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I do not drive but have read thread after thread on JCT and USX. Stay away from USX. The miles will be down whereas with JCT you'll do fine.

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I might try and play a little devils advocate.

That lease payment seems awfully high, when you consider it's a 5 year lease. I thought it was 3 years, for some reason. Either way...

I could buy a used $60M tractor on a 3 year note at 13% interest and it'd come out to $467 a week. If you jack the interest rate up to 30%, the payment is still less than $600 a week. The tractor would be mine after 3 years, and I wouldn't be beholden to one company and have to give up the truck if I left.

However, I recognize not everyone can qualify for a loan, especially in this economy, but it's just food for thought. I think one advantage you might have with JCT would be a dedicated dispatch team. You know what you're going to get paid per mile (you're not dealing w/ brokers) and the lanes are pretty consistent, as are the miles. I just think, if I'm spending that much money on a lease (basically buying my own truck) I want to have a little more freedom in terms of what truck I can have and be able to refuse a load. (better stop, I'm about to start going back and forth w/ myself on here, and no one wants to read that).

Nevertheless, LMB seems to be doing a great job, and I hope the miles stay up. If I may ask a question, what do you do about health insurance? Do you have a Health Savings Account? That'd be a pretty big concern of mine.

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I'm sorry, I should have mention that the payment I quoted included all costs, insurance, qualcom, health insurance for me and my wife , escrow account for maintainence,etc.....It will drop $131.00 after the side note, and performance bond is paid. So my truck payment is around $500.00 for a 2007 Freightliner Classic XL with 200K warranty left as of today. And my lease has 3.5 years. And I can refuse loads if I don't want it, plus I got the truck that my wife wanted
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lmb

How are the trucks speced

Like your classic

What's your mpg in the classic

So your total fixed costs are around 800 to 850 not counting fuel correct
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lmb

How are the trucks speced

Like your classic

What's your mpg in the classic

So your total fixed costs are around 800 to 850 not counting fuel correct
If you are asking speed, mine runs 75
MPG depending on weight between 5.8 and 6.7
Correct on the total cost not counting fuel
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then 131 drops off after

side note ( what's that)?

Preformance bonus ( I know what that is but how much)?

Truck spec = like gauges interior etc

Apu y or n

Does apu have shore power ? Plug in for microwave etc

Thanks again

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What kind of miles u figure to get solo before u go full team with your wife

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Thanks for the info LBM. Please keep the info coming, a couple of us will be starting orientation in mid January and could use all the info we can get. I myself was debating back and forth between USX and JCT but LandShark makes a good point on which way the threads point and he seems to have completed his homework so like him I’m going to start with JCT on the 26th. LMB what kind of miles are they giving you now? And in your option what will the average driver take-home after normal deductions and monies put away for taxes?
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then 131 drops off after

side note ( what's that)?

Preformance bonus ( I know what that is but how much)?

Truck spec = like gauges interior etc

Apu y or n

Does apu have shore power ? Plug in for microwave etc

Thanks again

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What kind of miles u figure to get solo before u go full team with your wife

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Side note= down payment. Not all leases have them

Performance bonus=$25.00 per wek for 40 weeks

Truck specs on JCT web site
APU yes
AC power plug yes

miles=pretty much all you want
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LandShark keep in touch when you start and let me know how things look when you get to the terminal on the 19th and how things are looking through orientation thats if you still have internet access...
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I like what I hear

Are they pretty easy going as far as dispatch
Hometime etc
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If you are asking speed, mine runs 75
MPG depending on weight between 5.8 and 6.7
Correct on the total cost not counting fuel
MPG....Ouch!

Have a KW W900 than can get 7 mpg in the mountains...trust me she flat out runs pass your magical 75 and I can still beat you mpg, but then again I spec my rig.

Sorry kids haven't seen a fleece program I've ever been happy with. Helped more than one driver who has been in a fleece program. If you really think it's benefiting you then push hasn't come to shove yet....

But if you're happy....then so be it but if fuel rises back up to $4 something a gallon let me know how it goes.
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