Crst malone

can someone tell me more about CRST Malone L/P program and you you think it's worth the risk and time

 

I would not want to do any lease purchase program. I don't think any of them are worth it. I have looked at CRST Malone's program. It has been some time ago. As far as LP programs, it looked like it was better than some I have seen. I spoke with one LP driver a few months ago. He told me that he only cleared about $300/week after everything was paid. He leased his truck and trailer from CRST Malone. Granted, freight was slow at the time, but that isn't much money.

 

I wouldn't do it, even if I was interested in LP. Let me look over the packet again, and I'll pick the details apart for you.

 

Well pick away..I make great money every week, get home every weekend, and have no complaints.

 

I got some information on it, but I left it in Co. Springs. So, without having that available, the reasons off the top of my head why I wouldn't are:

The .08/mile which goes into the maintenance account... refundable to you if you own a truck and lease on, but apparently not if you're leasing one?

Used trucks from entry level carriers, which you have no say in which one you get.

Agents shops report a lot of difficulty accessing the maintenance account funds with lease operators, which makes a lot of them less than eager to do work on LP trucks.

From what I've seen, the quality of CRST Malone trailers tends to be a bit of a crapshoot, and are limited to 48' flats. As is, I can pull flats, steps, or a manual detach RGN.

Forced dispatch. Sorry, but I'm not playing that game, least of all on a truck I'm paying for. I'm not prone to turning down loads, but if I do, you can rest assured I have a #### good reason for it, and I'm not having some desk jockey tell me that I don't, and I'll take that load or else.

I'll need to review that information I received again, but I have a few personal reasons, as well.

I could buy a 96 WIA64 with 220k on a rebuilt 3406E right now at a very good price if I wished to. Why this would appeal to me over the LP trucks - it's a one owner/one operator truck, being sold by a guy I know and I know how he drives and maintains that truck. It's not a fleet truck I don't know the history of, and I know it's a solid truck.

My return to OTR is not going to be a long term thing - as I've said before, I'm a sitework driver, not a road driver - I'm just running OTR as a means to an end.

If I were to pay for a truck, I expect to be able to lease it on with whoever I #### well please, and not be bound to one company.

 

I have two former Maverick drivers/friends and they are doing very well with it. Only complaint is the trailers.

 

I just leased my truck on with Coretrans out of Somerset, KY and love it. I'm averaging $1.50 a mile 3000 + miles a week and home every weekend. Call their recruiter if you want a job and tell them "trucker man" referred you so I get the bonus!! 1-800-422-4799

 

A whole $1.50/mile? Where do I sign up? Quick! I need to buy a truck!

 

Didn't you make another post where you claimed that you were making $1.65/mile?