wow man, I watched the whole video and I honestly im just like wow that is crazy man. You have taught me so much about trucking and im not even in trucking. I love your content and how you think! Best of luck to you and ill continue watching.
I just left Prime a couple of weeks ago and took my truck to J.B. Hunt. My FM begged me to train PSD this past fall and I did, against my better judgment. I lost my ass financially during this time due to having to spend so much time at the terminal. Mind you, I trained TNT for a few years until October 2022 due to the market drop. I always did favors for my FM. What I finally figured out is that we are all truck numbers. Prime doesn’t give a shit about their drivers. With that said, I get it. They have a business to run but so do I. I’m running 3 loads a week for J.B. Hunt and home on the weekends off their load board while making 5k (to the truck)for the week. I used to love Prime but something has happened the past year or so and it has gotten worse. Hence, I took myself out of that situation and left. No hard feelings towards them but Prime definitely has a lot of things they need to fix.
I had a really good trainer who took me over the road after getting my CDL. Even though I am happy with that experience, I believe that having you as a trainer would have been exceptional. I've followed you and decided to become a driver watching your videos when you were at GP. I wish you all the continued success in your future endeavors. God bless...
Man, I gotta ask. How did it get that far? You said your trainee hit a trailer, is texting while driving, consistently won't listen to you or learn anything. How is this not documented and reported to Prime? I remember how my fleet manager and trainer were insistent that I call my FM once a week to report how things were going. My trainer insisted he was doing the same. How did this slip through the cracks? In your history in the world of law, how are you not covering your own ass? Why did you not report his shortcomings? If I caught a trainee texting while driving, it's an immediate pull over, I'm taking over and I'm running solo til I can get him back to Springfield. My ability to sleep would be SHOT because the trust is broken. That makes me ineffectual at my job if I'm not getting sleep and hopping behind the wheel of an 80,000 lb vehicle. I think you goofed by leaving him at that truck stop. You tried to use past issues with him that were seemingly not reported as a deflection to your own goof. If I'm wrong in any of my assumptions, I'm happy to be corrected. I really enjoy your videos and you but just reading between the lines of your story, it feels like you didn't leave yourself a leg to stand on. It seems like you were already done with Prime and looking for an out.
Terry I’m sorry to hear about these issues. I’m also a Prime driver. I totally enjoy your posts and look forward to listening more in the future. Good luck and stay safe!
Most of these megas are getting strict on medical, so I’m surprised someone on so many meds would even be hired at Prime. Also, never ceases to amaze me how many brand new drivers think they’re gonna get rich right away. It took me two years to land six figures and home daily, and I was grinding to get everything I needed for a job like that. I know some can do it faster, but it ain’t easy.
I love your storytelling, Tim. I usually don't watch vids like these but you are very captivating storyteller. Cheers buddy What was your trainee taking while on the truck? I'm sure you didn't ever hear the results of the test but what did you think he was on? Was he stoned?
I’ve actually had almost every student get a piss test while they were in training. I hate to see you go, but I’ll still be watching your videos excited to see what’s next.
I wasn’t even training while at Prime and left in September 2023 (last year) when I started getting $1400-$1600 checks I left, I knew something was up and switched back to a W2 job.
@@bigdaddykane4239 @sr-ty7gb most like is stuck behind a desk at prime thinking their job is safe when really they willing to fire the hell out of them
@bigdaddykane4239 I literally just had the balz to call him out, on his own channel, knowing his followers would blindly support him. I called him out...not behind his back.
I always remind younger people about “can’t fail” businesses that do. Bezos recently said that at Amazon there are no guarantees that they’ll be around in 50 years.
Hey Mr. Terry hope everything is going well. I wish I had you as my TNT trainer. I got my CDL on March 15 got my trainer 10 days later and the way he was caused me to just quit Prime on April3rd and I’m a person to try to learn. My trainer only sleep and I wish I had a teacher not a teammate if that makes sense
Terry; you are indeed going to be fine; in my humble opinion, there has to be quite a number of employers who would be proud to have you on their team. Your ethical approach to everything you do, plus your work ethic and your experience and sophistication, make you a very valuable guy to be in business with. I look forward to your videos.
Good luck Tim. Question I know you broke the story about the driver that passed at North East. Any final determination of cause of death that you know of? Thanks
Me and you had the h2 class together, I’m the one you said had determination when getting the basketball stuck, glad you doing good, and I’m gone from prime aswell
Honestly, Prime inc is starting to sound like Yellow. Death rattles all over the place. Nothing lasts forever i guess. Im seriously looking at leaving trucking. CDL-A isnt worth the plastic its printed on. Time to reclass.
Well, if I were to go O/O a used truck cost around $123k and will more than likely go bankrupt. The bar to entry is too low. However, if I just go back to school and spend half that to get like an RN degree, medical field, I can kiss sleep inside a truck, and 24 hour shift for free good bye. Now is it easy....hell no. But nothing worth doing ever is. I have to decide now. Trucking as a whole is under threat from many different angles. Fuel, automation, over saturation due to low bar to entry, criminality by Trucking companies and brokers. Just on and on and on. Total shit show.
@@rogerg0834there are plenty local jobs and regional jobs that pay, automation won’t be taking over anytime soon. Womp womp womp you’re just crying and looking for a reason to leave, you aren’t meant for this. Bucko.
I don't know if you'll see this Terry but I drove through Springfield a couple weeks ago. The truck yard at Prime was FULL. Lotta equipment sitting idle
Great story. I bet Prime will be careful to hire another lawyer again, that call them out on their BS. I am just wondering the reason you stopped practicing law and got into trucking. I am trying the opposite stop trucking and start practicing.
Hey man I actually met you at prime as a lease driver not long after I met you I left prime on my own journey and own my own truck I purchased for 35k and leased it onto a company making more money then I did at prime. Im home every weekend and thru out the week most weeks. I miss the nice new equipment at prime but i love the life i have acquired for myself after leaving them. I have more money and more family time. I will say I work harder now as a flatbed driver where as at prime I ran reefer but the extra work and money are 100% worth the extra time I have with my family.
Tim driveway to hear you're no longer with Brian and saddened me you were one of the main people that help me go to prime I enjoy your videos and the knowledge you give of History look forward to seeing you add another company hope all is well good luck
I'm the female that couldn't get my truck in the dock. Yes I'm a new driver. That dock seemed much tighter than the other Walmarts I've been to. I don't know why, but I couldn't get my setup right. Btw I only circled and retried my setup one time, not multiple times like you say. I remember looking over at your truck, wishing I could see you in your front seat so I could ask you what I was doing wrong. I didn't see you. But I guess you were somewhere spying and videoing me. Yes I forgot to open my doors. I was nervous because I knew I was in other drivers way and I felt terrible about that. The driver that I moved his mirror was a saint. I apologized to him and asked him how I could make it right. He told me I didn't even scratch it. All I did was push it in. He said he was watching me, but didn't offer to help because he is new too. He smiled at me and told me to hang in there and I'll get it down. I was frustrated and mad at myself because I couldn't get in the dock. Rather than continuing to make other drivers wait, I asked the yard jockey for help. He so very nicely told me to drop it where it was, and he would take care of it. I told him I had forgotten to open my doors. He told me not to worry, he would open them. He said we're all a team and in this together so we need to help one another. No I didn't get a service failure. I'm always very early to my shippers and receivers because I know sometimes I struggle. I may not have learned everything I needed to know from my TNT trainer, but I know he would not have been videoing a fellow driver to send entertainment to his friends and blast on social media. He would have been out of the truck helping. Many times he got out and helped other drivers. It didn't matter if they were Prime drivers or not. If he saw someone struggling, he helped. I hope you and your friends enjoyed your entertainment at my expense. Personally if you were my friend, I would be embarrassed to have a friend that would rather bully and blast someone than help.
I’m sorry you had that experience. My intent is not to identify anyone but rather illustrate that Prime’s training doesn’t prepare people properly. The fact that you were reluctant to make other drivers wait is also a lack of being taught about what you’re gonna face on a daily basis. I had a female trainee whose previous trainer would kick her out of the seat if he thought she was backing too slow and once did it while she was doing a GOAL. I had a man ask me to back my truck into a dock when a different female trainee was backing in Salinas. I told him to get lost. I have offered help in the past and been rebuffed. It’s unfortunate that you felt those docks were tight. Best of luck to you.
Didn't you realize you were in the presence of God's gift to the trucking industry!? Notice that the only thing he apologized for is for what "you felt." Lol. Pure delusion.
@John-se1bj yes I did notice that instead of feeling like the heel he is for videoing and sharing my struggles with other coworkers, he said it was unfortunate I felt the dock was tight. He also continued to criticize me by mentioning that the fact I felt bad for taking so long further proved I was not trained properly. What I am is respectful of other drivers clock and the sense to know I needed help. Had he bothered to put down his video and come help me, all of that could have been avoided . I know I'll get the backing down. Driving skills can be taught and learned. Character qualities not so much. Otherwise I would suggest he take a class. I appreciate your support more than you know. So thank you so much .
@@ellennewell6732 Yes, you will be just fine. People like him are nasty and miserable. I wouldn't take too much stock in his kind of "help" anyway. Best of luck!
I don’t want to do P&D. But I’m open to lots of things. I’m seeing plenty of shuttle/linehaul jobs just running terminal to terminal. I don’t want to go to a standard LTL company bc they will also tell you to work the loading dock.
Terri I was thinking about going to that company but after this video I am so happy I was no I will pass I trust your videos so thank bro and I hope you get a job that respects you .
I used to have people that were not punctual working with me, I would tell them we had to leave at 0800 when I wanted to leave at 0830. We ended up leaving at 0815, 15 minutes early.
This industry as a whole has just gone so downhill. The quality of candidates for this job is pitiful. No one wants to work hard anymore. There is no pride in doing a good job. I new this trainee was going to be trouble when he said he had diabetes but was going to reward himself with a bunch of sugar. Would love to know if he failed the drug test. Probably.
You talking abt professionalism and you think this vid is being professional? To earn respect you got to give it and I can tell I wouldn’t want anyone on ur truck as a trainer
When I started My PSD training, I tell my trainer I’m going to bathroom, I’ll be back in few minutes, my trainer told me: you don’t need to tell me where or what you doing.
I wouldn’t say that. I tell my trainees that I’m going to the bathroom and what they should work on while I’m gone. I expect them to tell me what they’re doing.
Nature calls, but also you should know your body. Eating a whole bunch of crap that isn’t good for you will cause you problems eventually, why continue it ya know. That blue beacon incident.. call your trainer. “ hey I got the runs badly, don’t think I’ll make your departure time “ “ trainer : I’ll go get in line at the blue beacon . Let me know when you are finished, if you don’t call, I’m going to assume you are still sitting” Communication goes a LONG LONG way. - I can’t eat between 12-9 am, otherwise restroom calls. And when you are night driving, good luck finding anything open . The point of being WITH a trainer, you are going to learn the way to do things, including how to eat when you can, shit shower shave . Someone who takes their sweet time with things won’t make it in trucking when paid by the mile. And that CAN cost a company a contract if you are always late to get there.
I think the companies and brokers these days are not willing to take less profit. The corporate pencil pushers can’t tell investors they will lose money this quarter so drivers get screwed to work for very little or no money bc they know there is nothing they can do about it except quit. Then know some young kid will be excited to get a new truck with the promise of a good living and keep them afloat for another quarter. Rinse and repeat
I watched his video.. they were routing you back to Springfield to fire you anyways. He got footage of you chasing a driver down with your phone in your hands yelling out the window… that’s why they had you coming to Springfield
You are not wrong! Prime is failing as a carrier. Now, I'm not doing bad on Mid-west regional but... I have training friends that are sucking it right now. Like $.17/mi which sucks!
First I just wanted to let you know that I don't drive for Prime but I can feel the frustration that you have. You are a fellow Veteran, I believe I heard you we're in the Navy if that is correct? Now I get the feeling that you were an Officer? I'm going to do a little inter service rilavery with you just to make you smile and maybe a laugh 👍 I was in the Army and Air Force as a NCO, I just have to pick and say I could have done your video in less than 15 minutes!!! Lol 🤣🤣😎 You see NCO'S get right to the point no explaining do as you are told and follow directions, Officer's for some reason like to make it last longer!!! Lol 🤣🤣😎 No dissprect to you whatsoever just picking is all!!! 👍 Thank you for your service to this great country of ours!!!! 🚛🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🚛
Knowing your background I would expect that anyone in management firing you would have had the legal department review and be on the call. I can't wait to see what you do next.
Staying at prime maybe another yr and a half and finishing my lease for incentive then probably leaving. It was good first couple of years but now Im starving for revenue.
i'll comment back in an hour but im already flabbergasted. Prime and the guy you trained deserve each other. The company wants dumb employees who wont make a fuss. Good luck with what is next.
I had a student who took 2 hours in the shower. Short of going to the prom, I’m not sure why someone needs 2 hours for a shower. Sorry to see you go. I’ve always enjoyed your views on things.
wow i def have some videos to catch up on >< i cannot say i am surprised by any of this. prime has always had a fine veneer of "were a great company" and then when you're there long enough those layers start to peel back slowly but surely as long as your eyes are open.
If you haven’t found a company yet I drive for a company out of Vegas called MC carrier and I make decent money and I get to go home when I want. I take home between 13-1500 a week after all deductions and I have the best medical plans and stuff they offer. Been doing this 10 years And so far this has been the least stressful company I’ve been at.
Why Everytime a person get fired from a job , they start talking trash bout the company? ( Just asking for a friend )😂 If the company was so bad why stay working with them ... If I don't like a job or I'm not happy I leave the company and try somewhere else In my opinion 😂
They love the job. Its like when you love your girl and she break up with and you start talking shit😂 hey i did it to i think 2024 is a fucked up year alot is going on. The freight is slow everywhere right now not even for just truckers and the people with the high bills are feeling it fr if you got big bands you won't be too upset you gon have a more positive mindset gotta do right with yo money 2024 is a time where your discipline is getting challeged fr hold on to what you got in 2024 stay humbled keep stacking and be blessed always stack
Oh man I would HATE training this guy. Pathetic…and the messed up part is the trainer is always held accountable for these idiots they hire. Feel you pain man lol
This inspires me to do a video about my less than favorable experience at Prime. I feel like people need to be warned or at least educated on what to expect if they get involved with such a large, sometimes ethically corrupt, and sometimes fraudulent company. I did a lot of research on what company to get a license through and work for, but at the end of the day, I had to make a decision and jump in somewhere that was willing to work with me and my home location. Little did I know they were withholding important information from at the very start when just talking with the recruiter. Then after quitting my job to start a new job and go to SLC to start trainin, a month in, I found out more lies, then the next month more lies. Either way Im glad to be out of there, got a job at Swift doing the walmart dedicated account and love it. Making great money, insurance is a fraction of the cost compared to Prime's, and Im home for my 34 and a couple extra nights a week. There are way better gigs out there. Especially not having to work your butt of for not very much money being a company flatbedder. To those that are looking to be a company flatbedder for prime, they will charge you 6,000 for the equipment used to haul their freight. All that equipment is basically consumables that will need to be replaced occasionally. Especially bungee cords, tarps and ratchet straps. You should not have to pay for that as an employee to secure their freight. They said nothing to me about the cost, then after a month in PST I heard a rumor of 2k, month later another rumor of 3k. Then at my first paycheck on my truck saw they were taking out 6k!!, $100 per week. Its a scam and wouldn't recommend anyone to go that route, also the miles just didnt seem to be there. . Lesson learned.
Ive had a trainee on my truck the last 2 months and i have to beg to get enough revenue to stay out of the negative. The money just isnt there to be training. Psd program isnt a good program because tnt is teaching trainees the basics and everything they need to know. The ta/petro in grapevine is fantastic there is alot of food options and there is always parking spots out there. Id have said something with him leaving the 90s property or told dispatch that we're heading to springfield and the trainee needs to have a conversation of if he wants to do this job. My dispatcher has told me one thing and went a completely other direction after telling my trainee to drink the koolaid and showed him that the koolaid was poisoned in the first week. Ive been feeling closer to the end of my time with prime for awhile alot has to do with revenue, bs with home time, fleet managers/sales, etc
@timtravels116 normally it picks back up even a small bit in April but I haven't really seen it. I think they have too many drivers for their share of the market. Making it harder for drivers to stack decent revenue. I've been doing around 5k per week in revenue and begging for more every week because I'm barely keeping my head above water with the trainee pay which alot of trainers said it would be alot harder after the last time it was raised.
Kool Aid has gotten such an unfair bad reputation, when it was Flavor Aid used to kill all those folks. The Kool Aid man needs vindication. Otherwise great points.
My FM told me to take a student since I already pass my classes to be a trainer and I clearly told him if prime pays 50% his salary and 100% the damage he will made n my truck I will accept any student u guys are offering and from that time I didn’t hear a single call about students lol 😂
There are good company jobs out here find a small carrier with like 100 trucks that has contract freight and you’re good. I work at a place like that. I bring home after taxes between 1420 $200 a week. I’m home for my 34 every weekend, if I get stuck on the road for an extra night, I get paid 250. I can takeoff as much time as I want. Nobody bother me as long as I deliver on time and I drive safely but yes, there are good company driver jobs out here.
@@timtravels116 don’t know if you ever checked out Walmart but they start at 100- 110K a year. And have various schedules, 2 days off a week. Might have to slip seat every week for a bit but you will get your own truck eventually.
i dont think lyle seen tha comment i left on his last video but seriously. if everybody out their foot down and stopped training. prime would either have to seriously up tha rates and number of team loads, or push training onto its company drivers and foot the bill....either way its a win win if everybody would come together and refuse to train
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I’m glad your naming names! These bad characters should be called out!
Exactly
wow man, I watched the whole video and I honestly im just like wow that is crazy man. You have taught me so much about trucking and im not even in trucking. I love your content and how you think! Best of luck to you and ill continue watching.
"Trucker fantasy camp" 😂😂😂
And 3 toed sloth
Sounds like the trainer was just mad that dude didn't want to talk to him lol
I never trained while in Prime! And I always said to my friends ‘don’t you dare’.
You are a great trainer, and what prime did is wrong.
Good luck.
I've had students just like that a few times. Best of luck to you. I enjoy your wisdom and insights and will look forward to your future adventures.
I just left Prime a couple of weeks ago and took my truck to J.B. Hunt. My FM begged me to train PSD this past fall and I did, against my better judgment. I lost my ass financially during this time due to having to spend so much time at the terminal. Mind you, I trained TNT for a few years until October 2022 due to the market drop. I always did favors for my FM. What I finally figured out is that we are all truck numbers. Prime doesn’t give a shit about their drivers. With that said, I get it. They have a business to run but so do I. I’m running 3 loads a week for J.B. Hunt and home on the weekends off their load board while making 5k (to the truck)for the week. I used to love Prime but something has happened the past year or so and it has gotten worse. Hence, I took myself out of that situation and left. No hard feelings towards them but Prime definitely has a lot of things they need to fix.
Didn’t JB Hunt add inward cameras? If so did you have to install one in the truck you brought over?
Prime Inc is cultish in my opinion. You know if you know.
LoL
50 bucks says he fails that piss test😂
I had a really good trainer who took me over the road after getting my CDL. Even though I am happy with that experience, I believe that having you as a trainer would have been exceptional. I've followed you and decided to become a driver watching your videos when you were at GP. I wish you all the continued success in your future endeavors. God bless...
Man, I gotta ask. How did it get that far? You said your trainee hit a trailer, is texting while driving, consistently won't listen to you or learn anything. How is this not documented and reported to Prime? I remember how my fleet manager and trainer were insistent that I call my FM once a week to report how things were going. My trainer insisted he was doing the same. How did this slip through the cracks? In your history in the world of law, how are you not covering your own ass? Why did you not report his shortcomings? If I caught a trainee texting while driving, it's an immediate pull over, I'm taking over and I'm running solo til I can get him back to Springfield. My ability to sleep would be SHOT because the trust is broken. That makes me ineffectual at my job if I'm not getting sleep and hopping behind the wheel of an 80,000 lb vehicle.
I think you goofed by leaving him at that truck stop. You tried to use past issues with him that were seemingly not reported as a deflection to your own goof.
If I'm wrong in any of my assumptions, I'm happy to be corrected. I really enjoy your videos and you but just reading between the lines of your story, it feels like you didn't leave yourself a leg to stand on. It seems like you were already done with Prime and looking for an out.
Terry I’m sorry to hear about these issues. I’m also a Prime driver. I totally enjoy your posts and look forward to listening more in the future. Good luck and stay safe!
Most of these megas are getting strict on medical, so I’m surprised someone on so many meds would even be hired at Prime.
Also, never ceases to amaze me how many brand new drivers think they’re gonna get rich right away. It took me two years to land six figures and home daily, and I was grinding to get everything I needed for a job like that. I know some can do it faster, but it ain’t easy.
Where at and what did you need
I love your storytelling, Tim. I usually don't watch vids like these but you are very captivating storyteller. Cheers buddy
What was your trainee taking while on the truck? I'm sure you didn't ever hear the results of the test but what did you think he was on? Was he stoned?
I’ve actually had almost every student get a piss test while they were in training. I hate to see you go, but I’ll still be watching your videos excited to see what’s next.
Terry would be a phenomenal union steward at a trucking company and just have a field day with management screw ups.
“More time on the road, and less to show for it.” Res Ipsa Loquitor.
Great video as usual Terry. Appreciate your take on things. Looking forward to the LIVE!
This is deep. U are a solid part of the team so its their loss
Look how they treated Rich
I wasn’t even training while at Prime and left in September 2023 (last year) when I started getting $1400-$1600 checks I left, I knew something was up and switched back to a W2 job.
Incredible film sir Terry 👏👏👏
How can I get you as my trainer? Would I need to sign up at a specific company? I really want to be trained by a person that cares as much as you do.
Thanks for asking but I’m unlikely to train again unless I work at a community college or vo-tech.
Will be attending your Live. Another great video from Tim Travels.
Are you in high school? You go online and gossip about someone just like a junior higher.
U sound like a winner
You’re the kinda person that talks behind someone’s back I’d be willing to guess. At least this guy has the balls to call it out
Ty7gb….you must have room temp IQ
@@bigdaddykane4239 @sr-ty7gb most like is stuck behind a desk at prime thinking their job is safe when really they willing to fire the hell out of them
@bigdaddykane4239 I literally just had the balz to call him out, on his own channel, knowing his followers would blindly support him.
I called him out...not behind his back.
Thankfully someone else has seen the light
Remember there is always two sides of a story.
Seems like prime is turning into one of those companies were everybody went to because it was so great at one time. Now it's slowly falling apart.
I always remind younger people about “can’t fail” businesses that do. Bezos recently said that at Amazon there are no guarantees that they’ll be around in 50 years.
@@timtravels116 Amazon will never fail. They supply the servers and data infrastructure for top secret military projects.
Hey Mr. Terry hope everything is going well. I wish I had you as my TNT trainer. I got my CDL on March 15 got my trainer 10 days later and the way he was caused me to just quit Prime on April3rd and I’m a person to try to learn. My trainer only sleep and I wish I had a teacher not a teammate if that makes sense
Trucker Dude Brent has been dethroned for most epic Prime Inc flameout.
Terry; you are indeed going to be fine; in my humble opinion, there has to be quite a number of employers who would be proud to have you on their team. Your ethical approach to everything you do, plus your work ethic and your experience and sophistication, make you a very valuable guy to be in business with. I look forward to your videos.
Thanks
Good luck Tim. Question I know you broke the story about the driver that passed at North East. Any final determination of cause of death that you know of? Thanks
I don’t know. It is public record but I haven’t sought that info out.
Fleet manager. Is that the same as a Schneider Trained Liar?
Me and you had the h2 class together, I’m the one you said had determination when getting the basketball stuck, glad you doing good, and I’m gone from prime aswell
Honestly, Prime inc is starting to sound like Yellow. Death rattles all over the place. Nothing lasts forever i guess. Im seriously looking at leaving trucking. CDL-A isnt worth the plastic its printed on. Time to reclass.
What else can you do career wise? What are you planning on getting into?
Well, if I were to go O/O a used truck cost around $123k and will more than likely go bankrupt. The bar to entry is too low. However, if I just go back to school and spend half that to get like an RN degree, medical field, I can kiss sleep inside a truck, and 24 hour shift for free good bye. Now is it easy....hell no. But nothing worth doing ever is. I have to decide now. Trucking as a whole is under threat from many different angles. Fuel, automation, over saturation due to low bar to entry, criminality by Trucking companies and brokers. Just on and on and on. Total shit show.
@@rogerg0834. . . Best wishes & Smart move on the Career move to Medical field 👍 👍 😊
@@rogerg0834there are plenty local jobs and regional jobs that pay, automation won’t be taking over anytime soon. Womp womp womp you’re just crying and looking for a reason to leave, you aren’t meant for this. Bucko.
Good luck on all your endeavors. Lets us know. God bless.
The channel is going to continue ‘cause I’ll be traveling
@@timtravels116👍👍
Finally..Definitely didnt like to see things go down like this
I’d like to hear about a union to get started that also helps owner operators out as well.
My dad’s into Tom Clancy books too.
I don't know if you'll see this Terry but I drove through Springfield a couple weeks ago. The truck yard at Prime was FULL. Lotta equipment sitting idle
Yeah at my company as well!!!
That’s true everywhere. Go by a Ritchie Bros, Paccar Financial, Arrow etc and they’re stacked to the rafters.
You will be ok. I left Prime and the world didn't end and i still make enough to pay my bills and home weekly.
Great story. I bet Prime will be careful to hire another lawyer again, that call them out on their BS. I am just wondering the reason you stopped practicing law and got into trucking. I am trying the opposite stop trucking and start practicing.
Considering how easy the new cdl test is if they think they know anything about anything after they pass that then it’s going to be a LONG ride.
Hey man I actually met you at prime as a lease driver not long after I met you I left prime on my own journey and own my own truck I purchased for 35k and leased it onto a company making more money then I did at prime. Im home every weekend and thru out the week most weeks. I miss the nice new equipment at prime but i love the life i have acquired for myself after leaving them. I have more money and more family time. I will say I work harder now as a flatbed driver where as at prime I ran reefer but the extra work and money are 100% worth the extra time I have with my family.
Tim driveway to hear you're no longer with Brian and saddened me you were one of the main people that help me go to prime I enjoy your videos and the knowledge you give of History look forward to seeing you add another company hope all is well good luck
Should have gave him the military drill scream and yell at him lol 😂
I'm the female that couldn't get my truck in the dock. Yes I'm a new driver. That dock seemed much tighter than the other Walmarts I've been to. I don't know why, but I couldn't get my setup right. Btw I only circled and retried my setup one time, not multiple times like you say. I remember looking over at your truck, wishing I could see you in your front seat so I could ask you what I was doing wrong. I didn't see you. But I guess you were somewhere spying and videoing me. Yes I forgot to open my doors. I was nervous because I knew I was in other drivers way and I felt terrible about that. The driver that I moved his mirror was a saint. I apologized to him and asked him how I could make it right. He told me I didn't even scratch it. All I did was push it in. He said he was watching me, but didn't offer to help because he is new too. He smiled at me and told me to hang in there and I'll get it down. I was frustrated and mad at myself because I couldn't get in the dock. Rather than continuing to make other drivers wait, I asked the yard jockey for help. He so very nicely told me to drop it where it was, and he would take care of it. I told him I had forgotten to open my doors. He told me not to worry, he would open them. He said we're all a team and in this together so we need to help one another. No I didn't get a service failure. I'm always very early to my shippers and receivers because I know sometimes I struggle. I may not have learned everything I needed to know from my TNT trainer, but I know he would not have been videoing a fellow driver to send entertainment to his friends and blast on social media. He would have been out of the truck helping. Many times he got out and helped other drivers. It didn't matter if they were Prime drivers or not. If he saw someone struggling, he helped. I hope you and your friends enjoyed your entertainment at my expense. Personally if you were my friend, I would be embarrassed to have a friend that would rather bully and blast someone than help.
I’m sorry you had that experience. My intent is not to identify anyone but rather illustrate that Prime’s training doesn’t prepare people properly. The fact that you were reluctant to make other drivers wait is also a lack of being taught about what you’re gonna face on a daily basis. I had a female trainee whose previous trainer would kick her out of the seat if he thought she was backing too slow and once did it while she was doing a GOAL. I had a man ask me to back my truck into a dock when a different female trainee was backing in Salinas. I told him to get lost. I have offered help in the past and been rebuffed. It’s unfortunate that you felt those docks were tight. Best of luck to you.
Didn't you realize you were in the presence of God's gift to the trucking industry!? Notice that the only thing he apologized for is for what "you felt." Lol. Pure delusion.
@John-se1bj yes I did notice that instead of feeling like the heel he is for videoing and sharing my struggles with other coworkers, he said it was unfortunate I felt the dock was tight. He also continued to criticize me by mentioning that the fact I felt bad for taking so long further proved I was not trained properly. What I am is respectful of other drivers clock and the sense to know I needed help. Had he bothered to put down his video and come help me, all of that could have been avoided . I know I'll get the backing down. Driving skills can be taught and learned. Character qualities not so much. Otherwise I would suggest he take a class. I appreciate your support more than you know. So thank you so much .
@@ellennewell6732 Yes, you will be just fine. People like him are nasty and miserable. I wouldn't take too much stock in his kind of "help" anyway. Best of luck!
Will you be looking for something local, regional or back over the road?
I don’t want to do P&D. But I’m open to lots of things. I’m seeing plenty of shuttle/linehaul jobs just running terminal to terminal. I don’t want to go to a standard LTL company bc they will also tell you to work the loading dock.
@@timtravels116 i'm happy at Walmart I like the hometime weekly. I needed to be home more often.
Terri I was thinking about going to that company but after this video I am so happy I was no I will pass I trust your videos so thank bro and I hope you get a job that respects you .
Damn! I wore your shirt yesterday. Sorry to see you go. I totally get it. Landstar baby!
I used to have people that were not punctual working with me, I would tell them we had to leave at 0800 when I wanted to leave at 0830. We ended up leaving at 0815, 15 minutes early.
Yep. The issue in trucking, though, is that there are sometimes penalties for showing up early as well as late.
This industry as a whole has just gone so downhill. The quality of candidates for this job is pitiful. No one wants to work hard anymore. There is no pride in doing a good job. I new this trainee was going to be trouble when he said he had diabetes but was going to reward himself with a bunch of sugar. Would love to know if he failed the drug test. Probably.
You watch one video about this Prime Inc stuff and suddenly I'm flooded with video suggestions about truckers and trainees
You talking abt professionalism and you think this vid is being professional? To earn respect you got to give it and I can tell I wouldn’t want anyone on ur truck as a trainer
I hope this guy get sued for slandering for throwing out all these names…what an idiot
This isn't a professional platform. This is someone telling their story on social media. 🤡
When I started My PSD training, I tell my trainer I’m going to bathroom, I’ll be back in few minutes, my trainer told me: you don’t need to tell me where or what you doing.
I wouldn’t say that. I tell my trainees that I’m going to the bathroom and what they should work on while I’m gone. I expect them to tell me what they’re doing.
Nature calls, but also you should know your body.
Eating a whole bunch of crap that isn’t good for you will cause you problems eventually, why continue it ya know.
That blue beacon incident.. call your trainer. “ hey I got the runs badly, don’t think I’ll make your departure time “ “ trainer : I’ll go get in line at the blue beacon . Let me know when you are finished, if you don’t call, I’m going to assume you are still sitting”
Communication goes a LONG LONG way.
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I can’t eat between 12-9 am, otherwise restroom calls. And when you are night driving, good luck finding anything open .
The point of being WITH a trainer, you are going to learn the way to do things, including how to eat when you can, shit shower shave .
Someone who takes their sweet time with things won’t make it in trucking when paid by the mile. And that CAN cost a company a contract if you are always late to get there.
Was he obese?
@@tommy.unfiltered No. Maybe medically but not huge.
Lolololol your accompanying commentary about these douche bag Prime folk is hilarious Tim. We love you man.
I think the companies and brokers these days are not willing to take less profit. The corporate pencil pushers can’t tell investors they will lose money this quarter so drivers get screwed to work for very little or no money bc they know there is nothing they can do about it except quit. Then know some young kid will be excited to get a new truck with the promise of a good living and keep them afloat for another quarter. Rinse and repeat
TA/Petro in Arvin CA. Did a 34 there last year when Cali was hit with that atmospheric river that caused all the flooding and mud slides
I watched his video.. they were routing you back to Springfield to fire you anyways. He got footage of you chasing a driver down with your phone in your hands yelling out the window… that’s why they had you coming to Springfield
Not sure about that bc they didn’t say a word about coming to Springfield until after I left him at the Petro.
You are not wrong! Prime is failing as a carrier. Now, I'm not doing bad on Mid-west regional but... I have training friends that are sucking it right now. Like $.17/mi which sucks!
First I just wanted to let you know that I don't drive for Prime but I can feel the frustration that you have. You are a fellow Veteran, I believe I heard you we're in the Navy if that is correct? Now I get the feeling that you were an Officer? I'm going to do a little inter service rilavery with you just to make you smile and maybe a laugh 👍 I was in the Army and Air Force as a NCO, I just have to pick and say I could have done your video in less than 15 minutes!!! Lol 🤣🤣😎 You see NCO'S get right to the point no explaining do as you are told and follow directions, Officer's for some reason like to make it last longer!!! Lol 🤣🤣😎 No dissprect to you whatsoever just picking is all!!! 👍 Thank you for your service to this great country of ours!!!! 🚛🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🚛
Knowing your background I would expect that anyone in management firing you would have had the legal department review and be on the call. I can't wait to see what you do next.
No $hit! That's what I was thinking as well.
Hope the best for you … loving my hourly local job😂
I saw your truck at the plaza Friday I was like wth
Staying at prime maybe another yr and a half and finishing my lease for incentive then probably leaving. It was good first couple of years but now Im starving for revenue.
i'll comment back in an hour but im already flabbergasted.
Prime and the guy you trained deserve each other. The company wants dumb employees who wont make a fuss. Good luck with what is next.
I had a student who took 2 hours in the shower. Short of going to the prom, I’m not sure why someone needs 2 hours for a shower.
Sorry to see you go. I’ve always enjoyed your views on things.
I can knock out a shower in 20min on my 30 min break
Choking the chicken probably 😂
@@royalmac1011 I think she was actually on the phone. I wouldn’t let her talk on the phone when she drove because she was such a new driver.
You are absolutely fucking hilarious dude!! I’m dead 😂
wow i def have some videos to catch up on ><
i cannot say i am surprised by any of this. prime has always had a fine veneer of "were a great company" and then when you're there long enough those layers start to peel back slowly but surely as long as your eyes are open.
Watch your DAC report. Just have a feeling.
Other companies have already sent it to me so I will.
I don't get y he put the time and effort into getting his cdl
Cone on man! You dont belong in a truck driver seat! You belong on the radio telling great stories and entertaining!
Prime cares more for the student than they do for the driver. Iam a trainer and I see it
Good luck God bless
Great video!
I am in my truck at Prime, right now
Like they say every Friday, they only hire the best of the best
This is one reason why I stay away from training
If you haven’t found a company yet I drive for a company out of Vegas called MC carrier and I make decent money and I get to go home when I want.
I take home between 13-1500 a week after all deductions and I have the best medical plans and stuff they offer. Been doing this 10 years And so far this has been the least stressful company I’ve been at.
Why Everytime a person get fired from a job , they start talking trash bout the company? ( Just asking for a friend )😂
If the company was so bad why stay working with them ...
If I don't like a job or I'm not happy I leave the company and try somewhere else
In my opinion 😂
They love the job. Its like when you love your girl and she break up with and you start talking shit😂 hey i did it to i think 2024 is a fucked up year alot is going on. The freight is slow everywhere right now not even for just truckers and the people with the high bills are feeling it fr if you got big bands you won't be too upset you gon have a more positive mindset gotta do right with yo money 2024 is a time where your discipline is getting challeged fr hold on to what you got in 2024 stay humbled keep stacking and be blessed always stack
Terry can I get a hoodie or shirt off you?? You have a website?
I don’t and I’m out of t-shirts, but once I get back on the road, I’ll get some more made and figure out how to get them to folks.
@@timtravels116 thanks
Oh man I would HATE training this guy. Pathetic…and the messed up part is the trainer is always held accountable for these idiots they hire. Feel you pain man lol
This inspires me to do a video about my less than favorable experience at Prime. I feel like people need to be warned or at least educated on what to expect if they get involved with such a large, sometimes ethically corrupt, and sometimes fraudulent company. I did a lot of research on what company to get a license through and work for, but at the end of the day, I had to make a decision and jump in somewhere that was willing to work with me and my home location. Little did I know they were withholding important information from at the very start when just talking with the recruiter. Then after quitting my job to start a new job and go to SLC to start trainin, a month in, I found out more lies, then the next month more lies.
Either way Im glad to be out of there, got a job at Swift doing the walmart dedicated account and love it. Making great money, insurance is a fraction of the cost compared to Prime's, and Im home for my 34 and a couple extra nights a week. There are way better gigs out there. Especially not having to work your butt of for not very much money being a company flatbedder.
To those that are looking to be a company flatbedder for prime, they will charge you 6,000 for the equipment used to haul their freight. All that equipment is basically consumables that will need to be replaced occasionally. Especially bungee cords, tarps and ratchet straps. You should not have to pay for that as an employee to secure their freight.
They said nothing to me about the cost, then after a month in PST I heard a rumor of 2k, month later another rumor of 3k. Then at my first paycheck on my truck saw they were taking out 6k!!, $100 per week. Its a scam and wouldn't recommend anyone to go that route, also the miles just didnt seem to be there. . Lesson learned.
Sound like you threw a tantrum to me. Lol
Ive had a trainee on my truck the last 2 months and i have to beg to get enough revenue to stay out of the negative. The money just isnt there to be training. Psd program isnt a good program because tnt is teaching trainees the basics and everything they need to know. The ta/petro in grapevine is fantastic there is alot of food options and there is always parking spots out there. Id have said something with him leaving the 90s property or told dispatch that we're heading to springfield and the trainee needs to have a conversation of if he wants to do this job. My dispatcher has told me one thing and went a completely other direction after telling my trainee to drink the koolaid and showed him that the koolaid was poisoned in the first week. Ive been feeling closer to the end of my time with prime for awhile alot has to do with revenue, bs with home time, fleet managers/sales, etc
I’m with a trainer currently and he said they begged him to train but he feels there’s no money in it smh
@@JohnQuest413they begged me to train. The trainee isn't the problem it's the revenue not being there to support a training truck
I thought things had picked up after January. But there’s been a recent downturn. Bad timing. I made OK money doing PSD though.
@timtravels116 normally it picks back up even a small bit in April but I haven't really seen it. I think they have too many drivers for their share of the market. Making it harder for drivers to stack decent revenue. I've been doing around 5k per week in revenue and begging for more every week because I'm barely keeping my head above water with the trainee pay which alot of trainers said it would be alot harder after the last time it was raised.
Kool Aid has gotten such an unfair bad reputation, when it was Flavor Aid used to kill all those folks. The Kool Aid man needs vindication. Otherwise great points.
My FM told me to take a student since I already pass my classes to be a trainer and I clearly told him if prime pays 50% his salary and 100% the damage he will made n my truck I will accept any student u guys are offering and from that time I didn’t hear a single call about students lol 😂
You’re a better man than me cuz I would’ve went off the 1st time I noticed some bs
He finally sees the light 💡 😂 good luck to you sir. Greener pastures.
5:40 straight to the point lol
Your old truck is already for lease again. That's how I realized something happened. Best of luck man!
Yeah, someone sent a pic to me
There are good company jobs out here find a small carrier with like 100 trucks that has contract freight and you’re good. I work at a place like that. I bring home after taxes between 1420 $200 a week. I’m home for my 34 every weekend, if I get stuck on the road for an extra night, I get paid 250. I can takeoff as much time as I want. Nobody bother me as long as I deliver on time and I drive safely but yes, there are good company driver jobs out here.
You go back to Estes? Hahahahaha I know they acquired a lot of yellow terminals.
Nope. Definitely not going there
@@timtravels116 don’t know if you ever checked out Walmart but they start at 100- 110K a year. And have various schedules, 2 days off a week. Might have to slip seat every week for a bit but you will get your own truck eventually.
@@Pokerhead1776 I know Walmart is a good fit for lots of people. I don’t live near a DC that I know of, so that might be tough.
So u got fired because u did them a favor and agrred to atrempt to train and it went south? Sounds like a stupid reason to fire someone
BTW. Elliot is ex military as well
Go to Advance Indianapolis where Waylon went to
Prime is gay anyway 😂
U should look into Barr-Nunn
Maybe he actually wanted to take a break on his 30 minute break
i dont think lyle seen tha comment i left on his last video but seriously. if everybody out their foot down and stopped training. prime would either have to seriously up tha rates and number of team loads, or push training onto its company drivers and foot the bill....either way its a win win if everybody would come together and refuse to train
Anybody ever tell you, you look like Jom Carey ? 😂
Sugar ray is born a day before my bday May 3rd