Trucker MySpace - Truckers Making Friends. Chicken Truckers Come Meet Other Truckers! Good Trucking Jobs - Forget Those CRAP Trucking Jobs & Find A Good Trucking Job!

Truckers' Trucking Forum | Message Board | Discussion > The Owner Operators' Getaway > Ask An Owner Operator Buy From Trucking Company or a Dealer

User Name Remember Me? Password

JOIN Forum

Donate

Truckers Blogs

FAQ

Members List

Calendar

Mark Forums Read

Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board - The Premiere Truck Driver Forum

Sponsored Links

Important Truckers Forum Notice!

Hello Truckers & Non-Truckers! Be sure to check out our TRUCKERS SOCIAL GROUPS or check out our TRUCKERS BLOGS to make your OWN place on the internet! SEARCH    Truckers, You Can Help Others By Donating To The Salvation Army This Holiday Season! - Truckers Report Goal: $5000

Ask An Owner Operator Always wanted to become an owner operator? This is a place to get tips & advice from owner operators & small business owners here!

Thread Tools

Rate Thread

Display Modes

^ Top   #1   08.11.2008

dekok25 Bobtail Member   Last Seen: 1 Day Ago 03.29 PM Member Since: Jul 2008 Location: Stewartville,MN Trucker? 2 Years Age: 25 Posts: 9 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked: 0 Times

Buy From Trucking Company or a Dealer When considering becoming an owner/operator, would it be better to do a lease option with the company you are working for or would you be better off finding a descent used truck at a dealer. Any input would be great.

Remove This Ad By Registering. Join Our Truck Forum and Trucking Community For Free. Sponsored Links:

^ Top   #2   08.11.2008

ssbowles Medium Load Member   Last Seen: 22 Hours Ago 08.25 PM Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: High Desert,CA Trucker? 5 Years Age: 40 Posts: 578 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 69 Thanked: 106 Times

With the trucking business being in the shape that it's in right now, I think you'd be a fool to do either one. Keep your company job, or start looking for a better one. But either way, let someone else pay the bills on the truck. There's a joke that goes "Wanna know how to make a million in trucking? First, take 2 million dollars...." Sure I drive a company truck, and yes the company does suck buttermilk thru a short straw. But you know what? I can walk away anytime I want to. __________________ I really wanna care, I wanna feel something. Lemme dig a little deeper...Sorry, nothing. Jo Dee Messina

^ Top   #3   08.11.2008

5mouths2feed "Family Man"   Last Seen: 4 Days Ago 10.26 AM Member Since: Nov 2007 Location: Hilliard, FL Trucker? No Answer Age: 46 Posts: 375 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 14 Thanked: 41 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by dekok25 When considering becoming an owner/operator, would it be better to do a lease option with the company you are working for or would you be better off finding a descent used truck at a dealer. Any input would be great. To answer your actual question. There are too many trucks available on truckpaper, ebay, autotrader and such to go through a company. if you need to lease a truck due to your personal finance there are companies out there for that too but right now the dealers are begging ppl to buy One company called me with their lease purchase saying they now offer a bumper to bumper warranty, towing and tires for the life of your lease purchase, 3-5 yrs. A company lease still think their trucks are worth new truck prices. PM me if you need specific sites. __________________ Ignorance scares me, Even in myself. The only dumb queston is the one you failed to ask. Just becasue its "legal" doesn't mean it's safe! I know when I need to sleep and when I am safe to drive. Fight the HOS. Write your Congressman. There is no such thing as a "BACK-HAUL" everything has a start and stop point, If it needs to be moved then it is a load, period. Insurance, tires, fuel,etc... aren't any cheaper heading towards your home than they are going away. BACKHAUL is BS.

Truckers Forum Bookmarks - Like This Thread? Tell The World!

Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google

Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board

« I heard this will improve MPG? | The best way to beat up Uncle Sam »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible

Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are Off

Forum Jump User Control Panel Private Messages Subscriptions Who's Online Search Forums Forums Home Good & Bad Trucking Companies     Report A BAD Trucking Company Here     Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here     Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop         Trucking Company DAC Reports             Anderson             Arnold             Arrow             Averitt             Barr-Nunn             Bestway             Boyd             Buske             Butler             Cal Ark             Carnes             Celadon             Central (Dick Simon)             CFI             CH Robinson             Challenger             Continental             Con-Way             Covenant             Crete             CR England             CRST             Dart             DeBoer             Dick Lavy             Epes             FedEx             Florilli             Freymiller             Gainey             Gless Bros. (Foodliner)             Gordon             Graebel             Greenfield             Heartland             HTL             Interstate             James Hewlig & Son             JB Hunt             John Christner             J & R Shugel             KAT             Kennedy             KLLM             Knight             KOCH             Landair             Landstar             Liquid Transport             Marten             Martin             Maverick             May Trucking             McNeill             Melton             Mercer             Metal             Midwest             Milan             Millis             McLane             National Freight Inc.             O & S             Old Dominion             Oliver             Overnite             Ozark             PAM             Panther II             Poly Trucking             Prime             Priority             PTL             Raven             Roehl             Schneider             Shaffer             Sitton             Smithway             SRT             Star (IL)             Star (TN)             Stevens             Superior Carriers Ltd.             Swift             Tandem             TLC             Total Transport of MS             TMC             Transport America             TWT             Tyson             USA Truck             USF Glen Moore             USF Holland             USF Reddaway             US Foodeservice             US Xpress             UPS/UPSF             Vanguard             Wagoneers             Wal-Mart             Watkins             Werner             West Side             Western Express             Wiley Sanders             Willis             Wiseway             Witte Bros             YRC/Roadway             Zumstein     Expediter Forum     Teamsters, OOIDA, NAFTA The Owner Operators' Getaway     Ask An Owner Operator         Trucker Taxes         Truck - Trailer Financing Truckers & The Trucking Industry     Trucking Industry Regulations         Trucker Legal Advice     Shippers & Receivers - Good or Bad     Trucking Jobs     Questions From New Drivers         Trucking Schools     Experienced Truckers' Advice     Questions To Truckers From The General Public     The Truck Stops Here The Garage     Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]     Car & Truck Talk     Biodiesel & Alternative Fuels Forum Trucking News & Reports     Truckers News     Truckers Strike Forum     Trucking Accident Reports     Truckers' Weather & Road Conditions     News - NON Trucking News Truckers' Standard Of Living - Life On That Lonely Road     Drivers' Health Corner     The Truckers' Image     Stories From The Road     Community: Keep In Touch     Spiritual Gardens - Remembrances & Virtual Memorials     Truckers' Photo Shack | Art Gallery         Trucker Videos Truckers' Trucking Toys & Tools     CB Radio Forum     Electronic Connection         Cellular - Voice - Data Truckers & Politics     Politics Trucking Marketplace     Truckers Forum Sponsors - Supporters Forum     Trucker Forum Classifieds & Trading Post General...Anything & Everything     The Welcome Wagon     A Discussion About EVERYTHING         Truckers Fun & Games Forum     The Pet Stop     The Ladies' Room     The World Is A Joke     Sports News & Talk International Truckers Forums     Canadian Truckers Forum     Australian Truckers Forum     Mexican Truckers Forum     European/Other Countries Truckers Forum Truckers Forum Links     Truckers Social Groups     Truckers Search Engine     Truckers Forum Recommended Links The Truck Driver Forum - Informational Threads Vault     Storage Trailer Trucking Forums Administration     Truck Forum Information Center

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Trucker Forum	Replies	Last Post
Evaluating A Motor Carrier - The Interview	TurboTrucker	Experienced Truckers' Advice	30	05.26.2008 06.22 PM
The Worst Trucking Company In The Industry	Burky	Report A BAD Trucking Company Here	71	05.22.2008 03.37 PM
Trucking Company Helps Dispose of Old Oil	Cybergal	Truckers News	0	03.17.2008 09.23 AM
FBI raids Houston offices of Houston trucking company	Cybergal	Truckers News	1	10.13.2007 02.26 PM
NO Trucking Company Links/Recruiting Site Links	WiseOne	Truck Forum Information Center	5	07.17.2007 05.01 PM

.

-- Desert Green -- Default Style

The Truckers Report - Trucker Photo Gallery - Contact Us - Truckers Forum - Top

vBulletin Forum Software, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.

Copyright © The Truckers Report - Trucking Forum & Message Board - Truck Driver Discussion - Truck Forum

Trucker Forum Disclaimer: All content, information and opinions (collectively, the "Material") presented on Our Trucker Forum Discussion Board at TheTruckersReport.com are those of the authors of posts and messages (collectively, the "participants") and not The Truckers Report. The Truckers Report does not guarantee the reliability, completeness, accuracy, timeliness or up-to-date-ness of the material presented on the Truck Driver Forum. The material is published "as is," and does not represent the official views and opinions of The Truckers Report or any company. Any reliance upon the Material presented on these forums shall be at User's own risk. The Truckers Report does not review the substance of the content posted by users on these forums and is therefore not responsible for any of such content. The Truckers Forum merely provides a space for its users to express and exchange their own opinions.