be hired.

Ditto here in SW Virginia, hiring drivers and getting busier. Expecting things to become very busy in about a month I'm told.

A traveling mailbox is definitely the way to go if you don't plan on physically moving to the state of residence. The comments Listed above gave you pretty solid advice.

Wow red gator in the flesh. Stoked to hear from you.

Wow great attitude. I also find the emojis a legitimate and mature response to constructive criticism.

But keep going in your pursuit, CDL school instructors still need to make a dollar and put bread on the table.

Ok last update: Went through the website and matched contact info given on the form. Used the account number given on form to match information online. Emailed W2 and letter to requested address. Today received an email back that came in two levels of encryption then I had to make an account to view.

Advised the account had been updated to reflect correct filing and that no balance is due.

If anyone else from Prime receives any letter from Missouri Department of Revenue about individual filing request, you have a procedure for handling it now. It would be prudent to repeat verification steps for your own well being and be sure to call the number and speak to someone from the department at least once.

Hope nobody just paid to get it dealt with yet.

Update. A phone call in to the listed office got me in touch with Corey. I explained my confusion and he told me to just submit proof of paid taxes to California and the letter received to the email listed. Sounded exhausted explaining it, perhaps this is a wider issue at the moment.

Am waiting to see if another arrived for my 2020 year of employment as well.

Will update again when I get confirmation in writing that all is well and I keep that 1200 in my pocket.

Everything you all say makes perfect sense. I don't believe I've ever heard anyone on this board or in person at any terminal complain about this similar situation.

I'm especially dumbfounded at the point Turtle makes about training and the temporary address at Campus inn. It's the only thing that makes any shred of sense except my training was in Salt Lake City!

I will update for the board as this goes.

For prospective students, don't read this and get too worried, as stated above this seems to be a one off specific to me.

Just received a notice from the Missouri Department of Revenue with a request for tax return from 2019. I apparently was not aware I had to file a tax return for the state of Missouri (where Prime, Inc. cuts it's checks to employees from).

Three years is a while but I am just generally confused as this was never brought up to me at any point i can remember. Do any other Prime employees (company drivers) pay a separate Missouri tax return each year? I'm looking at $1200 with late fees and interest.

I happened upon this article. I imagine that this fuel hauler is catching some heat.

Diesel offloaded into gasoline tank

I would think this driver is filling out info on Tenstreet at the moment.

Wow. Forgot to empty compartment 1 AND forgot to check landing gear before detaching? Bad day.

At least the driver could get some pull ups in on one of the rear axles while waiting for the manager to finish setting up for the termination meeting.

It’s interesting though you said the work is surprisingly clean and safe. I’ve always wondered about how bad the fumes would be. Because I have talked to a few fuel haulers while the were unloaded and Maybe there connections were half assed because it definitely felt like I was breathing in gas lol. There are a ton of fuel hauling companies in the Chicagoland area always hiring always advertising for 30 plus an hour plus ot usually but it just hasn’t quite appealed to me. Although I’ll say their tractors are usually brand new.

There are certainly ways to get filthy hauling fuel too. Right now I’ve got a good mix of dyed diesel and 89E10 all over me. Had gas on earlier in the week so I had to bucket drain it off to load the diesel for heating oil deliveries today. My whole truck smells like gas and I’ve got a pretty good headache from the fumes. I don’t have that problem on the big truck but in the straight truck, I get filthy. Between getting splashed, dragging the hose through god only knows what all day(then gettin it all over me) and people’s nasty basements, I usually stink pretty bad by the end of the day. I hate doing this heating oil stuff but I sure do like the M-F daylight hours and no weekends 😂

Spaceman, I’ve seen that tractor around town recently. I’ll have to keep an eye out. We only run in VA (at least I do) but we go pretty far out. We don’t do a lot of gas stations but more commercial locations and pump loads. If you get bored at eagle, we need drivers too.

I don't know anything about that straight truck work but sounds awful. You said you bucket drained for the diesel to go in, why did you have to drain so much? Refused load?

I'm switching to different tractors next week apparently. I also get to certify during the first wintry Mix Tuesday. Adds a little spice to the experience. Off to west Virginia this morning then up by the troutville scales for another. Keep the rubber side down, way down.

There is no higher agency or power they report anything to. No one is in contact with the physical personnel about medical marijuana cards.

If you used any at all, be aware that hair follicle tests are accurate and career crippling for a 90 day period back from the day of testing. Shave your head and body and wait 6 months.