I got some experience driving heavies decades ago in the Navy Seabees, though I'm afraid I will pretty much be starting fresh as a new CDL driver. And frankly, I'm now too old and too rich to want to be anything other than a retiree owner/operator with a hobby that pays - not become a junior fleet driver. So first, thanks very much to the group of posters here who constantly tell newbs that the O/O route absolutely can't be done by new drivers. But sorry, after doing much research, I've basically come not to believe you. However I am concerned about what markets may be like in different parts of the country. That is, what may be a good market for truckers in the industrial/low wage Southeast, may be a much tougher prospect in my home area, the Pacific Northwest (and I would generally want to drive only regionally here, not long haul).
As I can't seem to log on to any of the load boards to check things out for myself without first having my DOT and MC numbers - my 'authority', is there anyone here who would be willing to provide me with a basic overview of what the freight market situation is like in the Pacific NW? If so, thanks.
Before I commit, what would the Seattle area be like for an O/O home base?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by seamutt, Jun 15, 2021.
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That aside, how it goes will depend on what you're pulling. With a dryvan, the bread and butter maneuver will be to run triangles, grabbing something to somewhere such as SLC or Denver, then whatever you can find to SoCal, and then back to PNW.
That last leg, from SoCal home, will be where the big money is. -
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I know @D.Tibbitt is in that area and may be able to help.
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I would not be looking in Seattle, or anywhere in the puget sound area to set up a home base. You could possibly set up on the east side of the mountains but it's still going to be expensive. There is no state income tax so they make up for that by raising all the other taxes
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Word that scares me. Hobby. This isn't a hobby. Really not trying to come off as a dick but most likely you'll come out with less than you started with.
What you have going for ya is the hard work and determination from serving all those years. Probably better than most people's work ethic -
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