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<p>[QUOTE="bbmyls2go, post: 211877, member: 2498"]I THINK, they are making a reference to not sign a lease contract with the company. If you are new to the business some companies will try to sugarcoat the seriousness of entering into a contract to lease or buy a truck from them. They will try to get you to sign on to lease a truck (and then contract it back to them) because that makes you a contract driver and saves THEM money! </p><p>If your are new, I would suggest it is always better to learn the ropes as a company driver. If you are new to the business you have a lot to learn, maybe several years of running someone else's truck as a company driver, before you can have a true grasp of the costs of running your own rig.</p><p>Don't make the mistake of leasing in your first job.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bbmyls2go, post: 211877, member: 2498"]I THINK, they are making a reference to not sign a lease contract with the company. If you are new to the business some companies will try to sugarcoat the seriousness of entering into a contract to lease or buy a truck from them. They will try to get you to sign on to lease a truck (and then contract it back to them) because that makes you a contract driver and saves THEM money! If your are new, I would suggest it is always better to learn the ropes as a company driver. If you are new to the business you have a lot to learn, maybe several years of running someone else's truck as a company driver, before you can have a true grasp of the costs of running your own rig. Don't make the mistake of leasing in your first job.[/QUOTE]
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