where is it hot right now?

Charlotte,nc and Raleigh,nc areas.

 

It's always hot running into Alberta, but terrible coming out.

 

If you're willing to relocate; move to a state with good freight lanes plus no personal income tax, so you can keep more of your paycheck. There are 9 states with no personal income tax; my two favorite with good freight lanes are Texas and Nevada. That's one reason I just purchased a new home in Nevada. I also looked at average good weather year round. Tennessee also is excellent for good freight lanes; look at the truckers atlas and see all the interstates crossing through Tennessee.

Alaska
Florida
Nevada
South Dakota
Texas
Washington
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Wyoming

 

Florida is a very tough state to find a good driving job especially South of I-4. I have lived here since 1997.

New Hampshire is also hard to find a good driving job as 99% of all the DC's in New England are in MA. and the only trucks rolling up & down I-93 & I-89 are Canadian trucks. I have friends that live there and most of the mega-carriers don't even hire North of Nashua.

 

Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri.

 

To elaborate further:

Don't pick a state just because there isn't a state income tax. As already said, jobs in Florida are rather scarce. The Mideast is where it's at, if you can tolerate the abrupt climate changes.

 

texas is a pretty active area year round...

 

Good post, Chinatown. However, I'd reconsider locating in Washington state. Although there is no income tax, their sales taxes and B/O taxes don't make a great environment to run a business. Running freight out of Washington can be problematic and in the winter you have to plan on regular road closures on I-90 due to avalanches. It's a beautiful state and a great place to live, but for anyone wanting to locate in an active lane for loads I think Oklahoma, Texas, or other locals would be more profitable.

 

Texas is a good state. Illinois. The Dakotas because of the oil fields etc... For sure I can guarantee that Florida is not one of them. In fact it is probably one of the worst!