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<blockquote data-quote="STFXG" data-source="post: 1794823" data-attributes="member: 41750"><p>A rural area isn't going to have that many routes. My terminal has less than 50 routes and started with 5 originals. The rural areas have only split a couple of times. They also pay less than metro areas. To split a rural area is to take a big hit in pay. I can see how some guys get stuck. It's not worth going from a single route owner to owning two or even three routes. There's a hump where you have to get to 4 routes to make what you were making as a single route driving yourself. I've seen a lot of guys happy to just sell off areas in chunks rather than taking on the headache of supplementals and running two routes.</p><p></p><p>These routes pay significantly more than they did even 5-10 years ago. It just wasn't worth the headache to many to go through the growth pains. After the Estrada case everyone knew what was coming. Some have tried to just ride it until the wheels fall off, some have tried to grow, and some have sold out. My original route has only split 3 times since I started over ten years ago. That includes adding HD. So I understand where this guy is coming from. Rural routes are a different game than metro. With the good (far less stress) also comes the bad (less growth).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STFXG, post: 1794823, member: 41750"] A rural area isn't going to have that many routes. My terminal has less than 50 routes and started with 5 originals. The rural areas have only split a couple of times. They also pay less than metro areas. To split a rural area is to take a big hit in pay. I can see how some guys get stuck. It's not worth going from a single route owner to owning two or even three routes. There's a hump where you have to get to 4 routes to make what you were making as a single route driving yourself. I've seen a lot of guys happy to just sell off areas in chunks rather than taking on the headache of supplementals and running two routes. These routes pay significantly more than they did even 5-10 years ago. It just wasn't worth the headache to many to go through the growth pains. After the Estrada case everyone knew what was coming. Some have tried to just ride it until the wheels fall off, some have tried to grow, and some have sold out. My original route has only split 3 times since I started over ten years ago. That includes adding HD. So I understand where this guy is coming from. Rural routes are a different game than metro. With the good (far less stress) also comes the bad (less growth). [/QUOTE]
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