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I do not remember seeing a lot of wheat, or corn fields in CA. Most Dairy farms rail there feed in. All I am saying is check your market.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-05-14", "dateAdded": "2013-06-26T17:34:40Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 1164, "firstName": "MARC", "lastName": "HIRSCHMANN", "companyName": "MARC HIRSCHMANN", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "GARDNER", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 45, "userLikes": 11, "userDislikes": 4, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 23522, "content": "\nThanks for the reply... I dont plan on just staying in California, but thats what I was wondering, Is the market good enough to start on my own?", "contentHtml": "Thanks for the reply... I dont plan on just staying in California, but thats what I was wondering, Is the market good enough to start on my own?", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2013-06-25", "dateAdded": "2013-06-26T17:42:01Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 11421, "firstName": "ROBERT", "lastName": "DEES", "companyName": "R.DEES FARMLINES", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "APPLE VALLEY", "state": "CA", "userCommentCount": 2, "userLikes": 1, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 23523, "content": "\nIn northern ca they haul alot of grain and rice. Can't think of the names of the major players one is in woodland, the other in Dixon. They have doubles with two axletractors. There are a couple of companies that haul double flats with side kits hauling garlic and onions.. Also a two axle.. They start in el centro, go to Blythe, up the valley and end up around toulle lake. One company is TVT out of gilroy. Then there is that old stand by.... Tomatoes. I've heard alot of money to be made, ALOT of hours, and work your butt off for about 3 months... But your bank account will be alot happier. Just depends where you want to go, intra state it seems more two axle tractors, inter state 3 axle tractors. Unless you run garlic and onions up to east of Reno at nightingale M/m 65. Best of luck . Jeff", "contentHtml": "In northern ca they haul alot of grain and rice. Can't think of the names of the major players one is in woodland, the other in Dixon. They have doubles with two axletractors. There are a couple of companies that haul double flats with side kits hauling garlic and onions.. Also a two axle.. They start in el centro, go to Blythe, up the valley and end up around toulle lake. One company is TVT out of gilroy. Then there is that old stand by.... Tomatoes. I've heard alot of money to be made, ALOT of hours, and work your butt off for about 3 months... But your bank account will be alot happier. Just depends where you want to go, intra state it seems more two axle tractors, inter state 3 axle tractors. Unless you run garlic and onions up to east of Reno at nightingale M/m 65. Best of luck . 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Im currently thinking about getting my own truck and hopper bottom trailer, I live in Southern California and I wanted some opions if its worth doing this.

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