Dedicated runs.....

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  1. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

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  3. DTP

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    Dedicated runs are great unless you run a lousy route like that one. 65 blows...
     
  4. Chinatown

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    True. I like that run Danny Herman Trucking has where you drop down to I-10 and head west and get on I-8 in Arizona then on to Calexico, CA. It's not dedicated, but they run it a lot.
     
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  5. Chinatown

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    Teams do really well at line haul companies. Line haul is usually just drop & hook. Some make well over $200K per year doing line haul. Estes Express bought new Kenworths for their teams and there's a terminal in Smyrna. Old Dominion is another good line haul company.
    Saia has about 4 terminals in TN and has line haul for teams.
    R&L Carriers has line haul for teams. I think they also have a terminal in Nashville.
    One Old Dominion team said they make $225K running to California and back.
    Anyway, lots of good money making choices for husband/wife teams.
    Do some research on these companies and maybe find a good fit.
     
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  6. BigTennOTR

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    Just a hop skip and a jump from me! Good ole cleveland tenn here!
     
  7. Chinatown

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    We need @tow614 advice here since he's from Cookeville.
     
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    They just redid crossvilles drag strip.....very very nice place as long as it just wont be bracket racing track....
     
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    Do you ever visit the nudist resort in Crossville? Those old retired UAW workers like to strut around there, so the local rumor is. It's funny they choose a "at will/right to work" state to retire in. I've talked to a few of those retired UAW workers there and they were really nice people and said it took a while to relax and be laid back like the local culture is in Crossville.
     
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  10. BigTennOTR

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    No i have never visited a nudist resort....but i did almost go to jail for running naked on daytona beach one time....but thats a different story!
     
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  11. tow614

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    If you're a husband and wife team and want line haul I would go with Old Dominion hands down..
    They run a lot from east Tennessee to SoCal turnarounds.
     
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