Want to get back at it in Midland/Odessa Tx

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  1. zaco10

    zaco10 Bobtail Member

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    Drove OTR for 6 years back in the late 90s early 2000s.Momma said that was enough that it was time for me to stay home.Been hauling crude oil for the last 17 years in West Tx and New Mexico.Momma saying that's long enough it's time for me to go back on the road.She's tired of seeing my beautiful mug every day haha.Seriously though it was always my intention to go back on the road either OTR or regional.I live in Midland/Odessa Tx and just curious on any suggestions of a good fit for me whether its OTR or regional.Done and tired of oilfields.Thanks
     
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  3. cjb logistics

    cjb logistics Heavy Load Member

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    Try action transports, have things close to you and it is otr. Company or O/O.
     
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Abilene Motor Express, headquartered in Richmond,VA, will hire you. Decent dry van outfit with a few refrigerated trailers.
    Paul Transportation in Tulsa. You've probably seen them delivering pipe, etc. to the oil fields. They're an OTR flatbed company.
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  5. zaco10

    zaco10 Bobtail Member

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    I will check them out,thanks
     
  6. zaco10

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    Thanks chinatown,what's your thoughts on Central Freight Lines-company or o/o?
     
  7. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Central Freight Lines has a reputation for having junky equipment. Probably make a fair living there though.
    I've never been an 0/0 and never had the desire to be. Just don't have the fight in me for that. When I'm home I want to relax and not have to be thinking about running a business.
    @sjcox10 look at www.OOIDA.com which is a business website for the owner-operator.
     
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  8. RedRover

    RedRover Road Train Member

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    Central is owned by Swift. If you want to see an absolute garbage terminal check out the Swift/Central terminal in Houston. Watched central guys pull out of there with trailers that I thought were out of service.

    Try Southeastern if you wanna do line haul around Texas.
     
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  9. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Apex Bulk has runs from TX. NM to ca and back to just north of dallas, there in Adelanto CA do not know if they actually have a tx yard
     
  10. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Different Central. Youre thinking Central Refrigerated. Central Freight looks like an LTL carrier.
     
  11. RedRover

    RedRover Road Train Member

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    I was talking about the LTL Carrier. They share a terminal in Houston and it’s a real piece of ####. I could be wrong about swift owning them, though.
     
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