Profile For Heath L.

Billie J....you are in the wrong forum to get any support for trying to lease a truck!!!

Tim D. I would have to agree with G-town that Swift would be a good choice. They have a pretty good mentoring program. Swift also offers more than just OTR as well. Like G-town I was on a Walmart dedicated account for about eight years out of Robert, LA. That was a great job to say the least.

Old school I guess we can agree to disagree over the issue. With that being said, I agree that drivers need to get at least a years experience before really deciding on a lifestyle change. And in some cases it will definitely take longer than that.

Trav H. I just want to say this that being a true independent contractor is a different animal than leasing a truck from a company in that you are responsible for everything versus the lease where the base plates, fuel taxes, tolls, pre pass, and hut may be paid by the company. Also in the event the truck being leased goes down with mechanical issues the owner may be allowed a rental in order to keep making revenue. There are companies with a bad lease program that can take advantage of drivers but there are some companies out there have a good leas program in place and offer support to their owners.