North or South?????

Set up a bank account so your retirement check goes directly to them. Pick a state that is best for you and not the job. Most likely you'll be driving all over anyway. Like others have said pick a state with no income tax and look to see which ones have the best cost of living that fits you and your family. It's a lot easier to change a job after awhile than moving so that's why you pick for yourself. A driver that lives in CA making the same as you but you're living in a state with no income tax and the cost of living is low is making a lot less than you are.

 

Comrade, pick the middle, like Tennessee, you get a little of both cold and hot but, not too much of either. Tennessee has no state tax and a beautiful place to live. I am sure you have a USAA checking account, if not get one, it is Military friendly.

 

+1, but I am biased and wish people would keep it quiet, we plan on keeping it a nice city. One point about the snow up north; we a prepared for it, other places not so much. Just a forecast of snow will shut the south down.

 

Don't let the heat scare you. Sure, in July/August is can get in the mid 90's and pretty humid but that is what air conditioning is for. We rarely get snow. The only thing you have to worry about would be tornadoes. When it snows down here, we don't have salt trucks so they just close the roads and everything shuts down for a few days but like I said, that rarely happens. Its actually only happened once down here in the past 8 years and twice since 1993. If you want to spend your off-time outdoors then the south is where you want to be. Generally speaking, fewer laws, great hunting/fishing/hiking/camping, and southerners tend to be a bit more friendly than northerners. Oh and sweet tea. Can't forget the sweet tea.

 

living in the northeast, I'd say head south, especially to no personal income tax state...

 

I really don't think the area dictates how many miles you'll run. It all boils down to the company and how much business they do. Plus how they manage their runs.

 

Dont listen to them.....


Jersey!!!! .....jersey. ...!!!!! Jersey! !!!!!

Yep...ive lost it...


Seriously...I like texas

 

Louisiana is a lot more humid than MS or AL or TX. They are below sea level and most of the state is under water. If you want to do something dedicated or LTL then answer this. Would you rather drive 500 miles a day on toll roads, in major cities with dense populations, with hardly anywhere to park a truck? Or would you rather run 500 miles a day on interstates in the country where there isn't much traffic and you don't have to deal with snow and ice 4 months out of the year? Would you rather spend 4 months out of the year freezing your kahounas off in snow and ice and having to shovel a driveway? Or would you rather spend it where it hovers around 40 degrees in the winter. Until here recently we were still in the 60's. We did have 2 days a couple of weeks ago that hit 75 then it went back down. If you move up north, you will regret it. I couldn't live up there and listen to those accents every day. "I lost my Khakis" in Alabama means you can't find your pants. In the north it means you lost your car keys.