Stevens Lease Op questions

One final note. The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Also supposed to be funny.

 

APU repairs, I took the time to take it to the Thermo King Dealer that installs all the units on Stevens trucks... Have had NO troubles since. All covered under warranty.

If you read the lease, it states that they will charge you for all costs associated with returning the truck to their determination of saleability. IE you will pay for tire wear, clutch wear, scratches, paint pealing, missing screws, a new drivers seat, the list goes on and on... my itemized list was 9 pages...

Bonnie and I set up an account to pay it down quickly.

Something I truly think needs to be made more clear to the new drivers, but I also know it won't be.

 

Isn't that true of all warranty.

 

I wasn't that lucky to be in general vicinity of that particular TK. And if my APU breaks in Florida, sure as hell I won't drive all the way to Texas to get it fixed.

I've read the lease very thoroughly. I knew I'll have to pay clutch and tires wear even though I disagree with that because we are charged for wear and tear by mile anyway.
I just didn't think it will be THAT much! Both steers were 3 weeks old. And nothing was wrong with the truck mechanically. They didn't put it out of service at bay 11...

EDIT: I also think Stevens charging way too much for a "lease". I say "lease" because it's more rent that lease. For $685/wk I'm renting a truck I have to pay all expenses. Stevens responsibility is pretty close to zero. And I don't even have an option to keep the truck.

They are charging us double for wear and tear. I think $685/wk should cover that quite comfortably and still leave a truckload of profit for Stevens.
They aren't Fortune 500 company for their "socialist" behavior though, are they?

 

Shows just how well you read and UNDERSTOOD the lease... you have the option of purchasing the truck upon completion of the lease, with 30 days written notice, and you will pay market value for the truck.

Returning the truck to a saleability condition has NOTHING to do with out of service. Has NOTHING to do with bay 11, but with the shop in the trailer building on the hill.

You claimed the APU broke 6 times... All in Florida? You had a chance when in dallas to take it the TK dealer that understands APU's.. Oh but the miles are more important to you.

Shows how much you don't understand about a lease... a lease is RENT.

Thank god they are not a socialist company giving my hard work to the lazy people, but allow those who work smart to keep the fruits of their labor.

Your attitude shows, me me me, and more me, and if I can't get it, they need to give it to me... It is all the companies fault, and nothing you do is wrong.

No wonder you have trouble at home, not being there, money troubles, burning it up and out the stacks.. and I sure hope you change companies before you get caught with your false logs showing 700 miles a day.

 

You answers make me laugh. You don't even realize how funny in your ignorance you are. So AFTER I complete the lease (almost $17,000) I am ALLOWED to purchase some old overpriced POS with 500,000 miles on it (because they don't sell newer trucks so I won't b able to keep mine). That's what I call "bargain"! ROTFL

What saleability are you talking about. They gave it to another Alliance driver right away. There were no scratches, no physical damage whatsoever. Ran like a clockwork.

No not everytime in Florida. But ALWAYS far away from Dallas. All TK dealer SHOULD understand APU's. How am i supposed to know which one does and which one doesn't?? Your arguments are silly.

Ok. If I rent a house or anything else for that matter, how come I don't have to pay wear and tear and if something breaks, landlord will come over (or will send someone) and fix it free of charge?

Lazy people? Do you even know what are you talking about? You are so brainwashed by watching FOX that you are not even able to see what's really going on!

And this is DIRECT contradiction of your above comment.
Isn't me me me and more me the whole idea of capitalism? You, as a conservative, should understand it the best.
Why should I care about well being of the owner of the company I'm working for? He does pretty good job doing that himself.
Now let me ask you a question. How much is enough? How many houses one need? How many Bentleys? How many millions of dollars one needs?
Aaron's family is taken care of for many generations over. Would it be unthinkable to give just a little back to the people who have gotten him there?
All about Aaron's attitude is me me me and more me.

All my 700 miles runs were logged perfectly legal. If they weren't, compliance would jump on my butt like it was Olympics discipline.

 

Very well said,I meant no disrespect.

 

Liberal is defined as tolerant, broadminded, and favoring reform and progress...so I'm proud to be a liberal myself, ... By the way, you already enjoy all the benefits of socialism like; libraries, public school, fire depts, police depts, and social security.... You are the same people who complain about paying taxes and then simulataneously complain about how lousy schools are. You've just been endoctrinated to believe that somehow you will become as rich as these CEOs and if you don't, you lack initiative or don't work hard enough...this company works in favor of those at the top and we are all just drones in the hive...enjoy your scraps guys and be satisfied with what you've got, you soooo right.

 

Now where did $17,000 come from? 2 year lease is closer to $56,000. You call the truck you got out of a 2 year old pos, yet claim nothing was wrong with it. Also shows just how little you know about a diesel engine or a truck.

See Above...contradictions again It does not matter who they sold it too, or leased it too, it is stated right in your lease that you read, understood and signed.

Why??? Not all TK dealers have been trained on APU's... again asking Pat or ED, or a call to the TK and you would know.

All depends on how the rental agreement is written. Same with the lease.

DO you? I don't watch FOX.

I do not care what the Aaron's have or don't have, and your stupidity about capitalism shows in this paragraph. and to answer your question, how much is enough, nothing is every enough.. striving to improve, to grow, is an important corner stone to capitalism. Your are jealous. He does give back, by providing you a paying job!!! and an opportunity to better yourself. You agreed to work for the pay offered, you want more, then learn to negotiate.

Not under the new interpretations from the DOT.



You get out of this job what you put into it... You believe Miles is the answer, and now are complaining about how successful the Aarons are. Truck driving as a company driver is about the miles... as a lease driver, it is about operating each mile as profitably as one can. Something you clearly do not understand, and will not admit.