ft myers, florida, will I ever get home?

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  1. charliemcc

    charliemcc Bobtail Member

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    i a m thinking about being an otr driver. i dont think ill ever getr home in ft myers, fl so i go into this with my eyes open. of course i am single so i might be able to handle it. also thinking about moving back to cincinnati, ohio where iam from. id get home there more than florida, right?
     
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  3. xlsdraw

    xlsdraw Road Train Member

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    Yep , Cincy is in the loop. Ft. Myers is down at the end of Lonely Street.
     
  4. Saddle Tramp

    Saddle Tramp Medium Load Member

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    better traffic lanes, not a lot of freight too & out of fl.
     
  5. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    Uh,

    try a company based in Fort Meyers ???

    Just an idea.
     
  6. Luzon

    Luzon Medium Load Member

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    If a company hires in Florida, they'll get you home. It probably won't be weekly or even every other week for the most part. There are some exceptions.

    Here's a couple to consider:

    May Trucking, which is who I started with and I often picked up a load down in Ft Meyers to run out to Oregon. Give them a call and see what they say. I have been out of touch with them for 3 years.

    Cypress Truck Lines - flatbed carrier. They have a yard in Tampa and if I wanted to go with them I'd be home just about every weekend. May not be that often down your way but worth a call.

    Call Con-Way Freight (That's NOT Con-Way Truckload.) Different divisions. Freight is the local delivery part. They, from time to time, hire brand new CDL holders.

    You might also give CCC Transportation a call. They hire students too but not sure if they operate down in Ft Meyers. Here is their website.

    Hope that helps.
     
  7. xlsdraw

    xlsdraw Road Train Member

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    Talked to May a couple weeks ago. No go.
     
  8. Luzon

    Luzon Medium Load Member

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    Can you elaborate?
     
  9. Spacecoast

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    Look at Windy Hill and Armellini......
     
  10. Luzon

    Luzon Medium Load Member

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    Interesting. I've never heard of Windy Hill. They mostly run from SE - Mid West. Sounds easy to me. AND, they take students it appears. Nice find Spacecoast.
     
  11. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    It IS January, in the next couple of months, more jobs will open down there.

    Armellini currently requires experience.

    Windy Hill is a possibility.

    Swift, in ocala

    PFG, Food Delivery

    Stevens Transport, based in Dallas Tx

    Ryder, Local...............
     
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