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<p>[QUOTE="CAXPT, post: 12333425, member: 14294"]Not sure, as I've always been a company driver, but I often had to remind my dispatch (who encouraged me to find loads, most of the time) of places I had been with other companies or just places I was aware of. I know there's one in Michigan that if I delivered to, I could have picked a load outbound right from there. It was up to dispatch, but at least once or twice I got them to let take one of the outbound loads because they didn't have anything closer. This of course, was because we already had "approval" because of the company, but I can't see any reason why his dispatch couldn't have hooked him up down there if they were "reputable". </p><p><br /></p><p>Getting your own carrier pack would be a little harder I imagine, but once in...you've got an 'option' if down that way. I wasn't sure what his particulars were, but as [USER=49012]@Elroythekid[/USER] has stated, he has a dispatch, so I'd be chewing them a new butthole for not hooking me up and letting me sit. They may not like the rates, but if you want to move, at least it's an option.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CAXPT, post: 12333425, member: 14294"]Not sure, as I've always been a company driver, but I often had to remind my dispatch (who encouraged me to find loads, most of the time) of places I had been with other companies or just places I was aware of. I know there's one in Michigan that if I delivered to, I could have picked a load outbound right from there. It was up to dispatch, but at least once or twice I got them to let take one of the outbound loads because they didn't have anything closer. This of course, was because we already had "approval" because of the company, but I can't see any reason why his dispatch couldn't have hooked him up down there if they were "reputable". Getting your own carrier pack would be a little harder I imagine, but once in...you've got an 'option' if down that way. I wasn't sure what his particulars were, but as [USER=49012]@Elroythekid[/USER] has stated, he has a dispatch, so I'd be chewing them a new butthole for not hooking me up and letting me sit. They may not like the rates, but if you want to move, at least it's an option.[/QUOTE]
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