Quality/Celadon

Feeling better now you got that all out?

 

Ok, so you start your own business (Leasing) and get upset with company that doesn't want to pay your business expenses (hotel) then it's their fault you don't read your contract so you don't know what extras expenses you may have (maintenance issues). Got it!
Guys leasing is not being a company driver, get that in your heads before you start. You may then be one of the few that actually complete a lease.

-Steven

 

I brought some popcorn. This is gonna be a fun thread.

 

ZVar is right! You are not an employee. I recommend you should drive for a company for a year as a company driver before enteing a business arrngement with them. That is the best way to find out if they are honest. To start in business without even lunch money---------
Going in to business ( lease purchase ) is a gamble, even leasing to an honest company, many things beyond your control can cause your default. An accident, a refrigerated load gets spoiled and it is determined to be your fault/negligence and financial responsibility. Poor choices, personal debt and business cost over whelming your revenue. You might be successful and you might not. I completed two lease purchases in my last 6 years trucking. I did not turn down loads or tell the dispatcher to kiss my ###. IMHO it's better to haul the crap load and keep moving. Stay focused on the prize---clear title in your name!

 

Your intentions are good, and advice outstanding, but you're dealing with people that just don't get it...and most likely never will.
I've talked until I was blue in the face since Feb. 11, 2008 on L/P...the results are the same; nothing.
I've stopped trying when it comes to this subject. Not saying you or anyone else should...just saying you'll find it goes in one ear and out the other.

Good luck to any and all who try a Lease/Purchase---the failure rate FAR, FAR outnumbers the success rate.

 

I agree completely. And to be an inexperienced driver, just got your license and think you can be a successful lease operator, the odds are against you. Because you don't know enough about the trucking industry in the first place.

 

But I want to be a busines owner not just a truck driver. Why won't a company take care of all my needs, make all my decisions, provide me with a shiny great truck, and make me rich?

 

Read the first few words and saw FLEECE! When will you learn not to fleece?

 

They can make so much more money leasing prostar maxxforce than selling them outright. The OP is already ahead of the game by NOT leasing one of those pieces of ####. If you do lease a maxxforce, prepare to spend all your money you make on maintenance. And it's not just the maxxforce that's a piece of crap, other components like the ac, both cab and bunk frequently don't work. I could go on and on, but you get the picture. Oh, btw, if you do need to take it to international for service, prepare to be out for 2-3 weeks. Bottom line, play it smart like this guy and stay far far away from maxxforce trucks