Comments By Johnboy

Rainy,

Hello . Thanks for the response. We are two weeks in so I can see why the mileage might start off low. But we have been communicating with dispatch and have only been able to drop a load at one drop yard in Texas cus we were 2 days early. Im not complaining about pay rate I just know that there are people out there who can run these loads solo. Ya know? I hear everything you’re saying about pushing new teams too hard. I’m just gonna have to wait and see what happens and perform as best as I can. But I’m also starting to realize that it may be better for my career In the long run to go solo so I can get my “trucker legs” without relying on a team member. I’m also getting worried about someone else’s mistakes affecting my career. Thanks! Much appreciated

Old School,

Thanks for the insight and advice. I gotta say the performance based pay is why I got into trucking. I was getting tired of doing 75% of the work on a factory floor and getting 25% of the pay. I’ve always been a hard worker I just gotta learn how to be a smart one haha. I’m fully committed to being the best performer I can be and to be honest I have found that difficult working around a second person in the truck. For instance. My teammate has already scraped up the steps on the passenger side door on a scale at a shipper. Not stoked on that. And he is the guy who has more experience in the team. He also did This 2 hrs after lecturing me on how to enter scales. Hmpf....? I full heartedly agree that I came into this with some misdirection and misinformation. My worry now is that asking to hop off the truck and switching to my own truck so soon after upgrading could mark me as a complainer or as a “trouble maker” . So I might stick it out a couple months . At least a month. Any opinions on that? Thank you .

Ps thanks for the articles. Very helpful.

Hello All,

I’m new to the trucking industry and a new member to the site, however I’ve read a bunch of the forums before embarking on this journey so I’d like to thank all of you for putting helpful information out there for guys and gals like me.

So I just recently finished my Prime Tnt training program and upgraded to Company team. I did not want to jump into a lease without getting experience (as per countless online advice) so I figured to maximize income as company driver I’d go team. Besides having difficulty getting along with my team member here is the main problem...

We are averaging 3500-3700 miles a week....every load we get has about 24 hrs of sitting time worked into it before our appointment time. It’s like they are calculating driving windows by us driving 45 mph?!?During training we rarely got below 4500 miles. Usually averaged 5500.

Now I know it’s my first year in trucking and I should be realistic about how much money I am going to make and focus on gettting safe experience on the road and keeping my nose clean.... but this mileage seems extremely low for a team. If there are any Prime company teams or others out there that could help me figure out what’s happening I’d be grateful.