The Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF), created by the Department of Transportation to study leases that independent owner-operators work under with trucking companies, has had four public meetings. But ...

U.S. Xpress has launched a new lease-purchase program that includes a 90-day risk-free trial for drivers looking to start their career as an independent trucker. The program provides drivers a truck ...

Many fleets recruiting owner-operators are having a hard time finding enough qualified applicants -- so are turning to grow-your-own tactics with lease-purchase programs. (Read more about such ...

Glenn Helmly retired from over-the-road work in December of 2022 in favor of a local job as urinary drug screen tech with a private company doing testing work for the DUI courts in his area in Georgia ...

Truckload carrier CRST Malone has introduced a new lease purchase program as well as a sign-on bonus offer of up to $1,000 through mid-March for new owner-operators. "In our new lease purchase plan, ...

If you are leasing your truck, you can deduct the entire amount of the payment each month. Example 1: Tom leased his truck Jan. 1. He is paying $2,000 per month. His total deduction is $24,000 ($2,000 ...