Thinking of lease purchase, all advice welcome!

Discussion in 'Lease Purchase Trucking Forum' started by cooley525, Mar 1, 2019.

  1. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    68,417
    143,473
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    It was when I worked there as a company driver; the 0/0's were really doing good. The account that division was on, the drivers could be home every day or 2 or 3 times a week. That's not what I wanted, so I did the OTR for them as company driver.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

    12,048
    60,659
    Dec 9, 2011
    South west Missouri
    0
    I know a guy that left ODFL and did a LP with Dart.

    Total disaster. Currently trying to get his LTL gig back.

    I wouldn’t recommend it.
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    68,417
    143,473
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    Dart and Colonial don't have the best reputation for lease/purchase.
     
    blairandgretchen Thanks this.
  5. fss99701

    fss99701 Medium Load Member

    327
    662
    Feb 14, 2019
    none of your business
    0
    I think used toilet paper is worth more then the words out of the recruiters mouth.
    Good luck, be careful
     
    mud23609 and blairandgretchen Thank this.
  6. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

    12,048
    60,659
    Dec 9, 2011
    South west Missouri
    0
    Dude - it was a horror show.

    I should mention it’s a guy that my buddy knows. We all worked ODFL, my buddy and I went O/O, and this guy - well.
     
    Chinatown Thanks this.
  7. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

    12,048
    60,659
    Dec 9, 2011
    South west Missouri
    0
    Wrong, used toilet tissue has benefits in composting.
     
    stwik and fss99701 Thank this.
  8. cooley525

    cooley525 Bobtail Member

    28
    4
    May 3, 2018
    0
    So what would I be looking at for take home weekly after all expenses.
     
  9. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    68,417
    143,473
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    Bulldog Hiway Express - Home
    https://www.bulldoghiway.com
    I don't think this company has lease-purchase, but does have owner-operators.
    Here's some company driver jobs out of Charleston, SC.
    Bulldog Line Haul drivers average a gross weekly pay of $1,300.
    Heavy Haul drivers earn a weekly salary starting at $1,320.
    Charleston Local Drivers earn $22-27 hourly with $5/hour additional pay on weekends.
     
  10. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

    68,417
    143,473
    Aug 28, 2011
    Henderson, NV & Orient
    0
    I don't know because I didn't see their statements. I do know many have been there 10 or 15 years and traded trucks for new or newer ones. I didn't stick around the terminal much because 5 of us were OTR company drivers and preferred to be out running the roads coast to coast. The owner-operators/lease-purchase drivers liked us because we were doing the jobs they didn't want.
     
  11. olddog_newtricks

    olddog_newtricks Medium Load Member

    630
    2,094
    Jun 3, 2018
    0
    Don't do it. They are called a fleece purchase for a reason. Save some cash and actually purchase a truck .
     
    ibcalm19 and UturnGirl Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.