Running With Schneider - 2 (As IC Choice for more than a year now!)

It's not like they can't find the truck if you choose to walk! Unless someone disconnects all tracking devices on the truck they know exactly where it is at all times. Plus they have all your info from job history SS # etc.. They know how to find you too..

 

Does that include the Maintenance or just truck payment? Mine is $667 for slightly used 2013 Cascades 3 year lease. Not the same but maybe you can compare a little. Went with 3 year lease cause it was cheaper and after talking with a friend over long period of time who drove as IC.. I went for it! I knew trucking is going be my career for extended period of time and figured if it is trucking I'm doing I wanted to do it as IC .. No just trying it out for me! lol

 

CentraMatic's Review,

Some time ago I got new steer tires after my original Goodyear tires began to fail rapidly around 70,000 miles. I was experiencing wobbling in the steering and pulling to the right. Balanced and rotated them and it helped for a while. By the time I hit 100,000 miles with those tires, I just couldn't stand it anymore! The truck was almost brand new but it felt like you were driving and old clunker. Just can't see driving all day long and consistently fight with steering to keep the truck on the road. Just made no sense. There had to be a fix!

So I got new tires and purchased the Cetramatic's and had them installed at same time. Still had to get the new tires rotated and balanced because they did start to pull to the right a little. Now with over 130,000 on these steer tires no problems truck drives great! SFI said they don't allow us to purchase them through our maintenance account because doesn't actually save us any money. I disagree, these tires are still looking good and will out last the originals by twice as much. That saves me at least $900 less cost of CM -$260 that's saving of $640. Plus I feel more comfort and safety having better control of the steering. I understand that SFI wont' allow us to purchase through maintenance things like hub covers, custom mud flaps, chrome etc.. I'm thinking to them the CM's fall in the same category.. Which is understandable I guess.. They probably look at as the maintenance account is for repairs that are part of the truck it's self. No add on's!

Anyway, Made this video to show my results.. Was kinda standing in the shadow so pardon my unprofessional taping! lol



Have heard rumors in the past that the original tires from factory are crap anyway and that would make this info null..so take it for what's worth! Me..I seriously doubt it and was having problems so went for a solution.. If you know what I mean. Everywhere I asked different mechanics about the irregular wear and there really was no good reason why tires do this. Both of my company trucks did exact same thing.. So I see this as a Goodyear tire thing, or else the centramatic's do really keep the tires running smoothly.

Carry on!

 

Oh that is interesting, so they will lower the payment a little if you choose to lease it another year ? Didn't know that.