Dave,
basically it would be up to you and your other diver, if you want to invest in a truck right now, Leasing would probably be best but you will be commited for the life of the lease. I would suggest if you can find a good used Truck, buy it, but make sure you are qualified with the company that you want to lease onto.
YOU DO NOT NEED A NEW TRUCK, FIRST FIND OUT IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR A WHILE,
Look in the Classified area of this web site, there are a lot of good straight trucks for sale or owners who are looking for divers.
WHAT I WOULD DO IS DRIVE FOR SOMEONE ELSE, FIND AN HONEST OWNER, WHICH IS HIT AND MISS, I KNOW OF A GOOD COMPANY
NATIONAL HOT SHOT SERVICE, FORT SMITH, AR 479- 646-1515 JIM SHIRLEY
that has trucks on with companies. see if he has any trucks available to drive.
If you have any other question please do not heasitate to e-mail me or ask on this forum
Frank