If your thinking of coming to Prime Inc or want to get your CDL license. I honestly believe Prime is a solid company to start your trucking journey. Make sure when you fill out the online application @ www.primeinc.com put my driver code STREXA on page 2 of the application when it ask who referred you. Thanks for watching my video 🙂🤙💯
Here's a little secret for you buddy as somebody with 5 years of experience, get you a piece of paper or tear a little strip off the cover of your FMCSA guide book fold it to maybe three times and shove it in the electrical pigtail port underneath of your pigtail at the same time as you're putting it in and that'll give you a tighter connection with those pins and that'll usually fix your ABS light. Or you could take a screwdriver and kind of spread the pins out just a little bit with the screwdriver the problem generally is your pins are either corroded or they're not making good contact so if you get in there and play with it a little bit usually you can fix it without having to call road service
I discovered this strategy one day my lights were flickering. I pushed the pigtail up and lights came on. Let go, itd come down a tiny bit, so i grabbed a piece of paper and folded it up, pulled the pigtail out and then shoved them in 2g. Issue solved
alot of the times the abs will go out when you atart rolling. As for the bolt. I dont blame ya. Others dont care after they drop a problem. I know as a owner of a couple rigs
I was watching you take the cover off the pump to check the seal and I had the thought of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Then the nut got cross threaded and I couldn’t help but say to myself, “see”. I don’t know how it’s possible to look at a seal and minus a chunk missing, know it’s going to leak. Seems like wasted time to me and potential to create a problem. But anyway, thanks for the vlogs. Watching 1 after another.
That's true, i moved from Phoenix AZ September 2021 to start working for Prime out of the Springfield MO terminal. Sparks NV and Spanish Fork UT is the furthest west i run. Mostly run Midwest regional
Have you driven around the lot in figure eights and circles 😂 so the yard jockey has something to watch? Did you put the bolt back in? Yeah, we've been there. I have 37 years of experience. This stuff started maybe 15 year's ago with the big carriers. Mega fleets. I learned from a family operation and worked for smaller companies ( 100-200 trucks) most of my time in the trucking industry. Only worked for 3 companies total. But the last 10-15 years a big company was involved. Keep smiling!
Good job on standing your ground but all they will do is find someone else to run that load or pick it up and take to Springfield and get it fixed and continue down the road with it….the chance they send someone out to fix it is slim to none. Unfortunately it’s way cheaper to have someone just run the trailer the 40miles down the road and let there own people fix it …..I’ve never ran for them but run into a lot of your drivers…..u live in the Springfield area? How long have u ran tankers? I live down in the cassville area….severs is out of monett mo
I'm a rookie, started solo January this year. I'm out of Springfield MO terminal. Yep 15min later another driver grabbed it and headed to the receiver in Tomah Wisconsin (not for repairs).
Ya go figure that’s what they did somehow your channel came across my feed….. I’ve been trucking for about 10 years pulled tankers for 5 we go to alot of the same places as you do I’m sure there is a chance we run into each other…..it’s a small world on the non food grade side of things
Ive been watching your old videos as i just found your channel a couple weeks ago. Prime should have a way to look up the last driver to pull a trailer that was obviously left with problems. That driver should then be reprimanded in some way. I watch several Prime driver channels and that seems to happen kind of frequently. That would drive me nuts. Don't pass your issues on to another driver.
As long as it was not going to rain or snow I would have gone to springfield. If the abs on trailer it’s self is on then unplug the abs light on trailer till you get there to not attract attention. Look I know you can sit here and say that about dot and all but we take risk every day even if you think we are not. In the end it is your decision. But I telling you what I say or would only because when you run old equipment people never say a thing and it falls to someone who cares. At least it would have gotten you to Springfield and you did not refuse a load. They can put trailer out if service or fix it and your on your way or got a new load. I worked company for 17 years. I learned if you refuse loads dispatchers remember that. However if you make an effort to help and get something to where it can be fixed they know you are safe but willing help get things fixed. It is a fine line but it does matter.
i would have just driven it to primes yard if there was no d.o.t scales along the way u gotta risk it sometimes what are the odds of a d.o.t officer pulling u over and checking ur abs light😂 an abs light can come on at any moment anyway no biggie ur dispatcher and manager basically called u a biznach
I would've drove it to the yard but Prime was unwilling to cover my miles and fuel cost! As a lease driver we pay for our own fuel etc... Another driver came and grabbed the trailer and headed to the receiver instead of the Springfield terminal for repairs....
Good video. It's interesting to see day to day problems/situations you may run into. I'm not up on csa scores and fmca stuff. What would have happened if you drove to Springfield and got pulled over in route? If they write you a ticket then it affects your score how?
It would be a warning on 1st offense and 4 points towards your csa score. 0-100 scale 100 being the worst. I have a 0 score and I'm doing my best to keep it that way! The lower your score the easier it is to get a job/keep your job
Digging the content you are putting out. I'm curently in the driving reffer divison with Prime and looking to cross over to tank... Would it be possibel to contact ya with some questions if you have the time?
Drove to the shipper in PC,won’t haul the trailer cause it’s in dot violation . You were in violation without the trailer Never wait 2 hours for ra to reply in 40 minutes you could have been at the terminal getting your trailer fixed
Question, why are you putting yourself off duty when you are actually working...and it's on video? That is what is called falsifying your log book. In an accident where someone is seriously injured or killed you will have your phone records, any social media and financial information taken by the plaintiff's lawyers. Those lawyers look for anything to get out of paying a claim from the company side and those prosecution attorneys have people hired to go through log books and social media accounts so that they get a win in court. My friend is going through this now and it's looking like he will get up to 5 years of jail time and probably some fines, all because he was in the truck stop when he was logged in the sleeper.
@@truckingwithrex understandable. I'm in my 22nd year and I still make mistakes. I was trying to let you know that it could potentially be a problem. I like your videos and you are doing a great job even under stress. Keep up the good work and be safe .
I always do my drop trailer inspections… I’ve dropped a trailer needing repairs and 15min later seen another driver grab it to get loaded, this is after I contacted road assist about a leaking hub seal. I do my part brother 👏💯
Man I would have taking that load where it had to go drop it off trailer as well pick up another 1 kept it moving those were minor issues that’s just me what I would have done
Some constructive criticism, if you’re looking for an excuse to not run the load or just to go to a terminal or truckstop there’s always something that can be found wrong with the trailer. It doesn’t really pay to do this though. The ABS light usually comes on or off after rolling. It’s not a DOT violation unless the abs light on the outside of the trailer is illuminated. About 1 in 5 trailers will have the dash abs light on. You should carry a few extra bolts with you in case it happens again. Road assist is basically useless, it’s on your time to get the trailer fixed.
@@truckingwithrex I’ve been there. Just trying to help. Asian mai just did a video where he interviewed a retired DOT inspector and one of the things he said was that they usually don’t cite you for a light issue or other minor things. It’s a fix it ticket which as long as you get it fixed before your next inspection it won’t affect your driving record. Things can happen between when you do your pre-trip and when you get stopped and they understand this. Make sure you log your pre trip and you should be safe from citations for anything like this so long as you don’t continue to run with it after the inspection. I’ve had 2 level one inspections and both times the officer didn’t even check the lights on the dash. They’re usually more concerned with air leaks in the brakes etc.
How do you make any $ with company. Every trailer I've seen you p/u is broken and you get no help from the company. 1300 a week for a base model truck, no thanks prime
If your thinking of coming to Prime Inc or want to get your CDL license. I honestly believe Prime is a solid company to start your trucking journey. Make sure when you fill out the online application @ www.primeinc.com put my driver code STREXA on page 2 of the application when it ask who referred you. Thanks for watching my video 🙂🤙💯
Here's a little secret for you buddy as somebody with 5 years of experience, get you a piece of paper or tear a little strip off the cover of your FMCSA guide book fold it to maybe three times and shove it in the electrical pigtail port underneath of your pigtail at the same time as you're putting it in and that'll give you a tighter connection with those pins and that'll usually fix your ABS light.
Or you could take a screwdriver and kind of spread the pins out just a little bit with the screwdriver the problem generally is your pins are either corroded or they're not making good contact so if you get in there and play with it a little bit usually you can fix it without having to call road service
I discovered this strategy one day my lights were flickering. I pushed the pigtail up and lights came on. Let go, itd come down a tiny bit, so i grabbed a piece of paper and folded it up, pulled the pigtail out and then shoved them in 2g. Issue solved
"Drive it around the lot and see if the light goes off" yeah maybe you should sprinkle some magic fairy dust on it too. Lol.
alot of the times the abs will go out when you atart rolling. As for the bolt. I dont blame ya. Others dont care after they drop a problem. I know as a owner of a couple rigs
typical prime dispatch. waiting on the you'll be fine just deliver the load...
yeah I hate when management/ dispatchers are so helpful and suggest you drive equipment that's not DOT compliant.
Abs light is not a dot violation
But the light out of back is a problem
Good to see a tanker driver showing their day because mostly it’s reefer drivers…
I'm no trainer at all just make sure you don't tell the world you PC timing to a shipper.
Yeah i messed up on that one, already been talked too...
@@truckingwithrex LOL I wondered if they busted ya on that bro. Be safe bro.
Good job. Compensation pay should be giving to you for equipment break down.
Abs lights always on .. on them tanks 😂
Afb…… my man I am in and out of there a lot…. I drive tankers for severs!
Road assist seems so friendly, that would drive me crazy.
I was watching you take the cover off the pump to check the seal and I had the thought of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Then the nut got cross threaded and I couldn’t help but say to myself, “see”. I don’t know how it’s possible to look at a seal and minus a chunk missing, know it’s going to leak. Seems like wasted time to me and potential to create a problem. But anyway, thanks for the vlogs. Watching 1 after another.
Wow if I was like this the last 10 years I never would have driven anywhere. Try driving at a company with 10 or less trucks.
i wanted to jump into tanker division but a recruiter told me that they dont hire tankers from California.
That's true, i moved from Phoenix AZ September 2021 to start working for Prime out of the Springfield MO terminal. Sparks NV and Spanish Fork UT is the furthest west i run. Mostly run Midwest regional
Have you driven around the lot in figure eights and circles 😂 so the yard jockey has something to watch? Did you put the bolt back in? Yeah, we've been there. I have 37 years of experience. This stuff started maybe 15 year's ago with the big carriers. Mega fleets. I learned from a family operation and worked for smaller companies ( 100-200 trucks) most of my time in the trucking industry. Only worked for 3 companies total. But the last 10-15 years a big company was involved. Keep smiling!
Good job on standing your ground but all they will do is find someone else to run that load or pick it up and take to Springfield and get it fixed and continue down the road with it….the chance they send someone out to fix it is slim to none. Unfortunately it’s way cheaper to have someone just run the trailer the 40miles down the road and let there own people fix it …..I’ve never ran for them but run into a lot of your drivers…..u live in the Springfield area? How long have u ran tankers? I live down in the cassville area….severs is out of monett mo
I'm a rookie, started solo January this year. I'm out of Springfield MO terminal. Yep 15min later another driver grabbed it and headed to the receiver in Tomah Wisconsin (not for repairs).
Ya go figure that’s what they did somehow your channel came across my feed….. I’ve been trucking for about 10 years pulled tankers for 5 we go to alot of the same places as you do I’m sure there is a chance we run into each other…..it’s a small world on the non food grade side of things
Ive been watching your old videos as i just found your channel a couple weeks ago. Prime should have a way to look up the last driver to pull a trailer that was obviously left with problems. That driver should then be reprimanded in some way. I watch several Prime driver channels and that seems to happen kind of frequently. That would drive me nuts. Don't pass your issues on to another driver.
Enjoying the content man keep it up!
As long as it was not going to rain or snow I would have gone to springfield. If the abs on trailer it’s self is on then unplug the abs light on trailer till you get there to not attract attention. Look I know you can sit here and say that about dot and all but we take risk every day even if you think we are not. In the end it is your decision. But I telling you what I say or would only because when you run old equipment people never say a thing and it falls to someone who cares. At least it would have gotten you to Springfield and you did not refuse a load. They can put trailer out if service or fix it and your on your way or got a new load. I worked company for 17 years. I learned if you refuse loads dispatchers remember that. However if you make an effort to help and get something to where it can be fixed they know you are safe but willing help get things fixed. It is a fine line but it does matter.
Yep I’m learning for sure
Why wouldn’t they just keep the load using a different tank?
i would have just driven it to primes yard if there was no d.o.t scales along the way u gotta risk it sometimes what are the odds of a d.o.t officer pulling u over and checking ur abs light😂 an abs light can come on at any moment anyway no biggie ur dispatcher and manager basically called u a biznach
I would've drove it to the yard but Prime was unwilling to cover my miles and fuel cost! As a lease driver we pay for our own fuel etc... Another driver came and grabbed the trailer and headed to the receiver instead of the Springfield terminal for repairs....
@@truckingwithrex Somebody is always willing to take what you leave behind.
Good video. It's interesting to see day to day problems/situations you may run into. I'm not up on csa scores and fmca stuff. What would have happened if you drove to Springfield and got pulled over in route? If they write you a ticket then it affects your score how?
It would be a warning on 1st offense and 4 points towards your csa score. 0-100 scale 100 being the worst. I have a 0 score and I'm doing my best to keep it that way! The lower your score the easier it is to get a job/keep your job
Proud of you for protecting your license brother! Thanks for showing us the ropes.
Hey just giving you a heads up if prime catches you driving with the go pro hooked to your body they will shut you down and bring you in for a class
Lol then they wonder why there’s no truckers
Abs light is no big deal turn truck off it will probably clear off and reset
I applied with prime
Digging the content you are putting out. I'm curently in the driving reffer divison with Prime and looking to cross over to tank... Would it be possibel to contact ya with some questions if you have the time?
My email rsjr201123@yahoo.com
rex dump the headset camera. footage is to jumpy. find a different way to film videos
Drove to the shipper in PC,won’t haul the trailer cause it’s in dot violation . You were in violation without the trailer
Never wait 2 hours for ra to reply in 40 minutes you could have been at the terminal getting your trailer fixed
Question, why are you putting yourself off duty when you are actually working...and it's on video? That is what is called falsifying your log book. In an accident where someone is seriously injured or killed you will have your phone records, any social media and financial information taken by the plaintiff's lawyers. Those lawyers look for anything to get out of paying a claim from the company side and those prosecution attorneys have people hired to go through log books and social media accounts so that they get a win in court. My friend is going through this now and it's looking like he will get up to 5 years of jail time and probably some fines, all because he was in the truck stop when he was logged in the sleeper.
No one is intentionally falsifying my log book, I'm a rookie and still learning. I wasn't aware people didn't make mistakes in trucking
@@truckingwithrex understandable. I'm in my 22nd year and I still make mistakes. I was trying to let you know that it could potentially be a problem. I like your videos and you are doing a great job even under stress. Keep up the good work and be safe .
@@Brett235 i appreciate the help you be safe!
What’s the ride quality on that Cascadia compared to your 579?
579 smoother all around, only issue I ran into was breakdowns=no money so went to my freightliner
Does anyone, do a Post Trip Inspection at Prime????
I always do my drop trailer inspections… I’ve dropped a trailer needing repairs and 15min later seen another driver grab it to get loaded, this is after I contacted road assist about a leaking hub seal. I do my part brother 👏💯
Rex...how do you like the super singles vs dualies?
Haven't had any issues with super singles but prefer duals in case of a tire blowout
I would be more concerned about this video being up and you admitting to p.c. Also not a dot violation with the abs light.
Man I would have taking that load where it had to go drop it off trailer as well pick up another 1 kept it moving those were minor issues that’s just me what I would have done
Some constructive criticism, if you’re looking for an excuse to not run the load or just to go to a terminal or truckstop there’s always something that can be found wrong with the trailer. It doesn’t really pay to do this though. The ABS light usually comes on or off after rolling. It’s not a DOT violation unless the abs light on the outside of the trailer is illuminated. About 1 in 5 trailers will have the dash abs light on. You should carry a few extra bolts with you in case it happens again. Road assist is basically useless, it’s on your time to get the trailer fixed.
Definitely not looking for an excuse to (not run load) cuz i ain't making money sitting. Just a rook out here learning
@@truckingwithrex I’ve been there. Just trying to help. Asian mai just did a video where he interviewed a retired DOT inspector and one of the things he said was that they usually don’t cite you for a light issue or other minor things. It’s a fix it ticket which as long as you get it fixed before your next inspection it won’t affect your driving record. Things can happen between when you do your pre-trip and when you get stopped and they understand this. Make sure you log your pre trip and you should be safe from citations for anything like this so long as you don’t continue to run with it after the inspection. I’ve had 2 level one inspections and both times the officer didn’t even check the lights on the dash. They’re usually more concerned with air leaks in the brakes etc.
@@thehovermatic1243 i appreciate all the help and tips, be safe!
How do you make any $ with company. Every trailer I've seen you p/u is broken and you get no help from the company. 1300 a week for a base model truck, no thanks prime
Did they ever compensate you for your time???
Nope, i would've drove the trailer to the yard but prime was unwilling to pay me for my fuel and miles.
Dude, you need to slow down and mellow out.