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Bill P.'s Comment
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What would be a ball park amount of weekly miles a new driver would get, from say Werner or swift or another starter company. At 26 cents a mile it would take a few to make any money
Chris L.'s Comment
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When your new you have to prove yourself with your DM. I would guess 2000-2500. I've been with Prime a little over 4 months and been getting around 3000 miles a week. That's just my personal experience.

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
MidnightCowboy's Comment
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When your new you have to prove yourself with your DM. I would guess 2000-2500. I've been with Prime a little over 4 months and been getting around 3000 miles a week. That's just my personal experience.

Hi Chris. Thinking about going with Prime. Are you doing the LW's? Are they moving you West much or a lot of NorthEast runs? Thanks

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Chris L.'s Comment
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I'm in Primes flatbed division in a full size truck. They run me everywhere, I've been to the NE a few times, NYC once, been up to Maine, but I haven't been stuck up there. I will get a load going there than get a load that gets back out. Last week had a load from New Jersey to Oregon great load lots of miles. I just picked up here in Bakersfield CA going to Miami FL another great load. I get short loads too but my DM has really took care of me lately.

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Ken C.'s Comment
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When your new you have to prove yourself with your DM. I would guess 2000-2500. I've been with Prime a little over 4 months and been getting around 3000 miles a week. That's just my personal experience.

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Hi Chris. Thinking about going with Prime. Are you doing the LW's? Are they moving you West much or a lot of NorthEast runs? Thanks

Hi Jeff, I work for Prime and drive a LW Freightliner which works out fine for me....I have a 24" LED TV mounted on the wall, a 2.7 cubic foot frig sitting where my passenger seat was and a .07 cubic foot microwave on top of the frig, plus I have a 3 drawer plastic storage bin to keep clothes and small supplies that I use daily. There is ample room under the bunk as well as up above in 2 cabinets...Daniel B posted lots of good pic's of his old Pinkle LW Truck...My miles have avg 2700 but with the fuel savings bonus we get, and the higher base pay rate for driving the LW's it's good money.

Ken C

Dm:

Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager

The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
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