Schneider National---Seriously Considering Van Driving then possibly a lease purchase.

Okay, should have used probably in there.

However considering what almost every new IC has posted here, and what I hear in when at the GB terminal, it's usually 1,100 a week.

 

which is substantially less than

 

I've always heard between 1100 and 1300 (rounding up). Though depending on the specific truck and the specific LEASE agreement I could see potentially higher rates.......maybe.

 

My current financial responsibility (with a lease that started in January, 2015) is about $1030 per week...truck payment, registration, insurance) on my 15 Cascadia. Obviously a bit higher now with a new truck. I'd say $1100 is a good figure to use if you're putting pen to paper.

 

Not after insurance.

 

Wow.... so, like 57,ooo/year to basically rent a truck. Is that a good deal? Im a new guy and that just doesn't seem like you can make any money with that over your head. Is there something that im missing here?

 

Fixed expenses with an SFI truck and all insurance through SNI are around 1100 a week, +/- 50 depending on the truck.

Some ICs will contribute an additional amount, usually 3 to 5 hundred a week, to a separate account, in order to pay off the buy out at lease end.

 

In my own case (and I know I'm in the minority here), it's not all about the bucks. After 20 years of trucking, I'm about 18 months from being debt-free at age 57 1/2. Wife has a good job with good benes, and I'm on her plan. Our house is paid for, and we have a rental house we break even on.

But for me, it's about taking time off when and where I want to. I live in SC, and my family is in SoCal. Frankly, another ten grand a year wouldn't make a lot of difference for me. And quite honestly, I'm tired of chasing miles for the sake of making 75k a year. I refuse to pull ultra-cheap loads unless needed to get me to a specific locale. And local is not an option for me. I'm not beholden to any dispatcher, only my financial obligations. I escrow money each week for down time and taxes. So for me, it does exactly what I need it to do.

 

I pay less than that

 

instead of opining on something you obviously know nothing about, why not use that time to read and learn.