Can I relocate anywhere?

NO! Most companies have customer territories and want you to live 50 miles from one of their terminalsor within an hour of the pick-up point if you get a dedicated route!Their are two ways to look at this If, you have a destination in mindand it is within 50 miles of a Major city like Dallas, Houston,Kansas City it most likely will not be an issue! You can go searchthe internet for OTR companies where you are thinking about locating!Most Major carriers will allow you to park your tractor in a safeplace or a drop yard under contract with them but, some ask you topay the fuel charge if, they feel it is to far out of route! THGhost

 

it all depends on the company u work for. the large carriers don't mind it, unless u are on a dedicated account then they may have some kind of restriction, u will have to ask & find out; while some others that i've noticed want u to live within an hour of their office/terminal cause ur probably home every weekend or so & they want the truck & trailer parked @ their place.

 

"Anywhere" is a term that might get you in trouble. Assuming the best case scenario and driving for a "true" 48 state carrier, you may be able to easily locate in Columbus, OH, San Antonio, TX, Joplin, MO, etc. However, there might be issues if you want to call Monticello, UT home. That would be an expensive proposition to somebody to "get you home". But within 50 miles of any of the carrier's major freight centers (inbound or outbound or both) would be great, and within 50 miles of a terminal would be even better.

 

You can pay rent/mortgage & have your mail sent anywhere, but seeing it more than 6 times a year may be tough if it is in the sticks...

 

you really need to ask this to whoever you plan to work for
many carriers will have no trouble getting you home to CO
some states require you to take your CDL all over again like Illinois

 

You will probably need to stay in their hiring area. Also, like everyone said if you are on a dedicated account, that could be a problem. Hope this helps.

 

Like SW Airlines says, "You are free to move about the country".