East vs West; where is the money for a company driver/rookie

The west is more open. More parking worse drivers though. Some of the people who drive the I-5 corridor are just clueless at times. The east is tighter and parking comes at a premium. Even in the south where the truckers are just as bad as the 4 wheelers in the west. There's more courtesy among truck drivers in the west than you'll find in the southeast. The northeast they'll actually help you though, it's easier to get someone on the radio. Each part of the country is unique. It's finding what you'll be able to deal with better.

 

You are pretty limited in New Mexico. ABQ has some driving jobs though. You know you can head right up 25 into the Denver area and find something.

 

Albuquerque :

Trimac Transportation
Schneider
Pride Transport
Indian River Transport
Groendyke Transport
Safer Transportation
Navajo Express
KLLM Transport
Celadon
Southern Refrigerated Transport
Halvor Lines
Freymiller
Decker Truck Line

 

If I had my choice it would be the West coast.Sure the east might pay a few cents more but what good is that if you have all the traffic to deal with and if your company does mostly east coast,you can bet you'll be sent to NYC and by the time you deliver and done with all the heavy traffic you'll be out of hrs.

 

Maybe they just like older Mexicans?

/groan

 

Stay out West, trust me! I'm an immigrant from Tennessee and a legal Nevada resident now....lol.

Pride trucks are decked out pretty good; refrigerator, xm radio, satellite tv.

 

And yeah, I love running west. I took a pay cut to come here but the running lanes are fantastic. It's well worth it, IMO, to stay out of the east. But like anything with trucking, everyone has different opinions, so just find what works out best for you.