When itâs all said and done youâll look back at this as a great learning experience. More older and experienced people will point out all the cons of what you guys are doing but Iâm a firm believer that most younger people have to see for themselves. You guyâs will be just fine, just keep grinding, be safe. pay your taxes, donât get complacent, keep your head on a swivel and good things will happen.
I know a truck driver who has been driving many years. They are struggling to get into a good company. What companies would you suggest for me to tell them about so they can stop getting with bad companies? Thank you for your help đ
The trucking companies have mastered how to rob us blind. I can no longer accept less than just to pretend I'm a business owner. If I can make just as much as a company driver. Why should we keep paying for these trucks and staying on the road. This was a perfect break down my brother. It has really helped me realize. I'm going home with my family to get me a local job. I can accept that. I'm done helping companies pay for trucks with no real difference between company pay versus us o/o
FYI most big carriers employ drivers to be relief and recovery. If you will be off over a week, you can hire a relief and recovery driver to drive your truck until you come back to work, and what they earn covers your truck note and thatâs how you donât come back in the hole
Iâm a year in at CRE and was going to switch to prime for lease solo. Now I think I got to figure out another route, Iâm glad you put all the info out. Very helpful
$70k for a team is not great. The truck is running most of the time so the risk of a catastrophic accident is 2x as much as solo. A solo driver should be able to net $400/day or $120,000 for rolling 300 days in a year.
These are the videos people looking to go lease need to see, the reality can be different for everyone but taking into account several Down weeks. First 3 months were solid, keep it up bruh đđŒ
Great feedback! Your video was incredibly informative, and I've been searching for someone to break down the information like you did for weeks. While I won't be going into prime leasing, I'll definitely be implementing some of the team-driving strategies you shared. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Wishing you all the best in the upcoming months, and please stay safe out there!
Now i have to consider Prime as potential company. Respect to you man for keeping it 100 its hard to find that out here with these companies and message boards.
Keep up good work driver! Be safe out there! When in doubt G.O.A.L. get out in look! Take your time out there and stay alert and your surroundings! Blessing brother!
Leasing is never worth man. If you want to responsibility of a truck with none of the reward then it is for you. Stack your cash and just go finance a truck, prime already charging your 3 times more than what the truck is worth and if you really wanna stay with them once your get your own truck you can lease onto there 0/0 side. When I first started my career at prime i wasted my first 4 years leasing at prime, never going home, barely making more than company drivers unless I trained and ended up paying 200k for a truck I will never own before I wised up, got myself a 50k truck payment only 900 a month instead of over 5k like prime and I get home all the time instead of once a season. Dont waste as many years there as I did man, please come off the prime coolaid.
I fell for the "own your own truck" kool-aid too...then the warranty ran out and the repair bills ate me up. Load revenue hit a slump and that was it. Won't own another truck again. I love driving and I love the freedom of doing lease over being a company guy with forced dispatch and not having the freedom to go and stop wherever I choose to and to go whichever way I choose to go. You might pay more but coming from dart and going to prime and seeing how my truck was in ans out of the shop in less than a day, they do offer up some superior service and amenities compared to where I came from, so much like a 7/11 you pay a higher price for convenience. I only signed up for an 8 month lease to check out the difference between a Cascadia and my old t680. The fuel mileage and their steep discount in fuel makes it worth it for me. Fuel is where your money is at and where it will always be. Just did my first load and the rate for load revenue was better than where I came from. My fleet manager is amazing and so far I have nothing bad to say over here. It will always be what you make it. I know some people are still sitting around in Springfield and haven't left saying they have no loads, but I just showed up in person to the line up and was offered a load within 5 minutes straight out the gate. If people are sitting at the yard enjoying the steaks, massages and the gym room it's by their own choice and I don't blame them...I know my money will be going to the massage therapist and the chiropractor over there đ
Prime is a Slave Master, like all the other megas. Running for cheap, while funding the high prices for trucks via weekly lease payments. The industry LOVES YOU, Manufacturers also love this
OUTSTANDING!!!!! Absolutely love seeing young, enterprising, worth people succeeding! Please, please, please keep your nose to the wheel. Again, OUTSTANDING!!!!!
What if I told you that you could be making that driving solo booking your own loads. Also drove teams for a time and was knocking out 6000-8000 a week on a dedicated account (before I became an owner operator). If you're happy where you're at then great. But keep in mind you are leaving money on the table. My record sits at just above 14k (gross) for the week
@@1rakiim the company I'm leased onto is a small carrier and requires you to bring your own equipment. They do have some trailers to rent but don't think there are any available as of right now. They are extremely selective on who they hire on and require 2 years experience minimum. Booking your own freight isn't for those that aren't self starters and can be a challenge in bad freight markets (like right now). Let me know if your still interested and I can point you in the right direction
the mileage overage is because the loads pay zip code to zip code and not address to address... the mileage overage is what you see as your lease completion bonus. your numbers are spot on... BUT THIS IS TRASH when you can make this or more as a trainer and not have to split it or make that amount for the month as a solo driver. Not trying to dim your progress but solos net 2k a week not driving nearly as hard. Keep learning .. it's not a bad company at all but you'll see the loop holes after a while.
Things are looking a lot better right now we had a few bad weeks because trucks repairs in this video I will be making another video and you guys will see trust me. We are making easily 2500 and up
I made that as a company driver. The 40k, not the 20. And I get benefits and a 401k with match, health insurance paid for, etc and my money wasnt split with anyone.
@@CarolinaKilla can't say. Small company that does a lot of government stuff. We haul strictly radioactive and hazardous waste. Their social media policy is very strict.
That net is terrible! Especially as a team ..expenses way too high but what works for you works for you and if you can deal or wrk with it kuddos âŠgood luck to you guys
Best bet right now is 5 ton local delivery. Own your own shit and you can make real decent money. I know quite a few guys clearing 600 -700 a day and home every day. Easier to hustle when things are slow, you farm yourself out.
bro not for nothin I work for fedex freight I'm home everyday off weekends work about a 9 hour day in a daycab with no truck to worry about and make more than that. I'm not bragging but you need to abort ship asap! Go get you a LTL local job and lay next to ya woman every night instead of smelling him fart. đ
Itâs like $1300 a week, and you have to get your own health insurance, no paid vacation, youâre paying 100% of the taxes. Itâs cool if your looking to learn what itâs like to run a business on the verge of bankruptcy, but I think I would rather just be a company driver with WAY less stress
If that pay was solo driving, id be considering it. I make 90k a year and im home every night, off every weekend and holiday and never work more than 12hrs a day.
I explained why it was like this the market is bad. And we went through truck maintenance i repeated that so many times bro. Your 90k is not my 90k you have bills to pay I donât. So we canât compare local and otr please understand that. Iâm happy your home and got a nice job tho but I can save 75% of my income thatâs unless you are living rent free and or under someone roof which is not a problem I just donât have the luck you have if itâs that. Thanks for watching bro. Iâm going to make another very soon now that market is picking up!
@@1rakiim fully aware that you explained the market and rates. Watched the video twice. And yes, you are correct on the differences. If you're happy with that pay and the life style that goes with that, that's good for you. The amount of money a person needs is drastically different from person to person.
Everyone in the comment sections makes 6 figures a year, home every night and off weekends lol. It's a story as old as time, everytime someone posts a video detailing their pay in trucking, someone always posts this same comment, it never fails. I'm not comming at you, I would like to understand. What makes you guys do this? Is it to gloat or are you trying to offer useful information, genuinely curious. This industry has so many different variables, everyone's tax brackets will vary wildly. To be honest it always comes off as " I make more money than you for less work, i'm doing better so I don't understand why you're driving". I just don't get it...
â@@jmh4gggquick and simple answer to your question about posting my pay and other info....because he asked for us to do it in his video. Did you not watch it, or just didn't watch it to the end?
Thats not bad in this maket , i only get 2.00 a mile and drive solo and made just over 60k for first 3 months and dont run hard only averaging 2200-2900 a week running the south and midwest. I drove for prime back inn 1999 when the trucks could run and my truck will be paid off in 11 months.
Really helpful been contemplating doing team lease. I see all the haters but if the market wasn't bad the money yall would make would be crazy. Anyway I can get in contact with you so we could do a 1on1? I'll pay for your time as well.
You obvs didnât watch the video did you see how many things we had to go through ? We easily see more than this on a healthy truck now accidents if we stay out 35 days straight no down time weâd see way more but tall quick to compare when everyone situation is different itâs weird
Respectfully saying. I donât understand why people lease a truck from a company.. The overhead is too high.. itâs is very difficult to be successful.. The only way it would work if all the money was going into one account.. like a married couple.. Then I can understand it..
I drive for kllm At .64 cpm company. Average around 13-1500 net per week. Plus each week is 2 days pto at 100 per day so really add a extra 200$ ontop of that each week. I can pretty easily net 5200$ each month running around 23-2400 miles per week. Not even counting the pto or the milage bonus pay etc
I understand what you saying , I enjoy the freedom of someone telling me what to do and what load to take and when to go home ! Iâm Happy you happy but like I said we had a few bad weeks this is just how it goes Iâve made more for sure. Appreciate you tuning in !! I know allat abou KLLM I have a friend she work for them road runna Nia check her on CZcams !
I ran across a Prime team lease drivers and the owner truck was in the shop and he said that they didnât have any warranty do to the miles.. They went 3 weeks without a check. According to him. I canât do it..
Iâll put it this was very bluntly. Everyday that youâre not on the road driving, youâre going to be in the whole $1,000. I drove 6 weeks, took 3 days off, and it took me a full 2 weeks to recover. That meant a paycheck of $0 and then next week a paycheck of $300. I then drove for another 6 weeks and after taking off 3 days, I ended up staying for an extra 5 days because of an illness. So in total 8 days off the road. I didnât receive a paycheck for 6 straight weeks. This is my opinion, but prime is out here conning the lease drivers. I quit after the 4th week of no paycheck. And then get a $350 cleaning note for the truck. Its an actual scam on some con artist type level. Watch out bro.
@@ChrisNevaMiss17 thatâs never happen to us plus we have money saved for issues like that. Also , yeah prime gone get they bread I much enjoy the freedom of what I want to do, thatâs the difference i appreciate. Me and my bro understands the way prime get they bread your not telling me anything new at all.
@@goofycomputer1234 I left in 2022 it was excellent training back then. It was nothing to gross 9 to 12k teaming a week. and I shut my truck down between 12 and 4 am every night I could and wouldnât accept loads if I couldnât shut down unless we were both agreed to do so. 4266 was my highest solo net before taxes. But youâre right different times. I new a hard working team that hit over 10k gross a week often but they were one of the top couples at the company. Prime would always tell them they had to push loads onto next week because they made too much lol.
When rates go higher and fuel comes down, the numbers will be much better. That's still not bad for having your own business and freedom. Hope you have a good tax guy and write off all you can.
Brother do you mean you're not including, or you excluded something? I keep hearing you say secluding you used it more than once. It literally means to keep someone (i.e. a person) away from other people. I don't see how that is contextual in this scenario given the topic. I had to stop watching because I was getting confused. However, I will say this, a solo driver can run 3,000 miles alone it sounded like the most you guys were getting was 4,000 miles per week with 2 drivers and it sounds like it would be better to be solo in that case. It sounded like there was some fluctuating in the rates that you were paid one week $3.00 per mile and the next $2.00, that does not sound like there's any consistency with how they pay. Either way it does not sound like your gain is very high as an Owner Op; you all should be grossing way more. I think leasing with these major trucking companies is a big rip off but if it works for you then it works for you.
Lmao I just be talking fast bro sorry for the confusion đđ, excluded was def the word but Iâm going to make another video for another 3 months ! We had a lot of down time thatâs all i appreciate you for tuning it !
@@Arnas0827 ohhh itâs many ways to get into it. I finished training in February. He just gotta know how much room he working with and take your time.
All I can say about backing bro you canât learn verbally you have to put the work in time in the more you get use to controlling your trailer the more easier itâs going to be on you. So PRACTICE
LISTEN IM 60 YEARS OLD A MOTHER OF 2 SONS. 30 32 DONT LOOK MY AGE. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS WHEN YOU GET MONEY SAVE FOR YOU HELP YOUR MOTHER. DONOT GIVE IT TO GIRLS SAVE WISELY. CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT MONEY.
Other than that.. you will be making less than a company driver without health insurance.. You just taking the burden off the company when it comes to the truck..
I make close to 3k company driving I have my own truck parked at the house I'm ok reciveing more money coming in then going out my cridet shot up 150 points since I park my truck
It just doesnât seem worth it to be a O/O. Right now I feel like you guys are barely making more than regular company drivers. More money, more headaches
Itâs just the reality bro, and we both still are new drivers and I donât company hop. Plus we had downtime bro , that will damage your pay for sure. Appreciate your support â€
Iâm in tnt rn Iâm thinking about doing team when Iâm done. Are both of yâall on lease or is one of yâall lease op and the other is under company?
@@Supremejaaywhen you talking about if they both are leasing or one is under company You mean they both have a LLC ? And leasing that truck? Or one have a LLC and the other guys is getting pay by the LLC owner?
@@1rakiim think about this for a minute. If it was better for the company for you to be a company driver, they wouldn't even allow lease operators. The only reason prime and other companies have lease operators is because it moves the risk onto the individual leasing and takes the risk off of them. Prime makes more profit from their lease operators then they do from company drivers. When you really look into the math, there is no disputing this fact.
@@LegacyFarmandHomestead for sure you right đ you wouldnât have to tell me that bro. I peep that either way but I enjoy the freedom I have without anybody up my ass over the road. I enjoy where I donât want to go over the road I go home when I want. I understand what it takes to be your own boss you learn a lot and itâs nothin wrong with that. Plus like I said these are really all not the best months Iâm just showing the reality if our truck is promised to not breakdown or that drunk driver Doesnt hit me weâd bring in 2500-5000 each week easy đ«Ą I appreciate you tho bro.
@@Rae_Rae-1 sadly , until I stack up and get my own truck I benefit stacking moneys till bro and building business credit everyone canât buy a truck right away this puts you in the business mind itâs a rip off until you come up on top
@@1rakiim I know it just they profit of us and then resell the truck for all profit while only paying 72% of the load with some concessions. Itâs hard to get ahead and make a good living!
Some will say itâs not worth it. But like I said in the video we had some issues with our truck we had a few bad weeks and thatâs just the reality bro. Iâm sure if I had 3 months straight of trucking and no down time weâd have way more Iâm sure! Plus I was missing a week from the beginning of the month itâs just the reality bro.
@1RakimTrucking Bro, I use to do OTR and all. I use to fuck with a lot of companies etc. What I'm saying home everyday and running local making the same as you or even more. Prime is a B.S company to work for and I can name multiple of trucking companies out here are doing ppl dirty!! Its a cut throat industry and yeah they see my name on here. I got proof and facts on these grimy ass companies đđ
I am currently a lease owner operator with prime and I have been noticing after accepting a load my estimated revenue drops from what the initial estimated revenue was. Can anyone whoâs been a prime driver for a while explain this please? For example Iâll get a pre plan and itâll say itâs paying $4,100 and Iâll accept it but then after a day or 2 itâll drop to 3,900 Can someone please explain this. Thanks.
When itâs all said and done youâll look back at this as a great learning experience. More older and experienced people will point out all the cons of what you guys are doing but Iâm a firm believer that most younger people have to see for themselves. You guyâs will be just fine, just keep grinding, be safe. pay your taxes, donât get complacent, keep your head on a swivel and good things will happen.
Love this energy my guy !! Appreciate the support đ€đŸđ«Ą
I know a truck driver who has been driving many years. They are struggling to get into a good company. What companies would you suggest for me to tell them about so they can stop getting with bad companies? Thank you for your help đ
The trucking companies have mastered how to rob us blind. I can no longer accept less than just to pretend I'm a business owner. If I can make just as much as a company driver. Why should we keep paying for these trucks and staying on the road. This was a perfect break down my brother. It has really helped me realize. I'm going home with my family to get me a local job. I can accept that. I'm done helping companies pay for trucks with no real difference between company pay versus us o/o
FYI most big carriers employ drivers to be relief and recovery. If you will be off over a week, you can hire a relief and recovery driver to drive your truck until you come back to work, and what they earn covers your truck note and thatâs how you donât come back in the hole
Great breakdown and I love the fact that you are out there getting it done.
Iâm a year in at CRE and was going to switch to prime for lease solo. Now I think I got to figure out another route, Iâm glad you put all the info out. Very helpful
Market very bad right now thatâs all gang thatâs everywhere
$70k for a team is not great. The truck is running most of the time so the risk of a catastrophic accident is 2x as much as solo. A solo driver should be able to net $400/day or $120,000 for rolling 300 days in a year.
These are the videos people looking to go lease need to see, the reality can be different for everyone but taking into account several Down weeks. First 3 months were solid, keep it up bruh đđŒ
Thanks for support bro ! And yes Iâm sure if I was on a perfect 3 week stretch Iâd have more but itâs the reality of your truck being down.
Great feedback! Your video was incredibly informative, and I've been searching for someone to break down the information like you did for weeks. While I won't be going into prime leasing, I'll definitely be implementing some of the team-driving strategies you shared. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Wishing you all the best in the upcoming months, and please stay safe out there!
I appreciate you !!!! đ€đŸ
Now i have to consider Prime as potential company. Respect to you man for keeping it 100 its hard to find that out here with these companies and message boards.
Keep up good work driver! Be safe out there! When in doubt G.O.A.L. get out in look! Take your time out there and stay alert and your surroundings! Blessing brother!
Leasing is never worth man. If you want to responsibility of a truck with none of the reward then it is for you. Stack your cash and just go finance a truck, prime already charging your 3 times more than what the truck is worth and if you really wanna stay with them once your get your own truck you can lease onto there 0/0 side.
When I first started my career at prime i wasted my first 4 years leasing at prime, never going home, barely making more than company drivers unless I trained and ended up paying 200k for a truck I will never own before I wised up, got myself a 50k truck payment only 900 a month instead of over 5k like prime and I get home all the time instead of once a season. Dont waste as many years there as I did man, please come off the prime coolaid.
I got to say this bro , you got to build and learn before jumping into something I canât have the same path as you ,
Yea I left prime within a month when I started lease. I spent an hour doing some math and was like yep, i gotta get out of this scam.
I fell for the "own your own truck" kool-aid too...then the warranty ran out and the repair bills ate me up. Load revenue hit a slump and that was it. Won't own another truck again. I love driving and I love the freedom of doing lease over being a company guy with forced dispatch and not having the freedom to go and stop wherever I choose to and to go whichever way I choose to go.
You might pay more but coming from dart and going to prime and seeing how my truck was in ans out of the shop in less than a day, they do offer up some superior service and amenities compared to where I came from, so much like a 7/11 you pay a higher price for convenience.
I only signed up for an 8 month lease to check out the difference between a Cascadia and my old t680. The fuel mileage and their steep discount in fuel makes it worth it for me. Fuel is where your money is at and where it will always be. Just did my first load and the rate for load revenue was better than where I came from.
My fleet manager is amazing and so far I have nothing bad to say over here. It will always be what you make it. I know some people are still sitting around in Springfield and haven't left saying they have no loads, but I just showed up in person to the line up and was offered a load within 5 minutes straight out the gate. If people are sitting at the yard enjoying the steaks, massages and the gym room it's by their own choice and I don't blame them...I know my money will be going to the massage therapist and the chiropractor over there đ
Prime is a Slave Master, like all the other megas. Running for cheap, while funding the high prices for trucks via weekly lease payments. The industry LOVES YOU, Manufacturers also love this
Some people are just happy to make a paycheck kiddo
If u live in america ur automatically a slave đ uncle sam gets half of ur shit no matter what so how u gonna avoid that
Yâall did real good for a market thatâs down right now keep it up.
Appreciate the love bro and facts
OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Absolutely love seeing young, enterprising, worth people succeeding!
Please, please, please keep your nose to the wheel. Again, OUTSTANDING!!!!!
Excel dont lie. Great breakdown. Kind of brings it home when you can filter averages easier. Keep grinding.
Well done, nice hustle fellas. Great job breaking down the numbers. Very comprehensive.
I love how honest you are.. Thanks so much againâ€â€ keep trucking you guys got this Iâm right behind you guys
That was a good breakdown of financial portion of trucking.
Yes, budgeting is key in business! đđŸ
That's $24,567.75 each after taxes. That's AWFUL!
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What if I told you that you could be making that driving solo booking your own loads. Also drove teams for a time and was knocking out 6000-8000 a week on a dedicated account (before I became an owner operator). If you're happy where you're at then great. But keep in mind you are leaving money on the table. My record sits at just above 14k (gross) for the week
Iâd love the information bro! Me and my bro are interested in moving
@@1rakiim the company I'm leased onto is a small carrier and requires you to bring your own equipment. They do have some trailers to rent but don't think there are any available as of right now. They are extremely selective on who they hire on and require 2 years experience minimum.
Booking your own freight isn't for those that aren't self starters and can be a challenge in bad freight markets (like right now).
Let me know if your still interested and I can point you in the right direction
Leasing a truck with a company is a red flag đ© you could make 30k a month solo with your own company permits but hey wish you luck
Prime is sounding more and more like something to look at.
the mileage overage is because the loads pay zip code to zip code and not address to address... the mileage overage is what you see as your lease completion bonus. your numbers are spot on... BUT THIS IS TRASH when you can make this or more as a trainer and not have to split it or make that amount for the month as a solo driver. Not trying to dim your progress but solos net 2k a week not driving nearly as hard. Keep learning .. it's not a bad company at all but you'll see the loop holes after a while.
Things are looking a lot better right now we had a few bad weeks because trucks repairs in this video I will be making another video and you guys will see trust me. We are making easily 2500 and up
So basically. You gross what I make solo as a company driver working 4 days a week. That sucks.
Good management.
Thanks for the enlightenment
Iâve been thinking about getting my cdl but never even been in a truck đ take me on a road trip so I can get the prospective
70k a year with no benefits. Nope no thanks
I made that as a company driver. The 40k, not the 20. And I get benefits and a 401k with match, health insurance paid for, etc and my money wasnt split with anyone.
driving for what company?
@@CarolinaKilla can't say. Small company that does a lot of government stuff. We haul strictly radioactive and hazardous waste. Their social media policy is very strict.
â@lifestartsnow1807 well if you not sharing companies stf up then nobody cares
@@LegacyFarmandHomesteadlol
â@@LegacyFarmandHomesteadThen you understand your job is a rarity. Did you come to this video for the sole purpose of gloating? Lol
Seening you on the YT now bro thatâs tough đ„
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Thanks for being real
That net is terrible! Especially as a team ..expenses way too high but what works for you works for you and if you can deal or wrk with it kuddos âŠgood luck to you guys
I respect it but itâs been rufff everywhere bro. It isnât great but itâs enough.
Best bet right now is 5 ton local delivery. Own your own shit and you can make real decent money. I know quite a few guys clearing 600 -700 a day and home every day. Easier to hustle when things are slow, you farm yourself out.
bro not for nothin I work for fedex freight I'm home everyday off weekends work about a 9 hour day in a daycab with no truck to worry about and make more than that. I'm not bragging but you need to abort ship asap! Go get you a LTL local job and lay next to ya woman every night instead of smelling him fart. đ
Itâs like $1300 a week, and you have to get your own health insurance, no paid vacation, youâre paying 100% of the taxes. Itâs cool if your looking to learn what itâs like to run a business on the verge of bankruptcy, but I think I would rather just be a company driver with WAY less stress
Trust I agree bro ! But the business mindset is what I need in my head ! I def get what youâre saying tho if all fails Iâd be a company driver
Did a lease purchase in 2012-2014. Made more than a company driver but it wasn't worth it. Good luck to u guys
This year since January I grossed 38k$
6k$ of that is taxes.
32k net
And we only in May.
Just saying
I just subscribed to your channel đ
I really like your break down Iâm a lease driver to.. Waiting for my new truck that I am buying. Team too . Did you take the ACE2 class?
Yes I did đ«Ą and i appreciate you!!
This is S from the live. Thanks for the video.
If that pay was solo driving, id be considering it. I make 90k a year and im home every night, off every weekend and holiday and never work more than 12hrs a day.
I explained why it was like this the market is bad. And we went through truck maintenance i repeated that so many times bro. Your 90k is not my 90k you have bills to pay I donât. So we canât compare local and otr please understand that. Iâm happy your home and got a nice job tho but I can save 75% of my income thatâs unless you are living rent free and or under someone roof which is not a problem I just donât have the luck you have if itâs that. Thanks for watching bro. Iâm going to make another very soon now that market is picking up!
@@1rakiim fully aware that you explained the market and rates. Watched the video twice. And yes, you are correct on the differences. If you're happy with that pay and the life style that goes with that, that's good for you. The amount of money a person needs is drastically different from person to person.
Everyone in the comment sections makes 6 figures a year, home every night and off weekends lol. It's a story as old as time, everytime someone posts a video detailing their pay in trucking, someone always posts this same comment, it never fails.
I'm not comming at you, I would like to understand. What makes you guys do this? Is it to gloat or are you trying to offer useful information, genuinely curious. This industry has so many different variables, everyone's tax brackets will vary wildly. To be honest it always comes off as " I make more money than you for less work, i'm doing better so I don't understand why you're driving". I just don't get it...
â@@jmh4gggquick and simple answer to your question about posting my pay and other info....because he asked for us to do it in his video. Did you not watch it, or just didn't watch it to the end?
Great video bro
Thats not bad in this maket , i only get 2.00 a mile and drive solo and made just over 60k for first 3 months and dont run hard only averaging 2200-2900 a week running the south and midwest. I drove for prime back inn 1999 when the trucks could run and my truck will be paid off in 11 months.
Really helpful been contemplating doing team lease. I see all the haters but if the market wasn't bad the money yall would make would be crazy. Anyway I can get in contact with you so we could do a 1on1? I'll pay for your time as well.
Dm me on TikTok @ 1rakimtrucking or email kwonstergreen12@gmail.com
No offense but you are doing solo miles as a teamâŠI do 12-13k per month solo.
You obvs didnât watch the video did you see how many things we had to go through ? We easily see more than this on a healthy truck now accidents if we stay out 35 days straight no down time weâd see way more but tall quick to compare when everyone situation is different itâs weird
Thanks for the video đ„
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Respectfully saying. I donât understand why people lease a truck from a company.. The overhead is too high.. itâs is very difficult to be successful.. The only way it would work if all the money was going into one account.. like a married couple.. Then I can understand it..
Plus rates are just at a all time low. But I take your thoughts into consideration Iâm behind the wheel you arenât.
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I drive for kllm
At .64 cpm company.
Average around 13-1500 net per week.
Plus each week is 2 days pto at 100 per day so really add a extra 200$ ontop of that each week.
I can pretty easily net 5200$ each month running around 23-2400 miles per week. Not even counting the pto or the milage bonus pay etc
I understand what you saying , I enjoy the freedom of someone telling me what to do and what load to take and when to go home ! Iâm
Happy you happy but like I said we had a few bad weeks this is just how it goes Iâve made more for sure. Appreciate you tuning in !! I know allat abou KLLM I have a friend she work for them road runna Nia check her on CZcams !
@1RakimTrucking best of luck bro
But KLLM is slow & kinda shitty and that's not a guaranteed company
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@@Impact.23 just net 1940$ off 3700 mile week
Flatbed solo my revenue 4-6k weekly take home 1500 -2500 not working weekends shit ain't bad
Salute to you my brother đ«Ąđ«Ą
How much was your truck breakdown? Did you pay cash or charge it? How was that factored into your expenses and profit?
I ran across a Prime team lease drivers and the owner truck was in the shop and he said that they didnât have any warranty do to the miles.. They went 3 weeks without a check. According to him. I canât do it..
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Iâll put it this was very bluntly. Everyday that youâre not on the road driving, youâre going to be in the whole $1,000. I drove 6 weeks, took 3 days off, and it took me a full 2 weeks to recover. That meant a paycheck of $0 and then next week a paycheck of $300. I then drove for another 6 weeks and after taking off 3 days, I ended up staying for an extra 5 days because of an illness. So in total 8 days off the road. I didnât receive a paycheck for 6 straight weeks. This is my opinion, but prime is out here conning the lease drivers. I quit after the 4th week of no paycheck. And then get a $350 cleaning note for the truck. Its an actual scam on some con artist type level. Watch out bro.
@@ChrisNevaMiss17 thatâs never happen to us plus we have money saved for issues like that. Also , yeah prime gone get they bread I much enjoy the freedom of what I want to do, thatâs the difference i appreciate. Me and my bro understands the way prime get they bread your not telling me anything new at all.
@@ChrisNevaMiss17 Exactly, itâs too hard to make money consistently when you are leasing these trucks. The overhead is too expensive in my opinion.
At Marten Transport minimum a year is 74k and we don't work hard and no stress
Does Marten have a pet policy?
@TorahTrucker yes $500 deposit $400 refundable if your truck is left in good condition I have a small dog
@@charleethetrucker thanks
Can you do this for 2024? Im a team company driver right now, and me and my partner are looking to lease at prime!
Guuhlawd ham merc see. Thatâs solo numbers at bay and bay.
Show me Brodie
I was at prime in 2014 to 2016.. you'll make easy 1500 to 2k weakly solo.. it probably changed now
@@goofycomputer1234 definitely rates are not the same bro. And fuel
@@goofycomputer1234 I left in 2022 it was excellent training back then. It was nothing to gross 9 to 12k teaming a week. and I shut my truck down between 12 and 4 am every night I could and wouldnât accept loads if I couldnât shut down unless we were both agreed to do so. 4266 was my highest solo net before taxes. But youâre right different times. I new a hard working team that hit over 10k gross a week often but they were one of the top couples at the company. Prime would always tell them they had to push loads onto next week because they made too much lol.
Where did you find the spread sheet? It's so perfect man, i'm gonna get rid of this pen and paper.
It's sad how it's basically the same amount as a local driver but without the benefits of seeing your family everyday
Seen family my last 23 years of my life
Bro, and I donât have kids and donât have bills remember that
@@1rakiim A I'm just saying that if you have those things local is better. Don't get stuck in the truck and let life pass you by.
The last pay period wasnât a bad week, the CPM was lower than the rest.
When rates go higher and fuel comes down, the numbers will be much better. That's still not bad for having your own business and freedom. Hope you have a good tax guy and write off all you can.
Nah definitely! Just had a couple weeks bad because of maintenance is apart of the game! And we do have excellent tax people !!!
Why are yall only running 3k miles a week, team drivers avg 6k miles or better a week đ€ you running solo drivers
For the expensive? Are u including gas , insurance, payment ?
Yeah bro
Brother do you mean you're not including, or you excluded something? I keep hearing you say secluding you used it more than once. It literally means to keep someone (i.e. a person) away from other people. I don't see how that is contextual in this scenario given the topic. I had to stop watching because I was getting confused. However, I will say this, a solo driver can run 3,000 miles alone it sounded like the most you guys were getting was 4,000 miles per week with 2 drivers and it sounds like it would be better to be solo in that case. It sounded like there was some fluctuating in the rates that you were paid one week $3.00 per mile and the next $2.00, that does not sound like there's any consistency with how they pay. Either way it does not sound like your gain is very high as an Owner Op; you all should be grossing way more. I think leasing with these major trucking companies is a big rip off but if it works for you then it works for you.
Lmao I just be talking fast bro sorry for the confusion đđ, excluded was def the word but Iâm going to make another video for another 3 months ! We had a lot of down time thatâs all i appreciate you for tuning it !
You can get more as a company driver
I just like my freedom i appreciate that tho. More Money isnât always the answer
Yeah everybody has their preferenceâŠbut overall you have to know trucking leasing wise is very screwed right now if you only care about money
What type of truck you driving. Tanker or flatbed
I know you said team driving, but 3k miles for two drivers? Thats coo money, if you like driving with husband/wife or bestfriend (team driving)
A team should be running around 20 thousand miles a month
Could you tell us how the process of backing the trailer was during your training
What you mean bro?
He meant during the training I think not trailer
@@Arnas0827 ohhh itâs many ways to get into it. I finished training in February. He just gotta know how much room he working with and take your time.
All I can say about backing bro you canât learn verbally you have to put the work in time in the more you get use to controlling your trailer the more easier itâs going to be on you. So PRACTICE
Dude you look exactly like my son... exactly and that's why I'd clicked on this vid đ
đđ twin
yall avg 3300 miles as a team
Itâs never a good idea to post your earnings on social media. Thatâs all I have to say.
Nobody asked you to post yours thatâs all that matters
great video bro,do team drivers get paid w-2 or 1099
If you lease 1099 company w-2 and i appreciate you đ«Ąđ€đŸ
$70,000 is not worth the the stress
You make $100,O00 driving LTL with health benefits no stress as an owner operator
Not stressing Iâm learning. Lol I donât plan to work for companies my whole life thanks for your opinion tho bless
70k net after tax
How much are you paying per week for the leasing the truck?
LISTEN IM 60 YEARS OLD A MOTHER OF 2 SONS. 30 32 DONT LOOK MY AGE. WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS WHEN YOU GET MONEY SAVE FOR YOU HELP YOUR MOTHER. DONOT GIVE IT TO GIRLS SAVE WISELY. CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT MONEY.
No need to give it to mother, invest it so that it grows
â@@Aja_Saysexactly
Company Trainers make over 90k a year 0.53cpmx4300 milesx4 weeksx10months
Thank u!
So a solo would make less than 70kna year ?
Other than that.. you will be making less than a company driver without health insurance.. You just taking the burden off the company when it comes to the truck..
Troll
@@an6077 Iâm not being a troll , just telling my experience and giving my opinionâŠThatâs all .what I say doesnât mean nothing..
I make close to 3k company driving I have my own truck parked at the house I'm ok reciveing more money coming in then going out my cridet shot up 150 points since I park my truck
Recommend?? , should def promote your company and tell us !!! Thanks for watching đ«Ą
Company?? Thatâs awesome!
I put away 30% every check last year cause I didnât know what to put up and after paying my taxes I pocketed 6k sh had cheesin lol
So, once you guys finish with the lease, who will own the truck?
nice
It just doesnât seem worth it to be a O/O. Right now I feel like you guys are barely making more than regular company drivers. More money, more headaches
Itâs just the reality bro, and we both still are new drivers and I donât company hop. Plus we had downtime bro , that will damage your pay for sure. Appreciate your support â€
Do you train? Or know someone who is willing to train? I tried to do prime and they told me, I needed a trainer because they are backed up
So if someone was a solo driver the numbers wouldnât be cut in half but what do you think that gross would be if you were solo?
Nah it depends how much you work fr we had truck maintenance ! So it never Is prob going to be the same
Iâm in tnt rn Iâm thinking about doing team when Iâm done. Are both of yâall on lease or is one of yâall lease op and the other is under company?
Both of us are lease
Fashoo preciate that yâall boys stay safe out there đŻ
@@Supremejaaywhen you talking about if they both are leasing or one is under company
You mean they both have a LLC ? And leasing that truck? Or one have a LLC and the other guys is getting pay by the LLC owner?
@@1rakiim.. can you answae me that i would appreciated
Can you explain what excess miles means? I know that you said something about driving too many miles?
Just your charged going over a certain mile Iâm
Not sure the full
Breakdown on it but Iâll ask for you !
Sorry if this is dumb but does the expense column include yâallâs truck note?
Every thing yeah Brodie
I'm really not trying to hate on you dude, but I hope you realize that if you're a good driver you are worth way more money than this.
I feel ya , but again weâve made more đ«Ą last year months Iâm just doing this to show you stuff happens .
@@1rakiim think about this for a minute. If it was better for the company for you to be a company driver, they wouldn't even allow lease operators. The only reason prime and other companies have lease operators is because it moves the risk onto the individual leasing and takes the risk off of them. Prime makes more profit from their lease operators then they do from company drivers. When you really look into the math, there is no disputing this fact.
@@LegacyFarmandHomestead for sure you right đ you wouldnât have to tell me that bro. I peep that either way but I enjoy the freedom I have without anybody up my ass over the road. I enjoy where I donât want to go over the road I go home when I want. I understand what it takes to be your own boss you learn a lot and itâs nothin wrong with that. Plus like I said these are really all not the best months Iâm just showing the reality if our truck is promised to not breakdown or that drunk driver Doesnt hit me weâd bring in 2500-5000 each week easy đ«Ą I appreciate you tho bro.
So you lease a truck paying about 125% of the real truck payment and all the expenses of an owner operator.
@@Rae_Rae-1 sadly , until I stack up and get my own truck I benefit stacking moneys till bro and building business credit everyone canât buy a truck right away this puts you in the business mind itâs a rip off until you come up on top
@@1rakiim I know it just they profit of us and then resell the truck for all profit while only paying 72% of the load with some concessions. Itâs hard to get ahead and make a good living!
@@Rae_Rae-1 itâs all good mane if I was the owner Iâd prob be doing the same thing đ but at least I have no
Bills bro
@@1rakiim I wish you the best!!! Be safe!!!
That $13,000 is divided by 2 people for the month?????
Everything is divided by 2 đ«Ą
1500-2k a week gross. Not bad
I gross 1754 a week . 5 day work week and home everyday.
Keep those those wheels s turning.
Thanks for delivering the goods
Yeah 1500 2k gross isnât that expressive. Keep in mind heâs living in that truck
@@sosaa3436 yeah. Big sacrifice
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You can make that going company.
Those numbers not worth it
What's the pay for 1 yr OTR at Prime Inc via team driving?
Reading is fundamental đ
That's not worth it staying OTR. $17k in 3 months and deduct what you need to pay the IRS ?
Some will say itâs not worth it. But like I said in the video we had some issues with our truck we had a few bad weeks and thatâs just the reality bro. Iâm sure if I had 3 months straight of trucking and no down time weâd have way more Iâm sure! Plus I was missing a week from the beginning of the month itâs just the reality bro.
@1RakimTrucking Bro, I use to do OTR and all. I use to fuck with a lot of companies etc. What I'm saying home everyday and running local making the same as you or even more. Prime is a B.S company to work for and I can name multiple of trucking companies out here are doing ppl dirty!! Its a cut throat industry and yeah they see my name on here. I got proof and facts on these grimy ass companies đđ
How much is your lease payments?! You're way overpaying for that truck Bro.
I am currently a lease owner operator with prime and I have been noticing after accepting a load my estimated revenue drops from what the initial estimated revenue was.
Can anyone whoâs been a prime driver for a while explain this please?
For example Iâll get a pre plan and itâll say itâs paying $4,100 and Iâll accept it but then after a day or 2 itâll drop to 3,900
Can someone please explain this.
Thanks.
been wondering where you was
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