Due at Signing. The term, due at signing or cash due at signing, refers to the total amount of cash that is due at the time a car lease contract is signed. âlease acquisitionâ fee is also sometimes included. The acquisition fee is always included in a car lease but is not always paid in cash at the time of lease signing. Cash due at signing, in car leasing, is often confused with a down payment.
If you qualify as a transportation industry worker, you can use the DOT per diem rate of $63 ($68 outside the continental United States) from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The rates were updated to $63 ($68 outside the continental United States) starting October 1, 2015..
The rate increases are a sign of the times with a shortage of drivers nationally forcing up rates for those with a CDL and also for those looking to enter the industry for the first time. Announced on March 24, Schneider will be increasing compensation rates by five cents per mile for its van owner-operators. The revised lease terms mean that owner-operators will now receive 95 cents per mile increasing to $1.65 per mile with short-haul premiums added.