Need help choosing a good company to lease on with.

Check out Hill Brothers....they've got much of their lease information online.

 

Isn't Oakley somewhere in AR.

 

How about Fikes?

 

I'm leased on with nationwide express and do very well. They have plenty of freight and I rarely sit around anywhere 3000-4000 miles a week. Unusual for me to not clear more than $2000 a week have had a few weeks I cleared $3000+. Pluses, office/shop people are personable and helpful if you have questions. Good fuel discounts anywhere from $.06 to $.40 a gallon off the cash price depending on where you fuel. I'd guess roughly a 70/30 mix of live loads/drop hook. Paid on practical miles. Good discounts on parts with nacarato, mhc, rush, fleetpride. They are picky about contractors maintaining your truck has to be inspected by them 4 times a year. You wont be picking any loads but just roll with it and you will do fine. When it's busy the weekends are short but they are easy to work with on changing loads if you dont want to go 600 or 800 miles on a monday delivery. If you want to work weekends most times of year (now especially) they will keep you rolling. Pilots/flying j is where you get your best discount on fuel, that kinda sucks also no surcharge on empty miles. Very little broker freight they have a solid customer base. Theyre not perfect but they work well for me. The trailers are newer than 8 years and reasonably maintained unfortunately they mostly have recaps even some of the brand new ones they got a few months ago. You could do a lot worse... Insurance is cheap $62 a week that plus fuel from your gross. No maintinence escrow required but its an option if you want. $2000 satcomm escrow give the qcomm back if you term the lease and you get it back. They provide plates, permits. They figure quarterly fuel tax, you pay it. Most loads are in the 40 to 45k range.

 

Oakley out of Little Rock, AR
Fikes out of Hope, AR
Landstar out of Jacksonville, FL
Mercer out of Louisville, KY


Those are just a few 100% Owner Operator companies out there & not one of them have quallcomm

 

ForwardAir is also 100% Owner Operator

 

prime the q comm isnt that bad of a deal it helps cover our ##### imo e logs not that bad either...

 

Nationwide wont bug you with the qcomm. They give you the load and figure you can do the job. I've never seen a "why are you stopped" message or anything like that. You'll get an occasional eta? for planning. edited additonal info. Lots of freight to and from dallas/ft worth area. Main lanes 30, 40, and 81 into the northeast. No NYC but if you dont like everything else up that way dont even bother signing on. Theres freight to and from chicagoland and other parts midwest. You'd be based out of memphis out of route unpaid miles home on the weekends could be an issue.