I talked to a TransAm L/O last week - he said that the 5 year lease he signed last month was walk-away. You might be fine to just turn the truck in.

It's also possible that you have a bad FM. Contacting someone in the company at a management / executive level may get some results.

Originally Posted by Jackofalltrades1977

I was told again today that you can walk away from the lease unpenalized with 14 days notice. This wasn't a lease rep but a guy who made, net 141k as a L/O.

Gotta call BS on that...

Originally Posted by Jackofalltrades1977

I'd take a hot pink truck before I'd lease.

Me too,a hot pink with green pokadots,lol

Originally Posted by pattyj

Me too,a hot pink with green pokadots,lol

HOTT !!!!

Originally Posted by bigdogpile

HOTT !!!!

I see it as long as it gets me from point A to point B,does'nt matter.Drivers are too picky.But I am curious about 1 thing,do drivers get to pick the trk they want if they lease or does the company control that like everything else?

I hope its a walkaway lease if not and you cnt get out of it you might have to try and get a job somwere else and then quit its going to be on your dac but youll have a job to support your family definatly return the truck though you dnt want abandonment for it then unfortunatly you have a 10000 dollar learning expierence

Originally Posted by GYPSYGUY

I got my CDL at my College. Was proud to do something to support my family as opposed to just have a JOB....`I had a trainer that liked to leave his pee bottles next to my face as I slept(waking up to it on my pillow most mornings), slept or played games more then teach, loud music and games as I slept but wanted complete silence as I drove. Now I know this was his truck, but seriously??? No one taught him any manners! Telling me not to kill him but not allowing me to sleep...Gee I am surprised my sleep deprivation didnt get us both. But I held on thinking it was all worth it in the end. My trainer kept asking me why I wanted company, telling me I will not make any money as a company driver. Laughing with other l/o on the phone saying yeah I got a comp riding with me. When I finally got back to Kansas terminal to test, the O/O man came in with his fancy suit. Telling everyone who doesnt sign Lease will drive a Purple truck..Who wants a purple truck. Then promising miles, we will take care of you, home time etc. They sold me. I ended up signing the lease.

First week 780 take home, 2nd week 634 take home, 3rd week NEGATIVE, 4th week, NEGATIVE....Ummmm yeah. I can make more home on Stamps and ssi/unemployment then working. I came here for a job and well pay...I did not expect to work for a truck and fees....I have rent, children to feed, power/water..I cant even get health insurance for my children to see a doctor.. Selling sperm pays more right now. I keep requesting loads and they say we are searching. No preplan. etc. etc.. Sent me home 3 days early and gave me a load where I had to sit for 3 days so I had barely 900 miles. Yeah they really are trying my patience.

If I quit before 90 days they say I will owe them 10,000. I dont know what to do. Rent and other bills come like clockwork. If I dont get some miles now, Come May, my wife and kids will be on the streets and I cannot let that happen. And she cannot work because daycare for 4 kids will kill us. Thats all she will work for, daycare for her, truck for me...So whats the point in working being gone when neither one of us brings home bill and food money. My dispatcher never responds and when he does, he is hours late.

And now I am at risk of owing more then 10,000 and never being able to work for a trucking company with a cdl I worked so hard to get....T/A definetly won a scam on me. Now I am in between calling it quits or sticking it in hoping they will give me enough miles the next week...I am not asking for 4000/5000 miles. Just a weekly 2500-3000 would be enough, but all I get is 1000 if not 1400....This is not working at all.

I would recommend leasing from C R England. They are a company ran by "trustworthy" mormons/morons.