How can a new guy avoid the NE?

Atl is my hometown and those boys are right. 285 becomes a parking lot and when its not the speed limit is 55. Try doing 55 on 285. It doesn't work.

 

Like Dave W said. Roehl has midwest regional usally out 5 days then home 2 and they tend to not send you that far east. You will be in Chicago alot but that is really no big deal.

 

Funny thing, calling a truck driver a "Professional" driver. Right. Why do you guys/gals, cry about one thing or another out here? "I don't want to go to NYC", "I don't drive in snow", "I don't do mountains", "I don't/won't go to Cali", WTF!!! Stay HOME, drive local or get a lower paying job. LOL, funny, THAT'S what they are PAYING you for, to MOVE their freight. "If you can't run with the big dogs, keep your puppy ### on the porch" Can't say it any better. BOOHOO! WAHHHH!

 

WOW, what a nice guy! sheesh

 

I kind of agree with the sentiment but wouldn't put it so harshly. A person coming into this industry hiring with a company saying "I don't want to run NY" etc. Well that's the kind of thing you need to know about a company before you hire on. I saw a couple of replies "come to US Express" or "check out FFE" - both of these companies do a lot of northeast and would not be the right fit for this guy. There are regional OTR outfits that don't do northeast so if that's what he's not wanting to do then he needs to search out for these companies.

That said personally I don't care for the northeast myself. But when I hired on as a green newb with my current outfit so many years ago I had no idea that's where a lot of their freight went to. But I was in a bind needing a job at the time so I sucked it up and went where I was told. Now all these years later at the same company which still runs about half their loads up there I've been up that way once in the past two years. It took me a long time to get to that point. I've got a relatively sweet deal now. I'm greatful for my experience up there though. I also agree with a lot of guys who say if you can truck up there you can go anywhere. For that reason alone I think all newbies should go up there to learn what trucking's all about. It's not always gonna be lonely highways and blue skies.

 

How does not liking the area make you any less of a professional? These guys are here to make money and sitting on the freeways which have turned into a parking lot isn't making them money. Personally, I don't mind NY, MA, NJ, etc.. What I don't like is VT, NH where you drive forever and see absolutely nothing. Not sure why people dislike Cali so much. Even the rush hour wasn't all that bad and noone really seemed to care about the no-idling law.

 

Salt Lake City is the easiest "bigger" city to maneuver 18 wheels in. Streets, especially State Street, are wide, and the traffic is light, at least compared to Manhattan or Shakeytown.

 

"Comfort Zones"?

Talk about encouraging people to not want to go to certain areas.

The best way to handle something like the NE corridor is to just buck up and do it. Having anxiety about going may get you a DACcident or even a bona-fide accident. If you're crossing a crevasse walking a very narrow 2 x 4, your chances of falling off are higher if you're scared. The same goes with driving 18 wheels. If you're a scared rabbit about NYC or some other big hive, you're setting yourself up to muck up. Be strong, hold your head up, and go get the job done. Afterwards, get out of there. Leaving NYC is one of trucking's great pleasures, as, usually, your next destination is someplace a lot smaller.

 

lmao i love reading and hearing people talk about the northeast and how they dont go there!!! either you are a otr driver ,regional, dedicated or local. take your pick. if you are otr well...what diff does it make? every area has crappy places. I remember when i started i got a run to Miami, i was Whooohooo!!!! Miami!!! never been there!!! Didnt take long to come to grips that Miami was a pain just like Atlanta just like Chicago just like Philly and so on. Just enjoy the ride and take your lumps when you hit the city limits, come out with truck and trailer intact with no bodies or 4 wheelers stuck under ya and you did a fine job!