pros:
long term investment
boosts your credit score
eventually you will have something to show for your hard work that you can take pride in
load priority over a company driver
after truck is paid for, you dont need to worry about running miles, and can literally take it easy.
your truck, your rules(within limitations of contract)
challenging
cons:
one sided contract
all expenses are on you, which means you need to put the truck before yourself, your family, your own ambitions<====good if u dont have much family
once paid off, its hard to sell
challenging to the point of frustrating at times
all in all trucking is about finding a rhythm. a set priority of what works for you. Everyone on these boards can tell you to run away from the lease deals over and over again until they are blue in the face. thing is, all the major trucking companies at one point and time were at the point where you are. Its about setting goals and taking the necessary measures to achieve those goals.