Legal Opinion
Horn v. Transcon Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 2, 1990No. 89-1747PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Thomas B. Thurmond, who drove his own truck for a living, leased the rig and his services to Transcon Lines, Inc., which operates nationwide. When Transcon did not have a load for him at the place he dropped off the last one, Thurmond could do three things: first, arrange with Transcon to sublease the rig to another carrier that had cargo needing transportation (that is, enter into a trip lease); second, take the truck empty to a place where Transcon had cargo (dead-heading, called bobtailing if the tractor travels without trailer); third, go home to Kentucky and…
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