Company Leasing question.

Crete Carrier and Shaffer Trucking accept qualified student drivers who have successfully completed schooling at an approved school .
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Sine you plan to be an owner-operator in the future, become a member of www.ooida.com now.
This is a business website for the owner-operator. You can learn a lot there.
www.OOIDA.com

 

A bit of real advice, drive for at least two to five years and learn as much as you can.

Then consider your own truck.

We have too many jumping into this and failing, something like 85%.

 

I have a cousin that went threw PRIME's lease to own, he has been away from PRIME now for several years, still has the tractor, second engine and trans, but its still rollin. Just remember a lease purchase is about getting you a tractor that will be yours if and when you complete it, not about anything else, if you decide to do it, run hard get your tractor paid off.
Get your license, some experience, then decide a year down, hate to see you sign a lease then hate what your doing. They almost all claim to be walk away leases, but there's a maintenance account that you get back what you dont spend, and they refirb the tractor everything you damage gets replaced out of the maintenance fund before you get you last check. Also check out Christener in OK City, they have a decent lease to own, Schneiders isn't too bad. Do your homework, grasshopper, then you will see, you will.

 

Personally I would never fleet lease through a company. The better way to own a truck IMO is that all the money that is earned via the truck should go into a business type bank account. From that you need to figure what you are worth for a reasonable income. The rest should stock pile and DO NOT TOUCH IT FOR PERSONAL GAINS! To me, the income should not be more than an average of 15% of gross income. This can change after the truck is yours.

 

Good Advise

 

Remember, part of the headache to owning is. At some point the old truck wont be worth it to repair. Either it gets wrecked or has a catastrophic failure. Yet the account should have maintained the balance to replace the truck while out on the road. Costs of repairs can mount very quickly. Granted you will have insurance. Yet insurance takes time. The load your under may not wait. Otherwise good luck. I hope you make it.

 

I’d go with Schneider.
Used to they wanted new guys to drive 6 months then eligible to swap to lease if that’s what you wanted, plus you can pick your freight.
Prime you take what they give you