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There are a few people here working for Prime and they'll be able to tell you more. I never heard of that hometime of 1 day for every 3,000 miles.
Prime has one of the best pay packages in the country but once they get you on the road they sure as h*ll don't like letting you go home. I've heard numerous reports from students that didn't get home for 2-3 months after first leaving for training. I mean, that's absolutely insane.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
I agree that is insane not being allowed home for a few months. I have no problem being out a cpl weeks at a time but the truck isn't my wife and neither is the company and would like to get home but at the same time I am doing this for the money and a better quality of life for my family.
As for the home time thing based on milage I also found this to be very odd.
I agree that is insane not being allowed home for a few months. I have no problem being out a cpl weeks at a time but the truck isn't my wife and neither is the company and would like to get home but at the same time I am doing this for the money and a better quality of life for my family.
As for the home time thing based on milage I also found this to be very odd.
generally home time is 1 day for every 6-7 days out. I've never heard of 3000mi/1day home. I think either someone didn't have their ducks in a row, or primes trying something new?
Just a thought, figure the average miles per week, 2500? oops! not 3000 so who's actually winning?
The number looks good and is obtainable, you will push to get it, For that day off! If you are out there busting your "Ass" for the company rather than taking it a little bit easier in the same amount of time, 7 days, who benefits? and the hard running, is that going to change your fuel bonus?
Just a thought 
My 1.5 cents.... I think linking home time with miles is quite an interesting incentive. It rewards the drivers out there busting tail to keep the truck moving, that benefits both the driver and the company... I would think it costs the company very little to give a high-performing driver a couple extra days a year and may even help somewhat with retention because the driver feels a bit more valued, they get more time due to their hard work and dedication.
There's tons of things wrong with what you've been told.
You'll get roughly 700$ per week, but that's during the TNT phase. You'll be team driving for 2-3 months.
During the PSD phase, which is the first phase where you onlu have a permit, you are not being paid. They offer a 200$ advance per week but if you use it then you'll have to pay it back at 25$ per week when you go solo.
You'll start at .43cpm but only if you drive a LW truck which they'll make you do anyways. If you drive a fullsize truck you'll make .38cpm.
The fuel bonuses are paid weekly by the load based on your performance.
1-4 cents per mile fuel bonus? Haha, my ass. It's fractions of a penny. You'll need to do about 9mpg to get a whole penny fuel bonus and doing 9mpg is extremely tough and can only be done under the perfect circumstances.
I will admit that their fuel bonus is generous compared to others, but I assure you it's not even close to what you've been told.
No one can guarantee you 2500 miles per week. It's the slow season and you'll be a rookie - not a good combination for getting higher mileage weeks. I would completely erase this expectation of 2500 per week because it'll only lead you to disappointment when you don't get the miles.
Hometime is not based on miles driven. But your raises are. For example, you'll get a raise at 100,000 miles driven instead of 1 year experience.
Hometime is 1 day off per week for every week you're on the road. Minimum time on the road is 3 weeks but they prefer you to stay out a month. Brett is right, it'll take you awhile to get home initially.
It's insane just how misinformed some of these recruiters are. I was an instructor at Prime. And by the way, we always encourage folks to verify information with us. Great job for doing that!
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
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.CPM:
Cents Per Mile
Drivers are often paid by the mile and it's given in cents per mile, or cpm.
PSD:
Prime Student Driver
Prime Inc has a CDL training program and the first phase is referred to as PSD. You'll get your permit and then 10,000 miles of on the road instruction.
The following is from Prime's website:
Prime’s PSD begins with you obtaining your CDL permit. Then you’ll go on the road with a certified CDL instructor for no less than 75 hours of one-on-one behind the wheel training. After training, you’ll return to Prime’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, for final CDL state testing and your CDL license.
Obtain CDL Permit / 4 Days
- Enter program, study and test for Missouri CDL permit.
- Start driving/training at Prime Training Center in Springfield, Missouri.
- Work toward 40,000 training dispatched miles (minimum) with food allowance while without CDL (Food allowance is paid back with future earnings).
On-the-Road Instruction / 10,000 Miles
- Train with experienced certified CDL instructor for 3-4 weeks in a real world environment.
- Get 75 hours of behind-the-wheel time with one-on-one student/instructor ratio.
- Earn 10,000 miles toward total 40,000 miles needed.
TNT:
Trainer-N-Trainee
Prime Inc has their own CDL training program and it's divided into two phases - PSD and TNT.
The PSD (Prime Student Driver) phase is where you'll get your permit and then go on the road for 10,000 miles with a trainer. When you come back you'll get your CDL license and enter the TNT phase.
The TNT phase is the second phase of training where you'll go on the road with an experienced driver for 30,000 miles of team driving. You'll receive 14¢ per mile ($700 per week guaranteed) during this phase. Once you're finished with TNT training you will be assigned a truck to run solo.
Thanks Daniel I was hoping you would chime in on this. I was a little cautious to believe what I was told and figured I have the greatest resource here at my finger tips.
Not that I can add anything more than Daniel, but I can confirm some things.
I just got off the phone with my Prime recruiter (waiting on job history verification) and she told me that average weekly miles is around 2000 - 2200 and that the first phase of training is $600 per week and the second half is $700. Both phases combine to equal about 12 weeks. She stated .43 com (but did not mention LW trucks, I just knew that from Daniel's threads).
Oh, forgot to add that you get 1 day home for every week out. Nothing mentioned that it was tied to miles.
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This morning I spoke withPrime recruiting. I'd like to cross check what I've been told as it is different then what's posted here as well as on their web page with regards to pay and home time.
This morning I was advised that their new pay is 700 a week guaranteed while still training and after once solo it is .43 a mile with a fuel bonus paid biweekly at a rate of 1 to four cents per mile. I was also iinformed their drivers are averaging over 2500/wk home time is based on miles driven. You earn one day home for every 3k miles driven. Can anyone verify this and if incorrect please correct me.