48, We Have A Problem....

As I'm sure many of you are aware of, my plan was to escape trucking come January 5th. However, it appears that time may have to be pushed out a year.

My wife is going to have to endure some medical treatments just recently approved by the government, and unfortunately not covered by insurance (at least not at the present time). My intended career pursuit has evolved more slowly than I had hoped and planned for several reasons. All this combined means another year of travel.

My lease is up Jan. 5th. Given that I have zero desire for this to turn into a multi-year detour and therefore do not wish to purchase a truck, it looks like I'm headed for a one-year lease. I still need the scheduling freedom and refuse to be a company hand, and have made sufficient income as a L/O to keep me and Mrs.48 satisfied.

Certainly not what I had hoped for, but life is a series of twists and turns. BTW, any other suggestions are welcomed.

 

I'm there now. Started 1/5/15, so I'm wrapping up a 3-year lease.

 

I need to contact my rep tomorrow anyway. Guess I'll find out then. Thanks for the heads up.

 

No...there's a residual at lease end. Too much for that truck though. Way too much. A new lease would be the way I'd go as the expenses would be nearly identical. And I agree with the learning curve if I jumped ship. I'm looking at this as a temporary setback and have no intention of driving into my 60s. I'll be 57 in November.

 

Well, if that's the case, I may have to think about it.