anyone know

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
You might want to do a google on "leasing a truck (any truck) from the carrier you are leased to...not a good idea....but to answer your question, I think and I am not for sure, but E-1 use to have plan that was setup with an "outside scource" to get driverss into highly overpriced sprinters....but i also think that is gone....
 

xiggi

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Bush truck leasing handles sprinters. They are not a carrier but from what I hear it is easy to qualify. You will most likely also overpay for the van but I have never personally spoke with them. You can google them.
 

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
xiggi is right Bussh leases truck and are a "private" leasing company..they handle alot of Fed Ex Home Delivery trucks....
 

Dakota

Veteran Expediter
Just stating the obvious: aren't all Sprinters overpriced?

Not if you compare apples to apples
A diesel American van with a raised roof is gonna cost you about what a Sprinter costs, and correct me if I am wrong but the Sprinter is longer than the longest Chevy or Ford
 

aristotle

Veteran Expediter
Not if you compare apples to apples
A diesel American van with a raised roof is gonna cost you about what a Sprinter costs, and correct me if I am wrong but the Sprinter is longer than the longest Chevy or Ford

Dakota, I am cheap! My $4500 van grossed $39K in the first 6 months of this year. That's a decent ROI. Why would I buy a $40,000 van to do this work?
 

Dakota

Veteran Expediter
Dakota, I am cheap! My $4500 van grossed $39K in the first 6 months of this year. That's a decent ROI. Why would I buy a $40,000 van to do this work?

Same reason we have 1000's of different car & truck models.
It's not one size fits all. What works for you may not work for someone else.
Sounds like your having a good year so far:)
If we banned the Sprinter that would mean more loads for the Straight trucks:D
 

aristotle

Veteran Expediter
Same reason we have 1000's of different car & truck models.
It's not one size fits all. What works for you may not work for someone else.
Sounds like your having a good year so far:)
If we banned the Sprinter that would mean more loads for the Straight trucks:D

Banning the Sprinter would not effect my operations at all. All my freight is 1-3 skids of standard size. I cannot be convinced Sprinters are reasonably priced for expediting applications. Just an opinion.
 
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