Just signed a 5 year scam lease with Trans Am

Harvey ?????????

 

Anybody (person, company, CEO, CFO, etc) who will offer a "lease" (or whatever they try and disguise it as these days) to anyone who has not driven as a company driver for a minimum of 2 years prior (and recent) should be SHOT. That's about as pleasant a way as I can say it.

 

5 year lease? Ouch. You are going to get a lot of not so good comments about this but hopefully some of the experienced truckers will offer you some sound advice. I feel for you and wish you the best outcome possible.

 

in the 90's they where all company trucks, no lease, i made good money there, company's that push the lease are losing money, that's where NEWBIE'S come in with star's in there eye's, you buy the tire's that go flat, the oil, the maintenance, workmans comp, and to much more to mention here, look for a company that has more company truck's then lease, try and stay so you don't lose money, and your trainer most likely made extra money from you going into a lease instead've of that company truck, maybe ask if you can switch to company truck but they need money, people are eating alot less mad cow meat now then they did 20 years ago

 

Sad fact is a trucking company can utilize a "lease truck" to move a load of meat from Dodge to Jersey cheaper than a company truck (the way the typical lease is compensated in the contract at miserable rates based on equipment/maintenance costs from 2003) ... hence the huge strides for many to add to the size of their lease segment as fast as possible. What's good for the corporation's bottom line is usually bad for the individual "worker's" bottom line.

 

Could not agree more....

 

They just ordered 1000 new KW's as per Paccar anouncement at MATS. Maybe you can sweet talk them into letting you start from scratch with a new truck. Just tell them what they want to hear, sorta like what they did to you to get you to sign on the dotted line.
All I can say is.......................un-effing believable!

 

Ok push there bluff tell them that you were coherst into this deal under false pretences they have not kept there part of the deal they can have there truck back and you will not sue them for breach of promise this it not legal when making a contract both parties have responsibilities to live up to there contract will not hold water if you can only work for them eg there name on the door say good by or sue there assis of for breach of confidance or wrongfull representation good luck

 

I don't understand how one can be considered a L/O when they don't have the freedom to find their own work. If T/A controls your freight AND leases you the truck, then says you have to stay 90 days or pay them $10K, and THEN proceeds to give you no freight with which to earn a living, I'd call that attorney fodder. Lawyer up, don't come here for advice.

Unless, of course, you share some or all of the blame for not getting loads / miles. But then, you'd certainly be honest with us about that, right?