OTR TEAMS-- ADVICE!!!

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  1. Anywhichwaybutloose

    Anywhichwaybutloose Light Load Member

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    Old dominion hires teams. Need hazmat and doubles endorsements.
     
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  3. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    You need to be doing a California or Pacific Northwest turn every week or get on the "Plasma Account" with FFE. @Jenn72 can tell you about that. FFE has a terminal in North Carolina.
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  4. hoopielou24

    hoopielou24 Bobtail Member

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    Still at the same company never even left to try Z or USA
    This place treats us like family. So that's why I try to hold on. When things aren't running the way I want them to I'm quick to call the office LOL but they upped our pay and we have great benefits, anything I need/want they give it to us. But it's just the miles...
     
  5. Chinatown

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    I don't know of any that just run Texas. Maybe some other drivers on here do though.
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    All I can do is give you some team companies that run west.
    One driver that posts on here runs teams with FFE on the plasma account and he and his team mate each make over 90K per year. The company is headquartered in Texas, but runs all over the place.
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  6. hoopielou24

    hoopielou24 Bobtail Member

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    Ok, well thank you anyway. I will still be doing my research.
     
  7. Cattleman84

    Cattleman84 Road Train Member

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    Id start asking for them to find you runs to CA or the PNW... And I'd seriously consider switching to Reefer if your company offers it. Yeah the wait time may suck at times but with coast to coast runs the miles would make up for that.
     
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  8. Midwest Trucker

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    I’m in the Midwest but 70 cpm for OTR teams is pretty standard. Some even 72.

    Id say you definitely can do better especially if you both have haz endorsements. A team doing 4000 miles per week is a total waste. I have a solo that hits that sometimes.

    Edit: I read the rest of your replies. It sounds like you guys aren’t ready to make any changes. No endorsements and only to Texas? LOL. I don’t think you realize why teams are a thing. Teams have a purpose, not just because two drivers are married to one another.
     
  9. hoopielou24

    hoopielou24 Bobtail Member

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    No endorsements here. A regular ol' dry van is what we do. Done reefer before but hated it. Multiple stops, no lay over pay, only pay if you did 3 or more stops. Maybe was with the wrong company. I would be more satisfied if we had more miles. I know we could make more. Do you know of any team companies that run dedicated Tx runs?
     
  10. Midwest Trucker

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    Read the extra part that I just added to my post.
     
  11. Chinatown

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