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Originally Posted by mmiikkee
I met with a rep for this company, and would appreciate any info that you guys could share with me.
OK.... you ready for a firestorm of answers??? Got your asbestos undies on?
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What do you think about their lease/purchase program? It appears that the only way to make a lot of money is to go the lease-purchase route, that is what interests me the most.
I have a better idea.... I'll buy a brand new truck, lease it to you and hose you down in one week.....that way you'll get that notion out of your head fast. Do a search on "Stephens" and "Lease Purchase" and be ready to read about alot of people that ended up broke, destitute, bankrupt and suicidal....all of whom thought they would make big money.....
[The rep says that new drivers average 3000 miles per week @ .26
He claims that "our drivers make less per mile, but drive more miles.[/quote]
Yep... :shock: More for less is better... :? :? That was probably the ONLY honest thing the guy told you!!
#1. Stay away from anything with "Lease" attached to it.
#2. Stay away from any company that says you will "average 3000 miles a week! Its highly unlikely it will happen, period!
#3. Stay away from cheap companies that won't pay you a living wage.
26 cpm is what a student driver gets paid at CFI, and when he gets his own truck (assigned) he gets 28 cpm, and by the end of the year he is making 35 cpm....and that is paid as practical miles versus the rip-off HHG miles. The CFI driver also gets 5 cpm extra for every dispatched mile in the 12 NE states.
Do some research and homework....search these forums using the search function .... just use "Stephens".....then you you will get the answers to your questions.
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