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Since I’m semi retired I take all the major holidays off. Plus my customers are closed as well.

No matter what the plans I hope everyone has a safe holiday season!!

Leasing is a poor option no matter what the rates are.

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The feds are doing a study on the leasing programs, and thus far have a very unfavorable opinion of them.

I can see in the near future that these lease programs as they exist today will be terminated.

Alot goes into it, but AB5 in ca started a very slippery slope for those programs.

Greg you said in your first post you have choosen Wilson. Here is the question. Have you applied and they invited you to join them??

You also said you have visited several social media sites. I think by some of the questions you are going into some of that info may be causing you to think about some things that may be unrealistic.

Companies that train have been doing it awhile and have systems/policies in place that have proven effective for them. That is really their concern. Not all programs are for everyone.

Students are in a constant interview process. Not only are they looking to ensure you can master the physical skills of the job, but evaluating how well you work with others, problem solve, and if your going to be a good investment for them going forward.

If you give them an impression you will not be a good fit you will find yourself in a bad situation.

Nope it is a federal issue. The federal epa have been going after business’s selling or installing emissions delete products. Big fines.

Also if a delete is done then dealers will not work on the truck at all. And if the owner wants to sell it the buyer pool will be much smaller.

Pro’s: Gets pretty good fuel economy.

Con’s: First and foremost is the fact paccar locks the ecm. Mechanics that have the software to work on them cannot get into them without calling paccar, telling them exactly why they want into it, then and only then paccar will give them a code to get in if they agree the ecm needs accessed. That is garbage in my opinion.

My mechanic worked on one that had a code for a bad coolant sensor. Easy enough. Nope. He changed the sensor with a new one he ordered from paccar. After installing it the code didn’t go away. He called the tech line and was finally told the sensor had been changed and he would have to change some parameters in the ecm to accept the new sensor. They required him to send an email explaing why he needed access and if they agreed they would email him the code to get in. Took them 2 days to agree and send the code. Just one example. But I think you get the point. Take it to a paccar dealer or be prepared to wait on any repairs.

The overhead according to paccar needs ran every 100k or there abouts. That is nuts. If I wanted that frequency I’d buy a cat.

Parts admittely by paccar are more expensive and they recommend an inframe at 700k with a much higher price tag than a cummins or detroit.

It won’t apparrntly last as long as the others, costs are higher all the way around. Those are great reasons to not buy one in my opinion.

I have always used Rand. Stay away from the tablet versions. They are user freindly but after a few years start acting crazy. Usually because of a power cord issue.

Their newest 740 which has been out a few years tends to loose signal and says searching for gps.

Rand used to stand behind their products very well, however no more. They told me since the pandamic they only to warranty replacements.

I won’t buy anything else from them.

The entire system in all reality. Filters need cleaning and/or replacing about every 150k or so if you don’t idle it. Sensors start going bad and they seem to be a dominio effect. I’ve seen wiring harness’s on many need replacing. From what my mechanic has seen once you go through all the headaches it isn’t much longer till the process starts all over.

Big headache and lots of money!!

Probably be easier to get a crane out there. They will also be able to tell the weight as soon as they pick it up. They just need a ballpark number to ensure they have enough counterweight.

Your best bet would be landstar. You will need to figure out the weight though. Most flatbeds can do 48k or maybe just a little more depending on the truck/trailer.

Wow, all I can say is your cart is wsy in front of your horse!!!!

You need to learn this industry and what the expectations are before anything else.

Companies push leaseing because they make more money off you, not you making more money off them.

The driving is the least time consuming part. The business end gets real complicated real fast.

You will net more money faster as a company driver. I know because I do own my own equipment. I also have my own authority. I can make better money as a company driver without the headaches.

Do what you want but understand reality.