Please help !! CDL State vs. Residence State

Hi ya'll....I just graduated from driving school in Florida and got my FL CDL with an Orlando address. I am what I heard somebody in another post refer to as "vagrant". I do not have a permanent residence and am currently living with relatives. I have been applying to many companies and I have been getting the "we are not hiring out of Florida right now" line. So I started asking if they were hiring out of Alabama and a lot started saying yes.

My question is: Can I stay in Florida, get an AL address and then change my FL CDL to an AL CDL even if I don't actually live in AL, rent a house, etc.? Then reapply to the different companies as an AL resident. I have a friend that has "lent" me his home address in AL and this permits me to get my AL CDL. I understand I would have to pay state taxes for AL but I do not care as long as I get a job. I can change back to FL once the economy straightens out.

The companies say that they need my CDL address to be able to get me back home even though I have been as clear as possible that I do not care where I take my days off. I figured that once I get a job and start moving to orientation, training and then hopefully solo I could get back to Florida every 6 months or so or get my kids to come visit me wherever I'm at.

Any suggestions or comments will be more than welcome.

 

It is not that I don't ever want to go back to Florida for my breaks...but as the economy stands today, I am willing to put in a good years work on the road till I get my 12 months experience and then I can get pickier and go with a company that will hire me out of Florida. The other alternative is after putting my time in with whoever hires me relocate my address to Florida.

And by the way, I am not planning on using a PO Box address. I am going to use a physical house address but not necessarilly reside there permanently.

Thanks for the input to all who have replied