Is it better to lease from a company or stay as a company driver?

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  1. rbinion

    rbinion Bobtail Member

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    Is it better to lease from a company or stay as a company driver?
     
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  3. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    It is way better to stay a company driver than to enter into any kind of lease/purchase agreement, imo.
     
  4. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    Lease of coarse, it saves the company some on truck maintenence and driver pay.
     
  5. sidrambill

    sidrambill Light Load Member

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    Just Google Fleece Purchase.
     
  6. Gdog66223

    Gdog66223 Road Train Member

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    Depends on who your trying to lease from? I have seen some leases that actually do work, but very few..
     
  7. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Same job for the most part. The difference is, on a lease, the company driver pays to work at the company, pays for the truck, all repairs, all fuel, but owns nothing. 21st century share cropping.

    “But Six, does the share cropper make more money?”

    Nope. Will probably average out to be the same.
     
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  8. DAX_

    DAX_ Medium Load Member

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    Lease drivers take on 5x more stress, twice as much work for a extra $150 a week. Lol
     
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  9. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    I witnesses plenty of drivers with Greatwide that were successful and didn't live on the road either; lots of home time. Personally, I wouldn't do it with any company because don't want the stress.
     
  10. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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  11. pavrom

    pavrom Road Train Member

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    Better become very smart and stay away from trucking doing something very profitable :)
     
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