I reckon an introduction is in order.

James J. Williams - tanker
TWT Refrigerated Service - refrigerated
Leavitt's Freight Service - flatbed
Watkins-Shepard - dry van
All the above hire new cdl grads. Look over the websites.
I was also in the military and never got rid of the urge to roam. Trucking is a good fit.
All the above should provide home time your wife will be content with.

 

Some local companies that will hire with little or no experience:

Schneider dedicated, Seattle (Dollar Tree)

United Natural Foods (UNFI), Auburn

Interstate Distributors, Tacoma

Frontier Transport, Seattle

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Hello and Welcome. Just a thought... Check into getting your Hazmat, IF you qualify, You can go in and do the background check / fingerprint portion. It ( the process) usually takes a few weeks. 2-3. I did my Hazmat end. back in Aug or so. You do not need to do it in any order. It will not be on your license until you get the letter from DC.

 

Are you leaving Washington?

 

I can understand avoiding the bigger megas, i just thought I'd throw out what I saw was available locally, it's always hard to tell what may appeal to one person or another.
I'm not sure how big UNFI or Frontier are, I'm thinking they're regional, perhaps?
Local work is the way to go if you can get it, but getting it is the hard part.

 

Which state will you move to? Some of those companies that have been recommended may not hire from there.