Need some advice on a CRST truck lease

There is a reason they are called Crash and Roll Stunt Team.

Plus, any company lease is a scam. It' is the employee (no, he's not an O/O, I don't care what the company says) taking on the burden of paying all the overhead, but still treated like an employee. No matter what you pull, you are making the same per mile, so say you are in a good freight area. True O/O's are pulling the same load you are, but you are making $1.0/mile, while they are making $4.00/mile.
No, while I'm sure one or two people have successfully completed a leap, literally every person I've ever talked to that has tried company leasing has failed.

If you have a clean record, 2-3 years experience you can likely get any job yu want. If you give a location (City, State) I'm sure @Chinatown can give reconditions.

As for saving up to do a hotshot business, well everyone I've talked to that tried the company lease could not keep up with expenses. There was no saving up for anything, it all when back in the truck.

 

Don’t do it. The best advice you can get...

 

Absolutely not, especially for them. If your credit is good buy a truck yourself then lease on to a company where you pick your own loads if you want the safety of a big fleet.

If your credit isn't good, improve your credit.

 

I recommend hiring on with a tanker company as a company driver.
Tidewater Transit Co. will probably offer you an excellent job.
You can run OTR for them.

 

I am leased to Malone. Their lease purchase is not as bad as others, but I don't think that is any proof. I know drivers who have paid for their trucks, I know o/o who have turned to lp with because their truck died and I know contractors who turned in the gold truck because they bought their own.

The new lease program also involves a 3rd party equipment company.

Even after repairs and all that, I'm on pace for $80 k not. I know there are company positions that pay that and more, and there are o/os who are making less. I don't put in a lot of miles and I'm home every weekend.

The loads are no forced dispatch. As a matter of fact, many driver managers won't get you loads at all. You have to go off the load board or talk to their agents.

We have nothing to do with CRST operations, except to deal with the maintenance department. We get good discounts at certain TA/Petros and regular discounts at Pilot/Flying J and Loves.

I hope that answered your questions.

 

It's 75%, not 70%

 

Avoid ANY L/P at ALL costs! Biggest scam of the world! All you are is a glorified company driver, making their truck payments for the company!

 

No forced dispatch (like most every other thing that comes from their mouths) is a bold face lie. I took my truck to Malone in 2016 and it was a total waste of time. I had to get some shop work done which had my truck out of commission for a couple of weeks. They kept calling ad texting me complaining that THEY weren't making any money as long as MY truck wasn't running. Long story short, they cancelled my lease because I didn't run enough for their liking. There are countless threads here about Malone, CRST and tons of other fleece purchase companies here. I was one of those guys who had to find out for myself if all the negative reviews about Malone were true. I found out and learned to never repeat that process again. I'm now an Independent and I've never been happier.

I highly recommend to use the search function and read through them. They will ruin your career in a heartbeat via DAC if you make a mistake or owe them money. Speaking of money I had a 1.5 year credit/collection battle with Malone too. They tried to charge me 1400 for things I never even received. It took forever for me to get that straight. They ignored me and sent my credit to the crapper when I needed it most as a new startup business. My advice is drive for an Owner Operator and learn the business that way. Also, you've come to a great forum with some very knowledgable OOs that are willing to help those who help themselves. Put forth a serious intelligent effort and this place will pay you 10 fold for your work.