Why are so many company drivers switching over to Quality Leasing?

Have you made the jump and are you happy with snippets choice board

 

Stupid aoto correct lol

 

Ok, switching from company guy to lease. That's what companies prey on. UN suspecting drivers that are broke and angry about there pay. Looking to make there life better. So the company sells them on a pack lies about the lease program. Works out great for the company. They find a way to pay for the truck and get released of the liability of The truck and the driver. And get to make a huge pile of money. In short. Most of qualities trucks get leased about a 1000 times in 5 years. I view it as a pyramid scheme. Design to make the company money, by siphoning money out of people's pockets. 99 percent of lease purchase trucks are defaulted and repossessed or returned within a 2 months.

 

The reason I am doing well as an owner op. A real one. I come from the old days of trucking. Point being. I made real business relationships with brokers and shippers an receivers. Learned how to build business relationship and barter for loads. Major fleet trucking companies don't want drivers knowing how easy it is to start and build a trucking company. So when I bought my truck and trailer. I had 15 years worth of savings to start out on. Other wise known as capital. I also planned 15 years ago on start my own business. So over the years prior. I would read business books, tax books, and finance books plus I have always had people around me to discuss trucking business and stuff related to it. To help me. That's how I did it. Even know that I am on my own. I am still seeking advice and still learning.

 

The problem with averages and numbers in revenue is the assumption that your work ethic is equal to theirs

 

I agree! That is a problem. For instance. I am a very hard worker. The problem was,when I was a company driver. The people I worked with. Were lazy to say the least. Which affected me. I had rely on them for loads. The only reason I stayed. After talking to other drivers and listen to them whine about poor pay. I just figured that all office workers for trucking companies are lazy. So thankfully that's over. Here's the kicker part when I resigned. They could have cared less. They never even said thanks for the 15 years I gave them. Basically got don't let the door hit you on the way out. So hoodoo. I will never ever be another company driver again.

 

How long have you been on your own?

 

Leasing a truck from a company you drive for and Being a Owner Op is no way the same thing!!

 

I wouldn't be surprised if many companies sell the lease that way, "it's just like an OO without all the blah blah blah....and you know, we're really not looking for too many "company" drivers, we give the lease guys preference of course, so what do you think? $3100 a week regardless of your miles is a bargain isn't it?"

 

I have been on my own for a while now. It is a switch. What the truck grosses is $9000 a trip. I run up to the northwest and back. A trip takes 10 days. I do 3.5 trips a month legally. I still get 6 days at home a month. And I don't have to worry about having to listen to some whiney little fleet manager forcing me to leave when he wants me to. I get to setup or change delivery appointments to when I will be there. Helps the bottom line grow and remain stable. Don't think I will buy anymore trucks to have drivers run. Don't want that big of a headache.