Back on the road. Lease purchase with JB Hunt

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  1. UturnGirl

    UturnGirl Road Train Member

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    My thoughts exactly.
     
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  3. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    you'll be fine, you have what John Wayne called "True Grit".
     
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  4. UturnGirl

    UturnGirl Road Train Member

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    I try to not be stupid but sometimes stupid just sneaks up on me.
     
  5. Wickedfire77

    Wickedfire77 Road Train Member

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    So what’s your plan of attack?
     
  6. UturnGirl

    UturnGirl Road Train Member

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    A lot of moving parts because basically I'm down to pnuts in the bank and I'm a long way from home. I think what's going to happen is this: Drop the lease and tell them to recover their piece of junk from the freightliner shop. JB says they're insisting it does not cost me a single dollar more. Not even recovery fee cuz Bcl did not fulfill their end. Then I rent a car. Load up my stuff from the truck and my fur babies and drive to Lowell AR and choose a lease truck off the lot and go back to work. Bada boom. Now the problem is don't have enough cash or credit yet to pay deposit and car rent but I have a feeling Jb will be willing to help with that. Gonna "rent" a brand new truck for 4 year lease and at end of lease look around for a local company driver gig. 3 maybe 4 days a week and plant petunias on my days off. Now that's what I hope will happen. What will really happen? I guess I will find out Monday.
     
  7. Wickedfire77

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    Best of fortune to you
     
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  8. dunchues

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    I think you're right, it's time to cut it's throat and get out of it for sure, but you chose it in the first place knowing it was not a cared for example. You've chosen to get six months into this dog soaking up your cash before coming to your senses a bit late in the day it seems, that's why some of the advice you're getting isn't to your taste; sadly you have to accept responsibility here.
    You seem to have the moral high ground with jb and you appear to have all the tools to use their goodwill to your advantage which is great.
    A new truck will for sure cost you a lot less downtime and you seem to be a hard grafter when your truck let's you be one so for my money it's the right thing to do no question.
    It isn't important what colour or equipment level or personal desirabily boxes are ticked right now, your eye is off the ball. One of those trucks is known to have a longer lived more long term reliable engine with better fuel consumption than the other, and an entire drive train built around fuel economy. I can't understand why you don't work out the hard numbers, ( the weekly cost to rent plus estimated fuel and maintenance) and make a BUSINESS decision.
    Make the right one, keep on job's good side, work hard, and all this will be a memory before Xmas.
    Good luck
     
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  9. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    How much verifiable experience do you have?
     
  10. UturnGirl

    UturnGirl Road Train Member

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    Weekly lease is identical. Amenities that matter to me are the same. Big difference is the auto vs manual..I hate auto... plus I am so sick of freightliner shops I could spit molten nails. I have no reason to have a higher expectation of kenworth shops so I may be responding emotionally there. I really like the dd15 but have heard good things about the x15 cummins. Fuel mileage difference is a factor but that is affected by weight and pull power. It seems like I pull a lot of uphill heavy for JB so I gotta think about that. Am I making a business decision? yes. Have I researched web? Yes. Am I asking your opinion between the two choices? You bet your sweet bippy. Your experience is priceless.
    Thank you.
     
  11. UturnGirl

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    13 years Dave.
     
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