Schneider choice program orientation and getting truck Schneider finance

I like Schneider, but that's quite funny. They're so confident in the truck they think it will last until Friday, not being driven, without breaking down.

Seriously, good luck with it. I wouldn't touch a 2009 truck myself, but there's no reason to think one from SFI would be any worse than from anywhere else.

 

If it's an '09, and it's CAT powered, you'd be wise to pass this truck up. '08 and up CAT's are the worst engines to own due to constant emissions problems. The base engine itself isn't bad, but the DPF and CGI systems are constant nightmares. It's tough enough to make a go of it in a lease purchase program, and if you try to do it with an '08+ CAT engine, you WILL go broke.

 

What are your payments a week? I thought about doing the choice program an getting one of those new evolutions myself. Sweet looking ride and boasts 10 mpg! Serious money savings right there.

 

It's 798 for the truck and 100 for maint so that's 898 for the truck and when you figure in all the insurance and Etc its gonna be about $1200 a week. I go to schneider Monday so I can give u the actual amount then

 

Even at 1200 a week, if you ran 2500 miles a week at .90 + .39 fuel surcharge that's still a net of 2000 if I do my math correctly. Even if ya take off another 500 for misc stuff that's still a net of 1500 a week. That's about double what I make now as a company driver.

 

The 1200 is only for truck note and insurance.. You still gotta add about 1200 for fuel.

 

Plus I don't plan on moving freight that cheap with % my min would be 1.40 and that's if it's a light load and puts me in a good area for a better paying load

 

I thought if you don't have experience as a o/o then you had to start on the mileage program.

 

It depend on where you live if they have pick your freight available but yeah you can do % right off the back.