Big Changes To Lease Purchase And Then OO.

Well, I was going to wait to post this until I had more time in it.

The long and short is that I went back to Knight Transportation. I am doing a lease purchase with them.

Its something that I've been planning and researching for the last couple years.

There is many reasons why I chose to go down this path. I definitely do not recommend it for most. Also, keep in mind, that I chose to after 4.5 years and 500,000 miles.

Doing it for the money isn't one of the reasons, I'll be lucky if I make what I made as a company driver, with comparatively much more risk and effort. Doing it for a shinny new truck isn't either. In fact, I hate the fact that I have to buy a truck to be a subcontractor in this industry, but it is what it is.

But having owned and operated my own business for years brought up that itch again. Also, achieving a more flexible schedule are high priorities. That doesn't mean having more time off, just more flexibility of when I take it.

Wow. Well...good luck man. I mean that sincerely. I too owned a business, for 20+years, and there's no way I'd go to a L/O or O/O position. Too much risk, very little reward, and the never-ending fixed costs that must be covered.

But you're a smart cookie. If anyone can figure it out, you will.