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That's OK Brett, I can focus on the training aspect of this too, lease is only part of my next evolution :)
Posted: 7 years, 10 months ago
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I'm getting ready to tackle a lease purchase. I read a lot of the pros and cons, the upside is of course you either fail miserably and quickly or you succeed extremely well and just as fast. lol so I'm gonna add to this post as the process plays out. The general concensus is that if you have a head for business your chances to succeed go thru the roof, if you aren't business oriented than your chances for failure also skyrocket :)) I have interviewed and questioned as much as I can, I've crunched numbers till my head hurts, I've read over lease agreements till the pain stopped and my brain was numb, than went back and reread it a few days later, and a few weeks after that (amazing what you miss when leagaleeze puts your mind to sleep :) I've looked at real work expenses and paperwork, and at the end of all of that, the potential appears to be real, the risk as well O.o lol so I'm gonna lean towards the sunny side of life, and take that risk. My goal here is to give a true accounting of my experiences doing this, I'm not interested in hearing sob stories, for every horror story there is also one of success, so let's keep it positive, and spread that message too :D
I start class in about a week, lease purchase and certified trainer, I've trained before, but I have no illusions here, tackling that and lease is a whole new reality. Maybe thru this process I can help answer questions that others have, as well as the ones I've not found answers to. Sincerely Smiley :)
Posted: 7 years, 10 months ago
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LEASE PURCHASE
I went thru P.D.I. in new buffalo mi. 20 years ago for the cdl, stayed almost 4 years with first company, trained for 2 1/2 yrs of that. Last company I drove for also gave me the best experience as a driver, J R Schugel, running reefer, nothing but good things to say there :) while I've always enjoyed the job itself I got burned out and took a decade off, started back last year like I was a greenhorn again lol (hadn't stepped into a truck in all that time, was just as nervous as the first time 20yrs ago) and of course they treat you like a noob :)) no one wants to give credit for experience that old, all good though I've dusted off the skills and stretched my legs thru this past winter (Wyoming ain't no joke, spent more time shutdown there than home!)
I found this site very helpful Brett, a lot of good stuff as I was doing my research and hitting the books again to requalify, so a nod and hats off :D