I’m 5k In The Hole After Being Home for 30 days… | Prime Inc Lease 

My Bugatti is in the shop🤷🏻‍♂️. Glad you’re catching on man! Thank you for watching🙏🏻

to b fair....the only peruvian imigrants i kno of that are rich....well, got that cartel money....i dont think bros tied im with tha cartel. he jus a normal person like everybody else man. he jus smart with his funds n has a real game plan.

@@412hwc you don’t think I’m street like you man💔?. I mean, I’m not from Arnold, but give me some credit😜

@@Peruviantrucker hahahaha i aint gon say u aint street. but them cartel dudes on a waaayyy different level!! i wouldnt be driving a trucc if i was cartel related thats for sure lol. id b im vegas in a private suite somewhere

@@412hwc facts🥲

Thank you Tom! Definitely don’t regret it! I don’t know when I’ll drive over 740 miles just to beat you on a nice meal. But I have a roadtrip planned for august to pick up the car from Utah😉. I am surprised that SAAB was reliable tho! I love those cars!

I live in Denver now it’s the shiznit

100%! Had a great time. But there was a cost to it. And more than willing to pay it🤷🏻‍♂️. Thank you for watching! I’d imagine it is just as hard to park the hotshot setup as it is to just leave the semi and go explore in Atlanta. But definitely recommend to try and go to the Porsche restaurant. Just gotta make a reservation ahead of time.

If you purchased your own truck, you would have payments as well. Lease Operators have the freedom to go home for 30 days, just like owner operators. The payments do not stop. It is really a personal preference between company, owner and lease. All have advantages and disadvantages

What can I say… I am who I am😅🤷🏻‍♂️. Just gotta know and accept the consequences. Drive safe? I’m just a steering wheel holder😝. I will🙃. Thank you for following my journey 🙏🏻

I go home whenever I want and I am not micromanaged so I cannot relate. But I haven’t been a company driver so🤷🏻‍♂️

Sound like lease wasn't for you. Sounds like it is for him. It was for me as well. My buddy works for ABF and gets great pay but he drives 3rd shift and the same territory all the time. I chose lease and seeing the country, taking spur of the moment trips to go to the Keys, San Fran, the Rockies...etc. and I didn't want to drive 3rd shift. You do realize that those that lease realize they have other options, right?

Yes! But to be honest, I was a little disappointed he wasn’t as surprised as my mom😒😜. He’s still the best tho😉

Honestly, I got kind of emotional watching the clip surprising family for this video. It was almost unreal. Being able to show up at their doorstep thousands of miles away without anyone knowing… like, what even is this life. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, having the ability to do that is a privilege and a blessing. I am incredibly grateful.

Should have had a E-Fund

That's why you cover it if need too.. not just letting keep rolling negative.. never let it roll more than a week negative 😊

Sobbing?

Haha, my friends were next level. Good savings tactic though. Yes! The hat was a great find!

Thank you for your comment! And for watching 🙏🏻! I know about the e fund. I have money saved up. Only in the hole on paper. I also agree! Family time is priceless. It’s just that there are other long term goals that can allow for more freedom and flexibility for family time. So I fret over that sometimes 🫠

@@Peruviantrucker ok good amen 🙏 just keep moving forward always never look back. God bless

Thank you man! I had a pretty good idea of how long I would have to run before I would start making money again. Being sick for a couple of days threw me off a bit because I had to go to the Emergency room and that is an expense that I wasn’t counting on. But still covered😎. I should be alright😉

@@Peruviantrucker yea u deff gon be str8 bro! dont even stress that shit. one to two weeks u will be bac into tha flow.

412hwc...growing up in Western Penna; where it appears you are from...I have nothing but TOTAL Respect for you! Gateway - 1982.

@@calastleford1638 thats crazy bro!! yea i was born n raised in homewood. westinghouse!! GO DAWGS!

The only way to do that at Prime is to have an emergency fund set up so they can take the money from there. Personally I rather be in control of my money.

@Peruviantrucker yes but coming back in the whole 5 k is pretty steep seeing rates are so low could being looking at 2 weeks possible 3 in the negative will they let you divide it over 5 weeks

@@NLD88000 thats no big deal. I’m covered 😉. Being in the hole on paper doesn’t mean I’m actually in the hole.

@@Peruviantrucker sweet also the home vist made me cry ...you have great week besafe ..GO MAKE SOME MONEY 💰

@@NLD88000 thank you Mark🙏🏻! Have a great week as well

Not entirely true with the current market. It’s a toss with the way things are right now

@@Peruviantrucker just got back to the terminal to upgrade . My trainer and I ran non stop. The guy I was in PSD with got his miles in 91 days. From what I’m being told, the money is in teams and training right now. He and i are gonna team up for a while.

@@coachjoshuajones where did you hear that? Usually I would agree. I still think it comes down to timing. Even under the current market you can make some money depending on where you land at a given time. But overall it is pretty bad. The distinction has to be made between money to you and money to the truck(revenue). You will for sure be more likely to bring more revenue to the truck with a trainee/teaming. But after expenses and paying them, from what I hear, numbers are close to solo at the moment. Maybe a bit more, but it’s offset by the space and peace of mind you give up. Congratulations on completing TnT! What are you gonna do next? Short lease? Long lease? Purchase ASAP? Freightliner? Peterbilt?

Please explain why do I NEED an E-Fund? Not being defensive. Genuinely asking your reasons for one🙃

@@Peruviantrucker for exact reasons like you posted, especially seeing the market isn’t great I know it hasn’t been since I left Prime in 2022. But I’m not trying to be rude but they explain this in the ACE class.. But on another note I’m glad you enjoyed your road trip and surprising the family but I felt it hit more when you started discussing seeing family etc you haven’t seen in 5 years, I can tell you were getting choked up.

@@kennethburgess9536 Why can’t I have my money in my possession? Whether I have an E fund or not the same amount of money is spent. Remember. Just because I am in the hole on paper, doesn’t mean I am actually in the hole😉. Thank you man. Yes, I was getting emotional near the end. It was such a great time😌

​@Peruviantrucker I've been with Prime for 5 years. I was completely against the efund & was never going to set one up until my fleet manager said one statement. He said it's not fair for Rob to have to pay your truck payment while you go home. That made sense to me so I have one ONLY for that 1 reason. I bought my truck a couple years ago & I quite frequently go home for 29-30 days (Prime wants you to be dispatched on 1 load every 30 days unless you completed your lease then it's 60) The reason I can do that though is because my fixed cost with prime are only a couple hundred bucks a week so it's really cheap. There's no way realistically you can go home for a month with that expensive truck payment. Although after years of being OTR with prime I completely understand being burnt out & wanting to live life for a change

It is you who doesn’t get it… But don’t worry, you don’t have to😉.

@@Peruviantrucker lol you sound mad bro… I’m guessing it’s probably because of my delivery and how I didn’t sugarcoat my message and/or stretch the truth so it doesn’t hit as hard but unfortunately I don’t know how to do that. Don’t be mad at me and respond with a completely baseless claim that only tells me my comment hurt your feelings. Evaluate your situation and answer the question I asked regarding why Prime would rather have a “lease” driver in that seat than company? I already know why but I’m trying to help you have an “ah ha” moment. There’s only a couple reasons an asset based carrier has independent contractors run under their authority. The main reason being a shortage of capital. When a carrier does not have the required capital or ability to finance more equipment, their only recourse to move more shipments is to onboard independent contractors who own their tractor . Technically they could broker out their additional freight but that’s highly risky and creates a significant decrease in control which jeopardizes service so that’s not practical. The other reason would be a time crunch where power is immediately needed and there is not enough time to order, take delivery and prepare new trucks so the option here is also independent contractors that are readily available. On the other hand Prime seems to be taking a page out of CR England’s playbook and treating this lease/purchase “program” as the actual business rather than it being transporting goods. They preyed upon thousands of drivers that did not understand they were being used and CRE was basically getting free labor to move their freight. They did this for as long as they could and there were hundreds maybe thousands of lawsuits they had to address. You know it’s bad when their headquarters in SLC has metal detectors and bulletproof thick glass for personnel to sit behind. It’s one thing if Prime prefers to hire owner ops because they don’t want to invest more into equipment and tie up that capital or need immediate capacity while they wait for deliveries of new trucks. However neither are the case for Prime, they have done EVERYTHING you need to do to prepare a company truck for the road except throw a company driver’s as* in the driver seat. So can you tell me why they push so hard to place the type of driver in that truck that according to their numbers ends up costing them more since “lease” drivers supposedly earn much more? Hmmm probably because they are just really generous right? And fyi probably not the best idea to throw out insults when you have no idea who the other person is and/or their background/credentials to be sure your insult is applicable or makes sense. In this case yours does not because I have 23yrs of experience in this industry and operate an asset based fleet so I’m sorry you took it personally but I’m just stating facts and trying to spark some awareness for these fleece scams. Think objectively please and ask yourself what scenario makes sense

Why would I quit?

Ok…?😂