Brandon Balderas I appreciate that! Hope it helps💪🏽👊🏽

It’s always best to do the next right thing!!! Thank you for Watching!!!

@@fr8sk8r Yes, very nice job breaking down all those numbers!!

I appreciate that! Thanks for Watching!!

Been here 10 years and did 3

I definitely do! Thanks for watching Erick!!!👊

Awesome Matthew! We look forward to having you! Keep me updated on your progress! If you need me I’m a message away 👊 Thanks for Watching!

TalesOF Julio Thank you for your interest and time! I look forward to seeing you in the Family💪🏽 I’m sure you won’t be disappointed👊🏽

Joshua Darovitz congratulations on your success! I’m glad Prime got you started and going in the direction you needed to go. The great thing about this company is it’s so versatile and can be tailored to each individual operators needs/demands/wants. I wasn’t ready to buy yet as We have several other irons in the fire and due to the economic state of the transportation industry at this very moment, we’re just happy to be profitable with a sound and steady freight provider such as Prime. I’m sure buying will be on the docket much sooner than later🤑

Same here. Leasing from prime or similar companies never made sense to me. You are literally paying for primes truck. Just my 2 cents, to each their own

Rod Leithner I really appreciate your time and support! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank You so much for your time and interest! I do feel that Prime being a training company lease is most beneficial while teaming/training. Once that truck is paid for you can return to solo operations with over $1k less overhead, which in turn will substantially increase your revenue potential! Thanks once again for your time!!!

@@fr8sk8r im confused how leasing works. after payments are done do you own the truck or what? also what are trucks used for once they hit 600k.

That’s amazing! Tell him I said Congratulations!!!! Yes there’s plenty of money to be had here! It’s on the asphalt for the taking! Thanks so much for Watching!!!

Erick Farris AWESOME!!! Congratulations man! Let me know if you need anything 👊🏽💪🏽

Trucking Nerdy I appreciate your time and interest!!! Thank you!

@@fr8sk8r I appreciated you taking about being professional as well. I'm in TNT right now, so I'm fairly new to trucking. But I have seen a LOT of unprofessionalosm. It's good to see a professional voice. Just found your channel, so here's one more sub.

Thanks Tango! I’ve thought about it lol! Thanks for Watching!!!

Thanks so much for your time and Interest!!!👊

I’m glad you’re enjoying them! Let me know if you have any questions!!! Thanks for Watching!

Thnx gal I appreciate it! Thanks for Watching!

Boyle Duane I really Appreciate that! Thank You for Watching!!!👊

This is my comment of the day. That made me smile. I really appreciate you watching my channel!

Trucking With The Million Mile Man Thank you sir! I appreciate you👊

@@fr8sk8r thanks my brother I love being apart of this team .

Trucking With The Million Mile Man same here👊💪

Thank I you so much Matthew! I’m sorry about the delayed response I’m just now seeing your comment! Please apply and don’t forget to use my driver code DEDWWE as your referral code! You won’t regret it! Thanks for your time and interest in the channel! I look forward to hearing about your story!👊

That’s Awesome John! I appreciate your time and interest and I’m glad you enjoyed the video! When you’re ready to pull the trigger and come to Prime, please don’t forget to apply with the Link Below👇 and please use my driver code DEDWWE. My recruiter Heather Murrill will reach out to you ASAP!👊 intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/primeinc?referrer=heathermurrill

John Maker Exactly!!! When I turned Green in, she was ready to sell💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

Delrico Curry you’re more than welcome! Thank you for your time and interest!!!

Off grid trucker Thanks for the Support 💪🏽stay safe Driver!👊🏽

My next truck I plan on buying. It will have every bell and whistle available. Thanks for Watching!

@@fr8sk8r do they have a purchase option at the end of the lease?

@@user-ht4iw8yx3r yes it can be arranged! Success Leasing can definitely fill you in on all the details!👊

@@fr8sk8r it's something I'll have to look into for sure. Liked the video, lots of good info!! Thank you

@@user-ht4iw8yx3r thank you!👊

kevin emerick Thanks I appreciate it!

Usually experienced current drivers will not have to go out with a trainer unless there’s something that’s not up to par or a safety issue with your past. If that’s the case it shouldn’t be more than a 10k mile(roughly 2 week) training period. It all varies by situation. Apply online today and a recruiter will reach out to you ASAP! Thnx for Watching!!!👊

Yes I always stayed at a consistent revenue. My gross average as a new driver was roughly $1400 gross per week. That average is with all downtime figured in as well. Yes you do have the freedom to pick your loads on the load selection program even solo. Even if you’re not on Prime’s load selection program you can still accept or deny any load you want. Thank You so Much for Watching and your time and Interest!

@@fr8sk8r so i take it part of the 3 years you were teaming? kind of hard to tell real break down cause if 2 ppl are doing 100k/yr that means each doing only 50k. seems rough for that kind of life style

I Love and miss you so much more Baby!!!!😘😘😘

Thank you! I appreciate your time and interest in the Channel! Thanks for Watching!!!

Wow so your truck must be grossing roughly $9-$10k every week! That’s higher than most OwnerOps revenue! That’s awesome!

​@@fr8sk8rI call BS on his statement.

isaiah hollis will do! That’s actually on my to do list, 2021 Cascadia Walkthrough!!!

He has to clean out the piss jugs before he can show you the inside.

Not sure about the food/reefer side of things, but I would say volume is a huge factor! Yes this is a very rewarding career as long as you put your 110% in, you will see the return and results you’re looking for. Thanks so much for Watching and all of your time and interest!

Thank you for Watching! I appreciate your time and support!

@Freedom Speculum yeah, saw that later but the are 3.5 hrs away from where I live.

Wow that’s Awesome to hear! I am a HUGE FAN of the Freightliner Cascadia Autos!💪🏽👊🏽

Miss Jazzi Bri Call Dana in the office at Success. She handles the payouts. She was awesome through everything. It took me 3 days to get Green inspected and swap out to my new truck, and my lease completion was on my very next weeks settlement. Thanks for watching! I Hope this helps!!!

Thnx Brotha! Keep the Rubber side Down!

Yes total revenue means ALL revenue. I know I put the total weeks of the entire lease, but after almost 3 years it’s very hard to remember exactly how many days/weeks the truck was officially dispatched and moving. I do apologize. At the end of this next lease I will definitely bring the heat💪 Thank you for watching!!!

TayDaMobb Thanks for Watching!👊🏽

This is a lot of questions to answer lol! Gimme a few and I will definitely have the answers for you!👊

-Prime does not pressure anyone to Lease -daily/weekly paperwork is easy, keep up with your income/expenses(I like to write all mine down) -hire a tax professional(CPA) experienced with small businesses particularly trucking small businesses so they’ll work for your best interest come tax time(pay yearly or quarterly) -you can lease straight out the gate after training, but the same benefits as a company driver will not be available. We do have several Lease/OwnerOp benefit programs available through sources at Prime though 🤑 -out of pocket costs(fixed and variable) will definitely vary truck to truck, operator to operator. I will tell you this, my trucks total cost per mile for the last 64 weeks of my current lease for all ACTUAL MILES is $.86.090cpm and that’s ALL COSTS with a flatbed trailer AND paying another driver. I hope this helps👊

It was a walk away lease. I never had the option to buy it.

Yes that was net to me. All of my trainees salary is automatically deducted from my operator settlement through Primes payroll system. The trainees are guaranteed $800-$900 per week based on 5000 miles or less weekly. Thanks for Watching!

Thanks for your reply

Thanks Jacob! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!!

All number are pre tax, but the standard 30% tax assumption really won’t apply due to the fact that a lease/OwnerOp will have so many deductions. You’re roughly looking at 8%-15% actual tax rate overall. Thanks for Watching!

Okay, thanks for the reply. I figured it was before taxes, but just was trying to get an accurate estimate. I also subscribe to Tim Travels and have picked his brain on lease vs. company. With the way fuel costs and freight rates, I not sure now is a good time to get into lease/owner operator. Have been tossing an SFI lease with a load board gig vs. PRIME lease. Anyway, thanks again for the reply and your content. Be safe out there.

Before, about 1400$ a week after everything.

You can actually currently purchase Regular Lease trucks at the 2 year mark of the lease through the “Schedule C” clause of the Regular Lease contract. I’m not saying this won’t change in the future, but that’s the current situation! Thanks for Watching!

“We” as in me and my wife and my family. I always include our family. Sorry for the confusion

Hey Brandon! Thanx for reaching out! I had 5 kids and a wife when I started Prime. I went lease straight out of the gate. Everyone’s experiences and goals are different. I knew I wanted to own my truck eventually and I needed the freedom to go home as needed, so that’s why I went lease. As far as going home, and going negative, there’s many ways to combat that, it takes planning. Once you know how long you wanna stay out, calculate your bills at home for the week and divide it by the weeks you plan on being on the road prior to going home. Just put that much cpm(cents per mile)In your savings acct to cover your expenses. For EX: You plan on being out 6 weeks before going home: your bills at home for your home time week are $1500(not including truck payment), you’re averaging 2500 miles per week solo, so $1500/(2500 miles x 6 weeks)=0.10cpm that you need to put in the savings in order to just cover your home life expenses for that week. As far as equipment is concerned, the unexpected will inevitably happen with any equipment, but Prime carries 600k mile warranties on our truck and they are maintained very well. If you’re on a regular lease, they also offer break down pay($250/day) after the first 24hrs of being down due to equipment failures. This helps offset overhead costs while waiting for what will most likely be a warranty issue to be resolved. I hope this helps Brandon, I look forward to seeing you and hearing more about your journey to Prime!👊

@@fr8sk8r Thank you so much for your response! I’m currently doing that now (getting savings so I can be out of a check for the better part of 2ish months (over estimating). I might consider leasing. How would you average 1500(or more) per week? To make it simpler I suppose, what would be your advice to your younger self about leasing? Anything that you learned later on that would’ve helped the new lease you. Again man, I appreciate ALL of your insight into all of this man. Much love

@@TwitchyHarp you can definitely be bringing home $1500+ as long as you’re efficient and consistent. It’s definitely not out of the question. There’s plenty of money here to be made, way more than just $pm. Prime has a ton of incentive/bonus programs as well.

@@fr8sk8r Okay. Any tips you would pass onto someone who is just getting into leasing? Even if it’s little stuff? Thanks again! I anticipate I’ll start with prime middle of next month, I’m getting lasik in about a week, so I’m going to let that heal for 2 weeks just in case lol. Thanks!

@@TwitchyHarp stay efficient and consistent. Follow the system and utilize resources here at hand in order to maximize your profitability. Also don’t read into what everyone says, believe what you know is true, and remember, haters gonna hate😂

Steve Decker that’s Awesome! We pick up there all the time!!!

My team put on the tracks,lift arms,cabs,My wife is the dealer kitting scheduler and has been there 21 years

Steve Decker musta been a great career to be there that long! Kudos to you sir!👊🏽

@@fr8sk8r Fat Jr's is the shit

Delrico Curry both. I am on the load selection program, but if nothing fits my needs, I will ask my FM to plan me based on what my truck needs at that moment. Or if sales needs my truck to cover something they will make a request for me to take a certain load wo me actually picking a load. Overall it usually all works out💪🏽

It took roughly one pay week for the bonus to hit my settlement. Thanks for watching!

Yes roughly the first 6-7 months I was solo, everything after that I trained. Thanks for Watching!👊

😂😂😂

It’s totally goal oriented. If you’re wanting to eventually own your own truck, leasing with Prime would definitely be a great opportunity to learn a lot of the “ins and outs” of the owner/op side of the industry!

I appreciate it! Thanks for Watching!

Thomas Carroll jr. My wife just drove up to Springfield from GA to help with the swap out, she doesn’t drive with me. We have family that helps with our girls as needed. We are building in GA south of Atlanta.

Oh, I thought you 2 were teaming.....Georgia, good choice, the girls are going to love that new house. Looks like you,re going in the right direction, good luck....

Thomas Carroll jr. Thank you sir!

Now you can, not it 2017. Thanks for Watching!

Sell Em$$$$🤑 Thanks for Watching!!!

@@fr8sk8r I didn't know if they used them for company drivers or training purposes lol I'm considering going to CDL school with Prime and I don't know if I want to do Lease or drive Company. I figured if I commit to Prime I'll do at least a year with Company then choose what I want to do. I also don't have any CDL experience.

@@danielkustra9071 if you come here, this will definitely be your best first step forward into the industry! My email and number is listed below in the description! HMU with any and all questions! It may take me a few to get to you, but I will always respond!!!👊👊👊

flako loko Thanks for your Time and Interest. New Video dropping soon😎

I like b flatbed but not experience

These number were gross post expense but pre tax.

Chuey Ink correct

Fr8sK8R Trucking thank you sir

All I can say is What are you waiting for🤑? Yes I definitely recommend training while buying a truck. The revenue is great and Prime always keeps you rolling! Please don’t forget to use my driver code DEDWWE when you apply! You won’t regret it! Thanks for Watching!

@@fr8sk8r Thanks for the response. It's something I'll definitely consider! I've got my CDL road test coming up and then I can see about applying! Just gotta get clean of weed.

It’s hard to give you an accurate number because everyone’s situation and deductions are different, I advise you to put up 20% per week for Taxes. At that rate you should never owe anything close to that but definitely not more. So if your settlement pays you out $1800, take $360 of that and put it in a savings account. By the end of the year, after all deductions are accounted for, you shouldn’t owe near 20% and you’ll end up having a good bit left over in your savings.

All the numbers are mine from my statements, down to the penny. I dealt with Pam and Maddie mostly in leasing. Hopefully they’ll get ya in soon for completion! Thank you for your time and interest!

@@fr8sk8r Ahh, ok. Good deal. Yea, they told me I could turn my truck in 1 week from the anniversary of signing my lease. Which was March 5th. So I can officially turn it in on Feb. 27th.

David Ellison it was just a regular lease truck, not an Ace Lease truck(lease to own) her miles were up.

Delrico Curry not sure if we can lease lightweights, but would definitely save fuel on Dead Head miles and lighter loads, but I feel you would definitely be taken advantage of when they load you super heavy. Check with Success and they can fill you in. Thanks for Watching!!!👊🏽

adama warcey I’m not ready to buy yet. Reason is we are using the majority of the EoL bonus for our house being built! Maybe after this lease we will buy one! We will definitely do a video on it for sure!!!🤑👊🏽

Carolina Bird Dog I recommend anyone wanting to lease with Prime to finish one regular lease first and then Ace Lease(lease to buy) after that. Reason I say finish one lease first is to get your feet wet with the experience of the business side of trucking and to perfect your business method so when you’re ready to buy, you’re ready💪👊

Once you complete the lease and turn the truck in, after any maintenance expenses required to bring the truck up to selling condition for Pedigree trucks, the EoL is all yours. Prime gives a 59 day leeway time in between leases before your contract is considered null and void. So you have at least 58 days and some money in your pocket to decide exactly what you want to do. Thanks for Watching!

kevin emerick Oil changes(PMs) we’re due ever 75k miles. Prime actually has a list of maintenance items listed in their app and their intervals that their due. It’s really easy to always get done what you need. I always used the terminals service, or a TA. I could’ve used Freightliner as well but it does cost a bit more.

@@fr8sk8r 75,000 mile oil changes??

@@kennethobando5755 yes sir

Mr B would love too, but we are under contact at the moment and building a house🤑so we at least have one more lease left before we buy. Time just isn’t right. But with this lease we just finished, we were able to build a house and get Momma a Yukon Denali...we’re very blessed! The road doesn’t stop here I promise💪🏽

@@fr8sk8r That's also a good investment

Trainees are guaranteed $700-$800 gross income per week @5k miles per week. Anything over 5k miles they earn an extra 14cpm - 16cpm(for all dispatched miles) depending on what stage of their training they are in at the moment. Now as a lease operator/independent contractor/owner operator(whichever category you fall into🤑) their entire regular gross income, bonus mile income plus their FICA, FUTA, SUTA, workman’s comp, and wellness benefits are automatically deducted from your settlement weekly. As a Flatbed operator, we are reimbursed 7cpm training pay for ALL dispatched miles every week. So last week for example, my current trainee grossed $707.90 for 4985 miles, I paid out $891.03 for him(all income plus HIS company benefits) and I was reimbursed $348.95 for my training reimbursement. So I was financially responsible for $542.08 for my trainee last week. Keep three things in mind: 1. Prime only reimburses their flatbed division trainers, reefer & tanker are 100% responsible for their trainees ENTIRE wage. 2. Your reimbursement amount per week can be higher or lower than prior weeks bc it is based on dispatched miles, so higher mileage week= More training reimbursement pay, lower mileage week equals less training reimbursement pay. 3. The wages you pay out as an Independent Contractor/Lease Op/Owner Op trainer are all a tax write off at the end of the year🤑. I hope this helps explain some of the training cost aspect of training here at Prime! Thank you for your time and interest! Thanks for Watching!👊

I currently train Primes new drivers. The revenue isn’t split 50/50. Prime guarantees their trainees $800-$900 per week. That’s what we pay. Training/Team gross revenue is between $7500-$9500 per week.

All divisions seem to average out here at Prime. We don’t have a van division persay, but they do haul a lot of dry loads on the reefer side

The breakdown is towards the end of the video. I would have to actually watch it again to be precise, but I believe my first 30-32 weeks were solo then all training after that. Thanks for Watching!👊

@@fr8sk8r , I figure that.

Thnx for the support! I can’t validate anyone else’s experience, but I do believe Primes system is catered to give their operators equal success value. Obviously if you run hard and stay efficient, you will benefit more. If you don’t run as hard, or tend to have service failures or claims, then you will definitely not profit as much.

That's a good sentiment but when your getting 1 day loads that takes 2 days for 2 weeks and they will not give you better loads even though your not late, you communicate any problems, doing everything you are supposed to but they won't give you better loads what are you supposed to do?

Nerts your FM is your first line of communication, if that’s not an open line, or you two don’t click, you need to email the head over the division you’re in and CC in your FM as well. They will do what they can to solve the issue. Stay professional, make sure you’ve got your numbers down pact, no one can argue with facts! Prime’s goal is for everyone to be successful and stay. They don’t make money with a fleet of unhappy drivers.