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Originally Posted by century451
Well lets see, I drove 2800 to 3200 a week. I chose to recieve 80 cents a mile and let the rate go into my escrow. Every quarter I would draw out of my escrow when I reconciled and buy CD's. Some of those loads paid 3.00 a mile some paid .60 but my average was probably around 1.50. Maybe someone that leases now can explain to you what their rate is....I imagine the fuel network for fuel is around 1.25 a gallon for Prime but I could be wrong.
The cost of fuel is the biggest single factor that can make or break you. I decided to let Mr low buy the fuel instead of me and with my beneifits as a company driver I didnt have the headaches or cost and I still made good money.
Now I dont have anything to prove to anyone on this board so if you want to see my paperwork, contact the IRS and see if they will give it to you. I could care less who you work for or if you make money or starve to death. Everything in life is what we make it. A Colonel I used to work for said there are 2 kinds of people in this world....cheesedicks and steeldicks. Which one are you?
Contrary to what some might say here. I am sure Prime makes better money off of their company trucks then lease drivers....they keep moving earning thier keep while a lot of lease trucks sit around while Prime pays the note or at least the interest each month.
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At a copany like werner you get paid a fixed sliding scale awhen you buy your truck the rate is dependant on miles driver for the trip any trip over about 500 miles pays about .84 CPM ,and the super short runs pay about $.1.30-1.50 ...you tend to only average about a $1.00 a mile ...it appears prime pay percentage ,So you get paid more or less depending on what prime negotiates to haul the load for ...So if they get you averaging $1.50 a mile then you can make good money running 3k miles a week average ...Correct me if i'm wrong ,but I read that you only pay about 1.25 or so per gallon of fuel if that's the case then I would think as long as you run you should make decent money The rreason I ask about the fuel is I rember Werner O/O just getting a surcharge reducing the price per gallon only by about .30 sents .
I did talk to prime lease operator back in sptember of 2006 after [parkingt next to him at the Minooka IL pilot ...He said he was making decent money at 3k miles a week I wasn't thinking about leasing then so I didn't pick his brain ...
One more question what did health insurance cost you on your own was it reasonable ...I know many Werner drivers who don't even carry it ,so i'm assuming it's costly ...
does prime offer the ability to walk away from lease freely with a given notice that you no longer want to lease ?
