Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

getting approved without truck

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by bbone, Sep 10, 2013.

  1. Sep 10, 2013 #1
    bbone

    bbone Bobtail Member

    29
    2
    Sep 14, 2011
    0
    Just wondering if you can be approved to lease on with a company without a truck, and then go and buy your truck? Trying to do that before I make the financial decision of buying a truck. I would hate to buy a truck and then cant get any work. Thanks for any help.
     
    bbone, Sep 10, 2013
    bbone, Sep 10, 2013
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Sep 10, 2013 #2
    Lucar

    Lucar Road Train Member

    1,396
    891
    Aug 22, 2012
    Texas
    0
    let the company know you're buying the truck. they'll give you a "job letter" for you to bring to the dealer where you are buying the truck, it helps with financing. you can't sign a lease until there's paperwork on a truck on your name and a vin number attached to all that.
     
    Lucar, Sep 10, 2013
    Lucar, Sep 10, 2013
    #2
    BigBadBill Thanks this.
  4. Sep 10, 2013 #3
    SlowPoke44magnum

    SlowPoke44magnum Medium Load Member

    407
    519
    May 3, 2009
    Walbridge,Ohio
    0
    This....
    Tri-State expediting told my wife & I that they would give us a letter of intent (their intent to sign us on) to take to our bank/dealer to buy the truck.
     
    SlowPoke44magnum, Sep 10, 2013
    SlowPoke44magnum, Sep 10, 2013
    #3
  5. Sep 10, 2013 #4
    BigBadBill

    BigBadBill Bullishly Optimistic

    4,599
    4,439
    Oct 2, 2010
    Chattanooga, TN
    0
    Yes, but be careful of the company. Most will need to rerun MVR if it is more than a couple weeks but some dump you back in the pool. I have taken calls from many drivers that were approved, nothing added to MVR and 4 weeks later no job.
     
    BigBadBill, Sep 10, 2013
    BigBadBill, Sep 10, 2013
    #4
    bbone Thanks this.
  7. Sep 10, 2013 #5
    Passin Thru

    Passin Thru Road Train Member

    1,918
    565
    Mar 8, 2007
    VA
    0
    If they don't take you, Bruce Oakley will.
     
    Passin Thru, Sep 10, 2013
    Passin Thru, Sep 10, 2013
    #5
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.