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Owner operator moving to Orlando area.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by warrior12345, Jan 3, 2022.

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  1. Jan 3, 2022 #1
    warrior12345

    warrior12345 Light Load Member

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    Hello guys ,
    Just want to know your advice about moving to orlando area .are there any owner operators here that already live there? Are there any decent income to be made running local and leasing with a company out of there ?
    Thanks
     
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  3. Jan 3, 2022 #2
    pavrom

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    ...most likely not unless you have contacts or connections ... Florida is dead
     
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  4. Jan 3, 2022 #3
    xlsdraw

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    You can live down here. But most of us do OTR because of the very, very low pay for local.

    There is no driver shortage in Florida. Never has been and never will be.
     
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  5. Jan 3, 2022 #4
    Chinatown

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    Forward Air - Owner Operator Solo And Team
    Orlando, FL 32885
    Up to $2.21 per mile
     
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  7. Jan 3, 2022 #5
    warrior12345

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    Thanks chinatown .was actually looking for local opportunities for owner operators
     
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  8. Jan 3, 2022 #6
    warrior12345

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    Thank you ..i am doing OTR now out of nashville area but was looking to see if i can go live in florida while keeping a decent local income .thanks again fr the input
     
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  9. Jan 3, 2022 #7
    warrior12345

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    Yes that is what i keep hearing and it is a sad fact that florida bad for trucking ..i lived there 7 years prior to 2015 .i moved out cuz i switched carreers from retail ####ty jobs to trucking am glad i did .but then again always wanted to go back and live close to disney and all the fun lol
     
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  10. Jan 3, 2022 #8
    Chinatown

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    I'm from Nashville area, but moved to Nevada.
    Lots of intermodal work in Central Florida.
    I'd like to move to Viera, FL
     
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  11. Jan 3, 2022 #9
    TallJoe

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    I got infatuated with Florida too. Especially Gulf coast. Tampa, Sarasota, Venice... I have had fantasies about moving down there but the house market is in the seller's hands now and I may be overpaying big time.
    As far as O/O business...that would have to be reevaluated because there is nothing outbound. All that supplemental regional revenue I do in Illinois would be gone. So, I figure that at first, there'd be lots of deadheading out of there to Georgia or further north. It would be kind of like 7 days out to get enough revenue before coming back and rest a few days.
    What about parking rents over there?
    But do I really want it? I kinda like todays Chicago, sunny, freezing weather, biting on my face... Maybe I'll stick to going there for vacations for now.
     
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  12. Jan 3, 2022 #10
    Chinatown

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    1. @D.Tibbitt is from Melborne/Orlando area. Maybe he will give some tips.
     
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