Good place to lease onto with a POS truck?

I mean you can get an old Pumpkin for $20K. You can lease on to the Landstar, Mercer, & Schneider's of the world as long as the truck passes inspection. Also most companies want you to have a electronic motor for the E-Log hook up

 

There is no reason an older, well maintained truck should not last for several years without having a major expense. An older truck is not necessarily a pos. I have gotten a good deal on a truck from someone who was retiring and just wanted to get rid of the truck. If you have the cash, you might even find a good deal at one of the equipment auctions. The guy who often works on my trucks seems to always have older trucks that he sells for about $10,000. He goes over them and fixes anything that doesn't work. I would not hesitate to buy one of those trucks from him were I in the market. I would not consider any of them to be a pos. They are just older trucks.

I would suggest going with one of the owner operator carriers who pays percentage. Some have been mentioned. You might also check with Universal AmCan or Mason Dixon. Another would be Bennett. It depends on what you want to pull and where you want to run. Check the company listings on this forum and some of the other trucking forums for minimum requirements.

 

if you ask how many o/o are on here making money w 2002 or older trucks , I think you would be surprised at the answer. My POS has done me right so far.

 

Florida too. I've seen some scary trucks hauling containers out of Orlando.

Not sure what they pay,. but doubt very much judging by the quality of trucks hauling them.

Hurst

 

So true, mine is an 05 and far from a beauty queen. I have to sneak up on it all the time so other driver dont see me getting into it. LOL

Just kidding. True it wont win any shows, but mine earns as much as that show truck and mine is paid for. I'd be afraid to run a beauty queen some of the places I go. I'd probably go insane just from the bugs smearing all over the truck.

My wife wont take her Mustang out during Luv Bug season. She takes my pick up and lets the bugs bake in so when I get home I have to spend 2 hours pressure washing them off.


Hurst

 

Have you identified what the "bs" is that you are dealing with, and how it will be alleviated if you buy your own truck?

 

If it's a pos truck that passes a dot and runs good who cares? Make that money

 

reminds me of my truck when I was running loads through Oregon last year, think it was near Klamath lake or something like that but my truck looked far worse than your pickup. Had to pull over a couple times to clean my windshield since I could not see at all.


My opinion as long as you can find a truck that runs well and wont end up costing you a lot of money in repairs and you still come out well ahead a company drivers pay then go for it. Like some said you can find some decent deals out there, not long ago the guy I trained with said he was going to sell his truck for $7500 just to get rid of it and he took well care of it and sometimes I kick myself for not going for it, it wont be allowed in CA after next year? but heck I could of made some decent money off the truck for the time I could.