owner operator

Here’s the article body first, then the meta block. Lease purchase and traditional financing can both put a driver in a truck, but they are not the same kind of deal. That is where many people get confused. On the surface, both paths may look like a way to work toward ownership. In reality...

Lease purchase trucking tends to get hotter when freight starts to turn. That is where the danger begins. When rates improve, more drivers start thinking about ownership, and more carriers start pushing programs that promise a faster path to getting there. That kind of market shift can make...

Lease purchase trucking gets a lot more attention when freight starts showing signs of life. That makes sense. After a long downturn, any improvement in rates can make truck ownership look possible again. When the market begins to firm up, more drivers start thinking about taking the next step...

Why drivers want to know, just who are the “best fleets to drive for”? Most drivers aren’t chasing a trophy list. They’re trying to find a company that makes this job workable and worth doing. The “best” fleets are usually the ones that keep things steady: the pay makes sense, the miles are...