How likely can I find a dedicated route from Nashville TN to Dallas TX?

Bout as easy as getting a dedicated route from Dallas to Nashville

 

There's plenty of it but Nashville to Dallas van freight is a cheap lane. Dallas to Nashville is even worse. On the spot market anyways.

 

If you want to make money on the spot market from Nashville with a van roll out on whatever pays the best delivering in 500+/- mile radius. Then get right back to there as best you can which might be paying good but most times won't. Some times of the year it will be hopping busy and sometimes you will be starving or working cheap.

If you're going to commit to a lane like Nashville-Dallas you're going to be on the low end of your potential and I promise you they will continually be searching for that cheaper dedicated truck. They always do. Have seen it so many times. Don't waste your time there are no friends with brokers.

 

About $2,000 a week with $1.50+/- avg on the hub "IF" you can line up a couple of back and forths every week working banker's hours for going rates. That's about what it will be. I consider that low. Consider also stuff happens and weeks go south so that would be best case scenario.

 

What is net profit? I'm one of these uneducated types. Is your net profit what hits the bank after fuel and typical weekly expenses of tolls, scale tickets and the like? That's what I'm talking about. That's a weekly net but you have to bank most of it to cover other expenses, tags, ifta, 2290, repairs, parts, tires.

After covering all of your real expenses that $2,000 drains away somewhat. Over the years maintaining an older truck, and doing as much of that myself if I could, I've figured out if $3,000 or more isn't hitting the bank account on your working weeks then you really aren't going to get much of anywhere. Trust me I've been at it for 7 years now. You're gonna work hard for that $2,000 and it will disappear in the blink of an eye lol.

I think you're being a tad optimistic. Did you read what I posted right or only how you want to read it? I said IF (with special emphasis on the if) everything went right and you could book 4 loads a week back and forth - that's if you like weekends at home and off duty. That's with little to no deadhead.

Sure you can do it. I'm saying it's a popular lane. The loads go fast. It's not going to be much fun. And like I said about working out arrangements on "dedicated" out and back brokered freight. It NEVER lasts. Been down that road too many times. I've put them together with competitive rates. Nice runs. Most of them were gone within a week. They always look for a cheaper truck. Always. And that Nashville-Dallas lane, that's one of those really competitive lanes.

Did you want honest input from someone in the real world hauling van freight? I've been watching and hauling spot van freight around Nashville for the past 5 years. If you can prove me wrong that would be awesome. I'd love to see you do it. Good luck.

 

Get yourself something direct going down there and maybe it all comes together for you? I'm not the guy to ask about that. I don't haul any direct van freight and I wouldn't know how to get any. I don't even look for it. I prefer brokered freight, ridiculous as that sounds.