let's talk fleet managers

Leasing is a great way for a new guy to become an o/o. No one said anything about it being a job on steroids, its more like a business on training wheels. Ive a background in business management. Ive ran businesses with more than 50 employees. Ive handled staffing, payroll, scheduling, labor cost control, training, inventory control, product cost control, loss prevention, and building maintenance. The amount of decisions involved in completing the above is mind boggling, it takes much much more skill than simply which route do i take and where do i fuel do i accept that load or pass. Leasing from an otr carrier is nowhere near as complicated as running a business in any other industry not in the same stratosphere not even close. Yet that doesnt stop folks from attempting to intimidate others by telling them about the complexities of running a lease business(on training wheels), all the while trying to boast themselves and what theyve done. Though i think the simplicity of a lease is a good thing for new guys looking to get into o/o. Sorry IP i dont mean hurt your pride here.

 

You can tell that to the bank then. The only thing I really deal with the leasing office any longer is that they are the contact point for my freight contract with Prime, and the handle my plates 'n permits.

So, Supertrucker, if this is so simple and easy, why is it only a handful are successful at it?

 

You've got plenty of support right here. Look back to the first posts... I even gave you a heads up about one of the FMs. You assume way too much- before you started going off, my only comment was jumping right from TnT to a lease is a bad idea, and there are a lot of reasons that this is true. But seeing that you've already figured the whole deal out, carry on. Don't forget... you've found the place to seek help... right here.

 

Pouring Coal, Glad to hear you are almost done and ready to hit the road. Good luck to you.

 

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Since I was a kid. Grandpa, uncles, cousins stepdad, all independents Means nothing , my Grandpa, uncles, cousins are / were surgeons and I can guarantee you would not want me to perform surgery on you. My son and nephew were around trucking all their lives and found out they still had a lot to learn when they started up their own company and they appreciated info given to them from others