Want to avoid getting burned by a lease-purchase agreement?

Discussion in 'Lease Purchase Trucking Forum' started by rookietrucker, Dec 13, 2009.

  1. Triple Digit Bullhauler

    Triple Digit Bullhauler Heavy Load Member

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    Being paid every two weeks is not a bad thing. One must be able to learn to budget himself/herself. In all actuality it worked out great. The other two i did were John Christener (truck paid in full), and Hirschbach Motor Lines
     
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  3. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    No getting paid every two weeks isn't bad, but making $600-1300 every two weeks is bad
     
  4. Triple Digit Bullhauler

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    Not really. This is after truck payment, maintenance fund, fuel, expenses are taken out. I lived in the truck. So no real bills, other than those associated with the truck. Budgeting ones self is how to survive with lease purchase. I do not work for them, and have not for quite awhile. paid cash for my truck i own now. No payments.
     
  5. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    Ya it is really.
     
  6. truckon

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    No kidding.
     
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  7. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Not really? are you freaking kidding me? I worked four hours last week and netted more than what you think is good income on two weeks of work.

    I should book mark this post, it's a perfect example of why it's so much harder to get a decent rate today.
     
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  8. Triple Digit Bullhauler

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    Well, by standards of a lease purchase program. It was a paycheck. Unlike other L/P programs where you never see a paycheck. This was after all expenses were taken out that the Gross pay of 600-1300.00. So all the nay sayers can scoff at the pay, but too many times in a lease purchase there is no paycheck. This is why i own my own truck now, and have left the lease purchasing to the new drivers and those with bad credit. This was a company where a driver could actually make a check, and not be working thier tail off to just pay for a truck.
     
  9. spyder7723

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    Renegade, no matter how you spin it or justify it to yourself, it's horrible pay. That's literally half of a good company driver job, and the company driver gets matching 401k and health insurance on top of it.
     
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  10. petermiller21b

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    I would also agree with RickG, the best way to avoid getting burned is to never get involved with a lease. Instead of leasing I would prefer to get low-interest loans as I always do. I used to consult a lender called Truck Loan Center in Brampton who provides truck and trailer loans. If you are getting better interest rates, then getting a loan is the best choice.
     
  11. crzyjarmans

    crzyjarmans Road Train Member

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    Did he say $600. to $1300. every TWO weeks? not this guy!
     
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