Scotlynn Commodities Inc

The only reason carriers want lease operators is because it costs them less than having drivers in company trucks and they can off-load a lot of the risk without losing any revenue. In fact, fleeces, err... leases, create a whole new source of income (by way of maintenance contracts, financing charges, etc.) for a lot of carriers and instead of a big 'ole liability, they now have a handsome asset. As a sharecropper, err... lease "operator", you're not imagining that feeling of discomfort. Those shiny trucks are a prestidigitation to distract you from the dry screwing you're getting.

One huge red flag is when a company offers a lease with "no credit check or down payment." I have leased many millions of dollars of equipment over the years on behalf of companies I worked for, owned, or for my own personal use, and EVERY TIME I/the company had to undergo a credit check and the vast majority of time a down payment was also required. You know why? (Of course you do, but someone in the audience might not). Risk! Now, if a company can miraculously forego that security, ask yourself how? Because they're in complete control and have no risk that isn't being managed and/or offset by revenue. It isn't the lease operator that is getting rich.

In the not-too-distant-past, Scotlynn was known as a place where you were expected to run hard... VERY hard... (hey, that $20,000,000 lakeside home isn't going to pay off its mortgage on its own, you know... get back in the seat and keep that left door closed, slacker). They were so well-liked by the MTO that enforcement officers would park on the main road to their facility for the sole purpose of personally greeting their drivers. I don't know what they're doing to survive in this new age of electronic nannies.

They also had many creative ways to generate revenue for the company in the form of fines for various transgressions being levied against drivers... company and lease alike. I was told their insurance deductible was $25,000, but you could buy it down to $2,500.

Oh, and I hope those inverters are wired properly, lest you suffer the fate of several of their drivers. But just in case, sleep with one eye open and your pants on.

OTOH, they could be a great place to work, but I never trust a company that offers leases.

 

Companies do not go out of their way to make lease operators rich, don't trust smiling faces Myself I never got into owning or leasing because I don't need the aggravation but that is not saying its not good for other more ambitious folks.
Ok,,,its shucking and jiving time

 

Trucking is a commoditized business.

commoditize: to render (a good or service) widely available and interchangeable with one provided by another company​

Scotlynn doesn't have a super-secret stash of high-paying customers that none of their competitors know about. Sure, there can be a few exceptions, but overall, and especially as companies get bigger, they have the same customers, they have the same costs, so where does the money for those shiny trucks and fancy offices come from? Are they *that* much more efficient than their competitors?

In highly competitive and commoditized businesses -- like trucking and financial services -- if there is a company doing essentially the same thing, but is a real standout, it often doesn't end well... especially for the minor participants.

 

As noted, just another bunch of scammers. And these guys are so stupid they don't even know the basic R.T.A.C, rules as the original poster noted, so what else is wrong with this picture? Run away fast...

 

They probably force their drivers to run as soon as their 10 hours is up, whether it’s 9pm or 3am would be my guess.
I don’t know, they hire lease ops endlessly meaning they have a high turnover most likely. I’m sure you can make great money as an O/O (not lease op*) though since they probably have lots of miles and reefer pay is above average. But you’d probably have to have your rig paid for and a new emissions truck for California to make it work.

 

In Ontario where they’re from, didn’t new SPIF rules allow up to 280” rigs hooked to 53ft trailers?!

 

The wheelbase laws were changed long ago. You can run up to 7.2 m aprx. 283in WB with a 53 ft trailer Canada wide.
Ontario Harmonizes Wheelbase Rules with Rest of Canada | Today's Trucking