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Discussion in 'Lease Purchase Trucking Forum' started by SamTheMan, Jul 6, 2013.

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  1. SamTheMan

    SamTheMan Light Load Member

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    You have no business being a O/O at this point. Stay a company driver. You do not have the basic business skills to succeed at this time. You will most likely fail.
     
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    i beg to differ
     
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    Wow you feel your an expert why???
     
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    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    Although really tempting at times to say this, I always resisted myself.
    Reading through the Prime threads (as an example), and hearing how @$1k a week is a fortune for a "O/O", I just crack up.
    I cant think of any other industry, where someone who has no clue about being in business, or the industry as a whole, can go and buy a business with no money down etc.
    Would love to see a bank managers face if 90% of the flease operators walked in and asked to borrow a swift $130k to buy a truck, when they have been driving a whopping 12 months....and wouldn't know a profit and loss statement from a bar of chocolate.
    Same goes for working on them, if you cant do basic maintenance/repairs, you have no business owning one, just IMO of course.
    Wait in line to get a bulb changed? Idiotic.

    Like I said, just my .02 and dont mean to make anyone cry or get all defensive.
    Think it's getting to the point of needing a flease operator section, separate from the owner operator section.

    Martin
     
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    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    After your ONE year of driving? I'll take that for what it's worth...

    40 years in the industry, I say he has a pretty good idea, and like quite a few of us, is getting sick of reading about all the flease operator wannabee's that think they know everything, after a year of holding a steering wheel.
    The biggest winners by far in flease deals, are the trucking companies. Period.

    Martin
     
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    In my opinion the problem is this new entitlement generation's attitude. The twentysomethings who feel they don't need to work hard for a goal. But I digress....

     
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    Are you an O/O?
     
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    Money + CDL expierence does not = success. You still have to have some business skills.

    L\P through company does not = failure.
     
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    I politely have to disagree with you. Im 24 this month and am on my 2nd new truck 1 old. Why? Because i run my rear off every day every week. I stay away from lease purchas tho ;)
     
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    Motor Carrier with 5 employee trucks and 3 leased O/O's
     
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