Any good recommendations? I would like to take a passenger with me from day one.
Prefer not to go near Chicago much. Like geographic variety and driving west of the Mississippi.
Prefer dry vans. Don't like reefer unless it's some dedicated daytime thing.
Worked in trucking (mostly vans) for three years, and will have been out of trucking for 4 years later this year.
I get that some companies will want me to ride with a trainer. I guess that's OK for two weeks, but not longer.
Companies That Avoid Both Coasts?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by insipidtoast, Mar 16, 2024.
Page 1 of 5
-
-
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
-
Have you considered Uber and Lyft ?
Texas_hwy_287, Sirscrapntruckalot, JJ 501 and 9 others Thank this. -
Check out these people....they run mostly the midwest & southeast:
Driver Benefits
VER-RY LIBERAL hometime policy.
-- LBlagoje, Lumper Humper, nextgentrucker and 1 other person Thank this. -
You just eliminated the largest metro areas in the country, along with the biggest inland metro area by excluding Chicago.
Maybe Dallas regional? -
Companies that avoid either coast? You've been looking for somewhere to work for a grip now. You're gonna have to take some good with the bad. If you go any longer without signing on somewhere, you run the risk of having to do a refresher.
Zoltan1a, austinmike, Numb and 1 other person Thank this. -
Running mid-west regional would avoid both coasts, but not Chicago.
I do the Great Lakes Region at my company, so I get to the Chicago area often. Not that often for actually into Chicago.
The outer areas are not that bad.Wargames and austinmike Thank this. -
Would be helpful if you told us where you lived.
Unless you live within 100 miles of DFW, "Dallas Regional" doesn't exist.
And if someone wants to tell me I'm wrong, I'm all ears. I'm shopping for a new place to land.
unloaderaustinmike Thanks this. -
Continental Express has a terminal in Fort Worth. They have regional loads to OKC, Houston, San Antonio and Weslaco. Not sure what their hiring range is, but they have a drop yard in Houston where some of their trucks are parked when the driver goes home.unloader Thanks this.
-
I'll give 'em a call. Live in San Antonio. Thanks for the tip.
unloaderHarry Flashman Thanks this. -
I don’t understand the hate that Chicago gets. For being the 3rd largest city in the country, it really is quite tame compared to NY and LA. The distribution centers that service that metro are located far outside the city that avoids the worst of the inner city traffic.
Yes it’s a big city and traffic is unavoidable, but it really is the best possible setup for a population center of that size. The inner city is up against the lake, and most of the warehouses are in the outer-ring of highways such that many deliveries can avoid the worst traffic
To the OP: you gotta suck it up and deliver to where the people are.EurekaSevven, Blagoje, Turbodriven and 3 others Thank this.
Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds
Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.
Page 1 of 5