need advice what company would be best

Just because they push it does not mean that you have to do it. They will not make you lease a truck. Just be firm and tell them no!
All companies have their good and bad points. Just look at all the information on this forum and make a list of the companies that you think fit you the best and go after your number one first. If that does not work, go for number two and so on.

 

Prime doesn't push leases on anyone, although some trainers on the lease-op side do pressure their trainees to jump into leases. We have a large body of company drivers - the OP could drive in our NE regional division as a company driver as long as he'd like to.