Texas Local Work Opportunity .. Thoughts

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(11-16-2019 )JHNDZ Wrote:  

(11-12-2019 )Rilloroc Wrote:  I can't speak for everything because my experience is limited. Im Texas only. There is plenty of freight to move around here. Housing costs are going to be about a quarter of what they are in Cali. Your fuel and insurance costs are gonna be probably half. I rarely pay more than 2.60 per gallon. You can easily be home every day and if you run Texas logs you can really pack some miles in. Freight rates coming out of DFW look a lot less than those going in on the load boards because around here the boards are mostly only utilized by brokers and brokers only get the leftover loads the carriers couldn't cover. If your running your own authority, the carriers will let you grab loads from them in exchange for a 2% cut of the base rate. You can easily gross over 1k a day any day of the week after that 2%. I've never had a day I couldn't get a load. I run meat, beer, or groceries between Amarillo, DFW, El Paso, and Laredo myself. You can gross that just moving freight around DFW alone if you don't mind sitting in traffic.

Hey thanks for your reply. Im sure traffic cant be any worse than it is here. Im planning on taking a drive out there this yr to check out the town. I wouldnt mind paying the 2% as long as I can keep the truck running and be close to home.
What city do you recommend ?

Back in 1987, I lived in Desoto and liked it very much. I can also recommend Lancaster and Red Oak, Cedar Hill, Waxahachie, Midlothian. Just gotta get out and explore. You will find property valuation more reasonable, and better schools than in dallas. By all means avoid the Oak Cliff area.