is it legal for an OTR company to require an employee to be a local resident

Maybe they want drivers near their drop yard?

I believe employers have to right to hire anybody they want.

 

Their company, their rules. They are NOT discriminating based upon race, sex, religion, or any other protected areas.

You want to work for them? Move. Or find another carrier.

 

I don't see the big deal,you're not listed in their hiring area,apply elsewhere.It's not illegal.

 

it is illegal if you eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, while watching reruns of I Dream of Jeannie, and touch yourself in an inappropriate area, while school kids are walking by.

or so i have heard.

 

Pattyj said it! All carriers have hiring areas. You have to live in one of their hiring states or within so many miles of a terminal. Take maverick for example. I'm pretty sure they're out of Arkansas but their glass division hires out of ny state and the surrounding areas. They do flatbed and you are responsible for finding safe storage for your rig. Where ever you go the truck goes. So yes some companies will require you to live within a certain distance of them

 

I see this type of thing all the time on Craigs List.Theres a Sioux City company where I live looking for OTR drivers but you must live within a 60 mile radius of Sioux City.

 

i have seen an ad on C/L for drivers, but one must move to Indiana.

 

They are in cl all the time, every other day they update their ad.Can't remember the company advertising but I do know its a well known mega carrier.