Comments on: How to Become an O/O: To lease or not to lease http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/ Truckers News Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Rick Woodcox http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-11285 Rick Woodcox Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:26:25 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-11285 I got hired with JB Hunt. I went to orrientation got qualified. Then this is when the problem started. I originally hired on for a lease purchase. Then changed to intermobile. I am suppose to work out of the KC terminal. Yet once I finished orrientation the pile of a mess that I was left with really did not make it worth the effort to go. And now I am not sure what to do. I got hired with JB Hunt. I went to orrientation got qualified. Then this is when the problem started. I originally hired on for a lease purchase. Then changed to intermobile. I am suppose to work out of the KC terminal. Yet once I finished orrientation the pile of a mess that I was left with really did not make it worth the effort to go. And now I am not sure what to do.

]]> By: James Moi http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-11035 James Moi Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:47:27 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-11035 The prefer route is to start as a company driver,save for down payment while learning to be an O/O.I went through Swift on a lease purchase in 1999.I still got the same truck with a 2007 step deck trailer i bought it cash and lease to a Dallas Mavis. I concur with what others have said.You want to go through that lease carefully.Some companies will deduct a certain amount a month if you drive say over 10,000 miles a month to cover the resale value in case you drive say over 600,000 after the lease. Also if it is a big company like Swift,Werner U.S Express,take advantage of their services. Fuel in their terminals are sometimes 30 to 40 cents cheaper than nearby Pilot or TA.Do repairwork at their terminal.Labor rates are generally 1/2 that of dealers, although it may take awhile to figure which terminal does a good job. At the end of the day,it is a business.Like they say a company driver is a truck driver and O/O is a besiness man/woman.You are not guarantee to make money but only an opportunity to make money.It is taking risk and risk comes reward and sometimes failure. The prefer route is to start as a company driver,save for down payment while learning to be an O/O.I went through Swift on a lease purchase in 1999.I still got the same truck with a 2007 step deck trailer i bought it cash and lease to a Dallas Mavis.

I concur with what others have said.You want to go through that lease carefully.Some companies will deduct a certain amount a month if you drive say over 10,000 miles a month to cover the resale value in case you drive say over 600,000 after the lease.

Also if it is a big company like Swift,Werner
U.S Express,take advantage of their services.
Fuel in their terminals are sometimes 30 to 40 cents cheaper than nearby Pilot or TA.Do repairwork at their terminal.Labor rates are generally 1/2 that of dealers, although it may take awhile to figure which terminal does a good job.
At the end of the day,it is a business.Like they say a company driver is a truck driver and
O/O is a besiness man/woman.You are not guarantee to make money but only an opportunity
to make money.It is taking risk and risk comes reward and sometimes failure.

]]> By: Marty Marsh http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-10986 Marty Marsh Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:07:21 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-10986 Hey Rick,to many jobs under your belt,that's called Blacklisting.I know I have basicly the same problem,but I'm enjoying sitting at my computer and letting these folks know what these companies are really about. Hope everything goes ok for ya,God Bless. mrtmrsh@gmail.com Hey Rick,to many jobs under your belt,that’s called Blacklisting.I know I have basicly the same problem,but I’m enjoying sitting at my computer and letting these folks know what these companies are really about.
Hope everything goes ok for ya,God Bless.
mrtmrsh@gmail.com

]]> By: Marty Marsh http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-10985 Marty Marsh Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:34 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-10985 A lease purchase is just another way to get drivers and have them pay for an older truck that is already payed for,in other words it's basicly a scam.The only way to become an O/O is save your pennies. mrtmrsh@gmail.com A lease purchase is just another way to get drivers and have them pay for an older truck that is already payed for,in other words it’s basicly a scam.The only way to become an O/O is save your pennies.
mrtmrsh@gmail.com

]]> By: Rick Woodcox http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-9774 Rick Woodcox Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:53:59 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-9774 Most all of the lease purchases I have done have worked well for me. I enjoyed Steelman from Springfield MO. That is if you like pulling a flatbed or same type of frieght. I woulod of done well had I hadn't got hurt and my girlfriend didn't get sick. Seamed every week everything just got better and better. I would give anything for the company to ever listen to me again. Steelman has a good lease purchase and good equipment. When it comes to working for a company. I really don't care if it is driving for them as a company driver or if you lease purchase to become in business for yourself. It is all about you and attitude. I got fired from my last job for a payroll mistake that never got resolved to my liking and when I complained I got fired. I am now to old with to many jobs under my belt to get another job. My goal is to help others truck for themselfs and I am here to help. Call me anytime. My name is Rick 417-540-4538 Most all of the lease purchases I have done have worked well for me. I enjoyed Steelman from Springfield MO. That is if you like pulling a flatbed or same type of frieght. I woulod of done well had I hadn’t got hurt and my girlfriend didn’t get sick. Seamed every week everything just got better and better. I would give anything for the company to ever listen to me again. Steelman has a good lease purchase and good equipment. When it comes to working for a company. I really don’t care if it is driving for them as a company driver or if you lease purchase to become in business for yourself. It is all about you and attitude. I got fired from my last job for a payroll mistake that never got resolved to my liking and when I complained I got fired. I am now to old with to many jobs under my belt to get another job. My goal is to help others truck for themselfs and I am here to help. Call me anytime. My name is Rick 417-540-4538

]]> By: Andre R.Miller Sr. http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-8040 Andre R.Miller Sr. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:43:34 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-8040 I myself would like to do a lease one day I ran coast to coast for years.Now runnin N.E. sure miss the big road. I myself would like to do a lease one day I ran coast to coast for years.Now runnin N.E. sure miss the big road.

]]> By: wow nodeal http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-7748 wow nodeal Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:05:57 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-7748 WHERE is the beef/ WHERE is the beef/

]]> By: POWERONLYTRUCKING.COM http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-7547 POWERONLYTRUCKING.COM Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:32:36 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-7547 The best way to go about it is to buy direct from a dealer, there are a few repo sales compaines that will accept poor credit to move the trucks that banks own. I am currently leasing on o/o. For trailer transport. Fuel cards plate program ins etc. We are looking for o/o to work with us not for us. poweronlytrucking The best way to go about it is to buy direct from a dealer, there are a few repo sales compaines that will accept poor credit to move the trucks that banks own. I am currently leasing on o/o. For trailer transport. Fuel cards plate program ins etc. We are looking for o/o to work with us not for us. poweronlytrucking

]]> By: Maura Miller http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-7531 Maura Miller Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:33:55 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-7531 I am a company driver, that started looking into the lease purchase programs at several comapnies a couple years ago.... after many conversations, and much research, I AM STILL A COMPANY DRIVER... the reasons are many, several which are already stated in previous comments. The truck payments were out of line... and there turned out to be ALOT of "hidden costs". and in the end there were still costs.... no choice in the truck you get.... HOW DOES THAT WORK??? I did the math.... IT DID NOT COMPUTE!!!! IF YOU WANT TO GO THE LEASE PURCHASE ROUTE.... BE VERY CAREFUL! I am a company driver, that started looking into the lease purchase programs at several comapnies a couple years ago…. after many conversations, and much research, I AM STILL A COMPANY DRIVER… the reasons are many, several which are already stated in previous comments. The truck payments were out of line… and there turned out to be ALOT of “hidden costs”. and in the end there were still costs…. no choice in the truck you get…. HOW DOES THAT WORK??? I did the math…. IT DID NOT COMPUTE!!!! IF YOU WANT TO GO THE LEASE PURCHASE ROUTE…. BE VERY CAREFUL!

]]> By: Rob Harrell http://www.truckersnews.com/how-to-become-an-oo-to-lease-or-not-to-lease/comment-page-1/#comment-7512 Rob Harrell Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:31:29 +0000 http://truckersnews.randallreillycms.com/?p=3389#comment-7512 There are some good info out there from expearenced drivers. after reading what they have to say there should not be any problems about the do's and dont's on lease purchase vs.down payment purchases.Be ready and serious if you want to be a O/O or own authority. There are some good companys out there to work for on o/o. find those companys first and then save your money while you are a company driver. you will know then that this is the company that will treat you right, pay you well, respect you as a driver. Now take that money you have saved go purchase a truck of your choice lease yourself to them. let your accountant review your contract with them. Now enjoy life and your own truck, have fun! Stay Alert! See you on the road! There are some good info out there from expearenced drivers. after reading what they have to say there should not be any problems about the do’s and dont’s on lease purchase vs.down payment purchases.Be ready and serious if you want to be a O/O or own authority. There are some good companys out there to work for on o/o. find those companys first and then save your money while you are a company driver. you will know then that this is the company that will treat you right, pay you well, respect you as a driver. Now take that money you have saved go purchase a truck of your choice lease yourself to them. let your accountant review your contract with them. Now enjoy life and your own truck, have fun! Stay Alert! See you on the road!

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