jtrnr,

it has to be the way they present the rate per mile to these drivers...starting pay at $.98/mile versus $.31/per mile. That is all I can figure.

Secondly, they can't have a clue as to what it costs to operate a rig WITH NO EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE costs mostless when something breaksdown.

If I am off with my brief example please strighten me out.

Say a $1 per mile. You have a great week and you drive 3000 miles. You just grossed, THAT IS GROSSED, $3000 for the week.

But what did it cost you to operate that truck for the week? At 6 MPG, you burned 500 gallons of fuel...at $2.85 per gallon less fuel surcharge of say 34%, you just spent 3000 x $1.88 or almost $1000 on FUEL ALONE!!!

Now you are down to $2000 left. Lets say that you had to replace a couple of tires at $400 each. Now you are down to $1200.

You haven't eaten a bite, you've not performed any other maintenance on the truck. You haven't sent Mama a dime to pay the bills.

What happens when (not if, because we know it will happen eventually) the transmission or AC or water pump goes out?

What happens when you only get 2000 miles for the week? Or when fuel prices get back to $4/gal.

I just don't see it on a good day.

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Your right drivers see .93 mi and figure 2500-3000 miles and think it's good money so they sign that lease. Then they get their settlements and say what do mean I have to pay for this and that. The only way run a truck is to buy one outright. If buy a used one, you better make sure you have at least 10,000 - 20,000 in the bank to repair it.

I was with them in the lease for 9 whopping months but I never had any problem getting other shops to work on my truck..hell you are paying for it what the hell do they care... I never let those cowboys touch my truck...I was told early on to never let them even do a pm on the truck as one driver told me after his was done he checked the oil and had to add another gallon to level it off!! Oh yeah..let them mess up your new truck

You still haven't figured out the TransAm lease yet have you? NOT A LEASE! It's a rental or actually a SUB LEASE!Not tax deductible either so you are in a loose loose situation! READ THE THING or call OOIDA and ask them! LOLOL

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