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Where to find a driver to bobtail a truck for me

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by tallmon, Jul 27, 2016.

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  1. Jul 27, 2016 #1
    tallmon

    tallmon Medium Load Member

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    Hey guys, I need to find a driver to bobtail a truck I bought from Atlanta to Connecticut. Any suggestions on where I can find a guy? I pay for his airfare back and other expenses.

    Thanks
     
    tallmon, Jul 27, 2016
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  3. Jul 27, 2016 #2
    dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Honestly, I think you would be better off having it loaded onto a lowboy.
    No risk of mechanical breakdown, and driver abandoning it because "screw this, it's not what I signed up for..."
    Not to mention no hassle of insuring it for an unknown variable (temp driver).
     
    dngrous_dime, Jul 27, 2016
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  4. Jul 27, 2016 #3
    Blackshack46

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    As dangerous as dangerous is, I agree with him. Haul it via semi, that way Joe schmoe can't screw up the driving factor of your truck.

    Some lone bobtail probably isn't going to give a #### about your truck to begin with. And the actions of said driver will go south very quickly if your truck doesn't look as it did in Atlanta.
     
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  5. Jul 27, 2016 #4
    gokiddogo

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    Bobtail it to a chop shop.

    Put it on a lowboy or something
     
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  7. Jul 27, 2016 #5
    thelushlarry

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    Why not do it yourself?
     
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  8. Jul 27, 2016 #6
    Tropsnart

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    Is it registered and insured or a take the backroads kind of deal? How much are you willing to pay?
     
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  9. Jul 27, 2016 #7
    Dave_in_AZ

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    Are the tires full of methamphetamine or pot?
     
    Dave_in_AZ, Jul 27, 2016
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  10. Jul 27, 2016 #8
    not4hire

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  11. Jul 27, 2016 #9
    dngrous_dime

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    What exact route is he taking? Description of truck????
     
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  12. Jul 27, 2016 #10
    Hick

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