Loan at 25%?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by 8-j, Jan 23, 2014.

  1. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    I was going to suggest looking in a mirror... there has to be a sign.
     
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  3. Emulsified

    Emulsified Road Train Member

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    Is this a 'handshake' loan with Guido?
    25%? Are you serious? Can you say 'sexually molested in an extraordinary way'?
    Run as fast as you can the other way!
     
  4. haycarter

    haycarter Road Train Member

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    I agree,

    But, The fact the OP has asked the Question.

    Indicated he needs ALL the help he can get...

    Besides if he doesn't have his personal affairs in order,

    He'll NEVER make it as Business Owner.....
     
  5. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    What company is this?? Swift!?
     
  6. DLC

    DLC Bobtail Member

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    For every thousand dollars you borrow, you are paying the company 1250.00 for the privilege of owning one of their trucks they obviously don't need, or want anymore. Sounds like a win for the company. You make payments to them at an inflated rate for a while, and then if freight slows down and you can't afford the payment they get the truck back to do it all over again with someone else. Sounds like the perfect business model. A five year loan on 80 grand @ 25% simple annual interest rate will cost you $180,000.00
     
  7. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    5 years at 80,000 @25% is 60,886 in interest or 140,886 in total payments. I doubt a 4-5!year old used truck will be 80k and I doubt it will be financed for 5 years.
     
  8. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    I wouldn't doubt that for a second from a company offering interest at 25%.
     
  9. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    tell them you need 102% of the line haul.
     
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  10. 8-j

    8-j Light Load Member

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    To answer a lot of peoples' questions - the 25% loan is the company's owner operator program. At least that's how I've heard it works. Super high rate, but no credit check, and you work for them at 72% of freight (pulling their trailers.)

    I was considering it because it seems like it would be better than fleece operator, but if 25% is higher than most truck owners pay, then it's probably a lot worse than fleece. With fleece, it's possible to find short contracts, where you're finishing the fleece in a year. If I buy a truck this way, then I own it until I pay it off.

    If 25% is a high rate, then that tells me that probably freight prices are not going to be high enough to keep up with it.
     
  11. baha

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    If you get to drive the same truck you will buy for 3 mo. you can CK. fuel mi. out then after 3 mo. you will know more.
     
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