[Maniac]

Good luck......a friend of mine did the exact same thing with Schneider, went all the way, and took the truck with him when he left.

BUT........ He went everywhere, never deadheaded and stayed out 3 to 5 weeks at a time, he was single then and living at home, he never talked actual $$$$ figures, but I'm guessing he did all right.

Once it was HIS truck he left and went to Mercer, bought a step deck and never looked back.

Today the 07 386 Pete he bought has 1.1 million on it.................

[firebird_1252]

Originally Posted by Malaki86

LOL - correct. They "front" everything for you. No out of pocket startup costs unless I wanted a premium truck. A premium truck to them is anything other than the Cascadia. With a premium truck, there's a $5,000 minimum down payment.

I did the same thing when I leased the company I did when I bought my truck. Though they didn't do the 2290. But the lack of paperwork was great the first year.

[Malaki86]

I can't remember if they said they file the 2290 for me the following year or not. She did mention that they pay it out of the "company" escrow account. I'll find that out when I go to orientation.

I've been talking to about 15 people that are doing the same lease-purchase, pulling the percentage fleet (book your own freight) and they're all more than happy. Most seem to be in the range of $5-6,000 per week income to the truck, with about $2,500 remaining after all expenses (minus income-tax). I know the first few weeks will be the worst while I try to find the best freight lanes. It definitely helps with the freight base that Schneider has. One day, one of the other lease guys looked and there was over 6,500 loads available in the US that day. It also helps with the 'power' of Schneider, with all of the fuel discounts and such. Also, the Cascadia Evolution's are averaging about 8mpg @ 70mph while running the flat ground (which I prefer to do, as well). They also come equipped with the ParkSmart idle-free heating/cooling system.

[WildK9]

Good luck buddy! I hope it all works out for you.

[freebirdrfd]

I hope it's as good as it sounds

[Bigmon]

I did some power only for them a few months ago and they always had plenty of freight. Hope it works out for you.

[solo379]

Originally Posted by freebirdrfd

I hope it's as good as it sounds

You know what they say, don't you? Well Malaki86 has been here for quiet some time, and seems to be a good guy, so i wish him all the luck. Just count the money...!
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[Malaki86]

I called today to see if I could get my start date moved up a couple of weeks. Turns out that my truck isn't even built yet. Well, it's scheduled for production this week.

Now *THAT* is a new truck - new enough that I can't even start yet because it doesn't exist.

[mndriver]

so how much is the payment going to be on that shining wonder?

[Malaki86]

The truck is $800 per week, plus $81 per week into the maintenance account. That's with no down-payment on a 1 year lease.