Buy vs Leasing Your Truck

Owner-operator planning tool

Lease or buy your next truck?

Compare the estimated cost of a financed purchase with a lease, including taxes, depreciation, equity, and your end-of-term option.

Buy the truck

Cash or bank-financed ownership

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Lease the truck

Your quoted payment and contract terms

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Comparison assumptions

Use values that reflect your operation.

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Your estimated comparison

Calculating…

Based on the assumptions above. Service, insurance, downtime, and contract fees are not included unless they are already part of your quote.

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Side-by-side estimate

Cost item Buy Lease
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After-tax net cost

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Break-even insight will appear here.

Illustrative estimate only. Tax treatment, depreciation eligibility, financing terms, maintenance, insurance, fees, and truck value vary. This calculator is not financial, tax, or legal advice. Review your actual contracts with qualified advisers.