Buying first truck. Thinking Pete 379

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  1. OTRReeferRunner

    OTRReeferRunner Light Load Member

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    Just left california yester day (San Diego) they currently have a surplus of water because of the heavy rain & snow from the Sierra
     
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  3. Bean Jr.

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    I'll tell you what, you run your business your way, make some money doing what makes you happy, and I'll run my business my way, doing what makes me happy, and hopefully, at the end of the year, both of us will have a good tax account that helps us keep more of our money in our respective bank accounts.

    Oh and BTW, both of my Peterbilts were just over 18,000 fuel of fuel and everything I needed to go down the road, including El Gordo in the left seat.
     
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  4. OTRReeferRunner

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    Try building a good relationship with brokers & Shippers . To get good rates! I do and I can't complain the rates I get!
     
  5. gokiddogo

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    I have done exactly that! And guess what? The consistency is NOT in CA! Too many fighting for it. Not worth my time. More power to you. Keep those strawberries coming, they seem to taste best from cali.
     
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  6. cnsper

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    They store carrots,potatoes and apples. Only reason they ship year round.

    Did you know that a lot of those seed potatoes in Washington and Idaho start their life in Montana?
     
  7. OTRReeferRunner

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    Thanks
    Right now I've been hauling lemons, oranges, and carrots out of central California and hamburger patties out san diego near the Mexican border.
     
  8. cnsper

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    Well duh. What have they been doing the last 20 years. Hell, they have even talked about hooking on to an iceberg for water.
     
  9. OTRReeferRunner

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    Ya a lot potatoe haulers pass me on I-84 in Idaho last week when I came from kent Washington with a load of salmon going to lincoln nebraska.
     
  10. Bean Jr.

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    Out of curiosity, do you live in or near California?
     
  11. OTRReeferRunner

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    Yes, I live in Las Vegas. Deadhead either to central California or southern California when leaving home.
     
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