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Lease requirements for Prime?

Discussion in 'Prime' started by granpoobah, May 31, 2011.

  1. May 31, 2011 #1
    granpoobah

    granpoobah Bobtail Member

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    Hey everyone, Im thinking about leasing, im in training right now with my trainer. Now what is the actual miles do i need to be qualified to lease a truck from PRIME, i keep hearing different answers, i have around 45k miles already.Also feel free to give me some of your experiences with leasing, thanks
     
    granpoobah, May 31, 2011
    granpoobah, May 31, 2011
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  3. May 31, 2011 #2
    U2Exit

    U2Exit Road Train Member

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    Used to be 80k... Last I heard it was 60k... could be higher, could be lower... Things change all the time and it takes a while to filter to the fleet
     
    U2Exit, May 31, 2011
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  4. May 31, 2011 #3
    granpoobah

    granpoobah Bobtail Member

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    yeah i heard 60k also then i can upgrade to A seat and be company or lease.
     
    granpoobah, May 31, 2011
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  5. Jun 1, 2011 #4
    TheUnfortunate

    TheUnfortunate Bobtail Member

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    # 60k you can go "a" in a company then lease once your total is 80k thats what i had to do last year or you can stay w trainer till 80k then straight to lease
     
    TheUnfortunate, Jun 1, 2011
    TheUnfortunate, Jun 1, 2011
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    Lil Red Head Thanks this.
  7. Jun 1, 2011 #5
    sazook

    sazook Road Train Member

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    You can go lease at 60k miles. My last trainee did it.
     
    sazook, Jun 1, 2011
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  8. Jun 1, 2011 #6
    TheUnfortunate

    TheUnfortunate Bobtail Member

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    lol changed again i see
     
    TheUnfortunate, Jun 1, 2011
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  9. Jun 1, 2011 #7
    ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    One word of advice... leasing is all about operating efficiently. If you have a hard time getting good fuel economy out of the truck, the financial side of your business is going to suffer. It might be a good idea to go company until you get on your game - its always easy to go from the company side to the lease side, but not so much the other way.
     
    ironpony, Jun 1, 2011
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  10. Jun 6, 2011 #8
    ExplorerInGA

    ExplorerInGA Light Load Member

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    Both of my trainers have really stressed fuel economy, which I actually like. When I took over on exit 142 at the TA in OK, our mpg was 10.10!
     
    ExplorerInGA, Jun 6, 2011
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