Looking For Advice on Leasing

those leases no matter who they are with usually do not work ,2007 model truck have a lot did I say a lot of engine trouble mostly emissions related. That is about 40500 dollarsjust in lease payments you had better pray about this so called deal

 

With JB Hunt, you may have to focus more on load pay, then mileage. I don't see JB Hunt has having lot's of longer loads to help yield 3,000 MPW consistently. It's hard to run 3,000 MPW, 450 miles at a time.

 

Also, I've heard from more than a few connected sources that the reason JB Hunt has much less longer freight than they did "back in the day" is they have discarded all of the crap shippers, and have focused on the better paying shippers with higher demands, moving the shorter, high-dollar freight, and expanding their contract hauling div. If JB is hauling it, it ain't being hauled on the cheap. So I suspect the avg paid mile at JB is pretty good if the o-o contract is written fairly.

 

You have already done the lease deal if I am reading this right and now you want advice ?
You also state that you know that everyone says to stay away from a lease and you still went ahead and did it anyway and NOW you want advice ?
You state that you will be working in the dark trying to get a handle on it and NOW you ask for advice?

My advice for you is to hang on and hope you don"t lose your ### while you work in the dark getting a handle on it !
I would also suggest that in the future you ask before you leap.

As for having to start SOMEWHERE you don't have to start off by ............. OK this where I just shake my head and shut up because I am getting to old to keep trying to save newbies from themselves.

I will just say that I honestly hope you do not become just another victim of the if I lease a truck I can do what I want to and not be told what to do by my mean old dispatcher.
Just remember no matter what they might tell you it is NOT your truck ! You are not an owner operator! Just try to do what you want to and with that truck and you will find out real fast that you are just paying the bills on their truck !

That is the true difference between a L/O and a real OWNER!

Oh ya and as for the advice on JB Hunt don't trust them as far as you can throw them always double check everything !!!

 

I hope you havea good business plan and you know your cost per mile for that truck. Also do you have a nice chunk of money set a side for maintainace and break downs? Those are the issues that break most lease operators pretty quickly. Don't forget the truck payments do not take time off. You will be paying even if you do not run. Make sure you look into that careful and do your home work.