Back on the road. Lease purchase with JB Hunt

It must be going around. Got nother acquaintance that just went threw same crap. Ain't trucking fun.

 

Its a rental. The key goal is to make the absolute most money possible with it. The cascadia evolution will be more efficient, so in theory should let you keep more of the money three truck earns.

But honestly id be looking very hard into why you don't have 7k built up after running a truck for six months. For comparison purposes: From the prior friday morning (about 9 am), to 330 pm this Friday (yesterday) my truck earned right at 8500, leaving just under 7500 on the settlements after fuel (i filled up twice totaling 1035ish). that's 8 days. Grossing 20k a month right now should be considered the absolute bare minimum, and 30k is should be the goal.

So why don't you have 7k after 6 months? Is it because the truck couldn't stay on the road and was eating you alive in repair bills? Or is it that your carrier doesn't give you fair market rates on the freight? Was it something you was doing? Is it a combination of the three? Before leasing another truck you need to have a hard look in the mirror and figure this one out.

 

I have driven both and each of them have their advantages and disadvantages. I am currently leasing a 2018 Cascadia Evo with the 12 speed automatic. I did not think I would like it and I did not at first but now I am liking it. Especially when I am in a city during rush hour traffic. It has plenty of room for me but it is a Freightliner.

The T680 had a 13 sp with heated leather seats and a swivel passenger seat. It also had a work table that would swing around which was nice and a fridge but I felt it was not as roomy as the Cascadia. The 680 had the paccar motor but it had more pulling power than the Cascadia. The KW did not get the fuel mileage that the Cascadia does either.
Also the KW had more options than the Cascadia.

On a side note since I have the truck leased on with a different carrier doing flat bed this particular Cascadia is not set up the way I would like and I am exploring different trucks when my lease is up.

These are only my opinions and I do not express any warranty implied or otherwise that these statements are to be taken as God's word.

 

$7k in 6 months of repairs is actually not bad at all. My classic that is now driven by one of my guys cost me nearly $12k in the first 3 months. The truck was 15 years old, with 1.1 on it (350k on major internal work). The point being, some trucks are going to be money pits forever, some for a while, others are unicorns. My '07 has been rather good to me (turbo that was under warranty not withstanding). The question is do you see a solid ROI after spending the money? As @spyder7723 asked, is the issue the truck, the contract, or both?