Really want my own rig

**anj8488** · 06.17.2012

I like all the perks of being a company driver (not having to pay for repairs, etc..) but more and more I itch for my own rig. I got a good crash course in bookkeeping when I leased a truck thru USX years back.

All i really need to know is this.

My credit has always been fairly good. I coast around the 700 mark (I got monthly credit watch). Right now its low because I financed a car for the woman. Once it rebounds, what are your suggestions? Where should I look? Who offers the best quality at fair financing. I WILL NOT lease thru a carrier, rather lease my truck to them. Im open for all game plans.

Once financed, then where do I lease on?

**RizenPhoenix** · 06.17.2012

Wife and I plan to pay cash for the tractor. Going the cash route would be all about getting the tractor checked out by a shop different then the one you are buying from. Get it dyno'd and if they won't provide the maintenance records it's a no go. If we had to go payment plan Lone mountain looks to be a reputable place. After we get the tractor we want to lease to Landstar for the freedom of choice they offer in picking your own loads. We see it as why get a truck then sign on somewhere to just work like a company driver. We are about 3 years out from doing so in our current plans.

**DrtyDiesel** · 06.17.2012

I have the same dream bro!!!

I never see lone mountain with any 379 or w900l's though, I want a hood more than anything.

Ethan

**Blind Driver** · 06.17.2012

I would rather have fuel mileage

**DrtyDiesel** · 06.17.2012

Originally Posted by Blind Driver

I would rather have fuel mileage

To each their own. I suppose that's what this mostly comes down to on the hood vs. Aero debate

Ethan

**Clasix1055** · 06.17.2012

Originally Posted by Blind Driver

I would rather have fuel mileage

I have a Classic XL and I get between 7.0-7.5

**Cowpie1** · 06.18.2012

Depending on how much you want to spend, the glider option is probably the best if not running California. You could get a Pete 389, Western Star, or Coronado if a hood is what you want, or a Columbia if you want aerodynamics. With a pre-egr engine, tied to the right tranny and rears, and run right, getting into the high 7's with minimal maintenance issues and a brand new truck at substantially lower cost than a comparable new truck with emissions, makes this option a win-win.

**skateboardman** · 06.18.2012

Originally Posted by Blind Driver

I would rather have fuel mileage

there ya go blind driver, its about making money. the hood doesnt pay one penny more. if ya just want a hood, just drive for somebody with one.

most with hoods didnt buy it as their first truck, they worked toward it. the bottom line is what matters.

**lorha1159** · 06.18.2012

Originally Posted by Clasix1055

I have a Classic XL and I get between 7.0-7.5

Same truck and im in the same boat for the most part. I stay closer to 7.

**Vegas Reaper** · 06.18.2012

typically 60mph is the big cut off to the aerodynamics, over 60 you want a slope to the hood, under 60 you are slow enough to not be fighting the wind as much and a hood wont matter as much, but always remember that the difference between 7 and 8 mpg is gonna is gonna be up to 10k in savings or loss per year.