Central Refrigerated Truck Stop

Thanks for you replies guys, but it is ok. I am fine with constructive criticism. I can only give the info that I have seen. Based on my experience and that of others that I have known.
In some ways the lease looks to be a very good deal. The lease payments are pretty standard. About the same as you would pay when leasing any equipment like that. So in that regard central is not off base.
It is some of the add on costs that are what kill lease OP's. Not the payments. And the fact that the rates are rather low. But again, that is pretty standard from many of these company's. So again, that is not a slam on Central.
The risk to reward factor is just rather narrow from the start. So it does not take much to put a driver under. Especially when the company holds all the control.
I really hope that racusa did not see my post as a slam on him. And really it was not a slam on central either. But more of a slam on what I see as a shady business practice that has become way to prevalent in the industry. Especially in starter company's.

 

I have always taken heed to CD and you amongst others experiences and conclusions. My original response was to Scully on the exaggerations and myths part, then CD jumped on it so I responded to him. I do not disagree with what you guys and many others said about failure when leasing.

I was going to train for greedy reasons thinking I could monitor the stock market and trade full time while in the pass seat training, but hearing some of the headaches and horror stories from ex trainers I will pass and stick with my solo bliss. I don't need to train so why be sleep deprived and risk accident or injury along with the extra maint costs.

You were a trainer and couldn't make it work so I have to ### u me the miles for a trainer aren't all that good and what I have heard from another trainer. That factored into my decision to bail out of the trainer part.

I too want to own my own truck as yourself so trying to get into that position but I have to learn the biz. Being a L/O is a way to simulate what an O/O has to deal with so combined with leasing due to not wanting to leave this fleet, I will try to see this through. If things change I may have bail too.

I will try to not back up leasing anymore, my fingers are tired even though I type 53wpm.

If you stayed company for Central would you have trained?
Was training as bad as I have heard?
Thanks

I ran over 11k miles for my trainer so you would have profited well if they could have found your name. I knew I would like it after sleeping well 1st night in a moving truck and hating every second in the right seat. That alone goes against liking training.

 

Thanks and ouch at the same time.

 

This driver couldn't find an empty and called his DM to get my load assigned to him. There was no double booking or missed unassignment. He saw the preloaded trailer and tried to get it unassigned from me and assigned to him.. As I said I am rolling and he was sitting.

 

That sucks! I'm so glad he didn't get it unassigned from you - I would have had serious questions about the 'process' if he succeeded. Not that I don't have questions/concerns as it is - LOL!

 

To clarify the $200k is gross vs $50k before income taxes so $150k is costs. Getting 25% of gross is a sad fact of leasing. I think CD missed what I was implying with the $200k mention.

 

Getting a weekend dispatcher to do anything is a chore all by itself, but having one go against my dispatcher seems to be something not desired..

I am happy he didn't succeed a well.. I would have hated trying to back my truck out of butt...

 

LOL - I want pictures!!