Roehl lease program?

yeah that concept sounds good but after 150,000 miles a year they penalize you per mile for every mile you drive over that.

 

So on a lease you're only allotted 150,000 miles a year on the truck? Is it a large charge for going over?

 

I just did the numbers myself and someone correct me but that comes out to 2800 miles per week for a safety net on how many miles you can get. It is really 2884 but I rounded it back for safety. I need to know the following the FSC for this week, and the average mile one has per load.

Dr. Venture which part of FL do you live in????

KH

 

Last week fuel surcharge was 19 cents loaded and 12 cents mt I think and the loads all vary in miles. Roehl pays on a tier system the shorter the trip the more money per mile u make. Also that 2800 miles a week is not really true unless your truck is always moving and ur never home.

 

Do you post anything useful or just dart from thread to thread adding worthless posts?

 

I'm in between Tampa and Orlando.

 

I am in Brevard County. Too bad Roehl does not hire in my area.

KH

 

Etch, I am also interested in Roehls lease program, and was wondering what Roehl said to your above questions. Also I drove a Volvo in Evo III and really liked it ( had good MPG was quiet and comfortable) had to turn it in when I went 7/4 7/3 was truck #4516. Did you look into the Arrow deal as it seems almost too good to be true.

 

They came back at 432.00 a week for 41 months. The truck does have a APU. The problem with the deals that Arrow is throwing out there is that the Vovlo's they are advertising are fleet buybacks and they usually have over 500,000 miles. I went to the Dallas Arrow show room and all of those on that deal were beat. Most company drivers treat thier trucks poorly so I would be afraid to buy on of those.I am leaning towards the Roehl lease. I am off the honor program in a couple months and will decide for sure then. All signs point to doing the lease thru Roehl.

 

I have been trying to decide if I want to go the o/o route and so I have been doing some research. What it looks like to me is that if you go with a company lease program you are basically renting the truck. It could be a good way to go if you aren't sure about being an owner operator since you can get out of the lease if you need to. Your best option is an outright purchase if you have the down payment. Your payments will be the lowest and the truck is yours so if you can choose who you want to drive for and if things change you don't give up the truck to change companies. A third option is a third party lease. You get the benefits of a true lease, choice of trucks and independence so that you can work for who you want. Personally I may go with the idea of a third party lease if I stay in trucking.