Best state for otr o/o

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  1. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    Which state offers the lowest costs (insurance, licensing, taxes, etc)?

    Finally giving up on my hopes of staying in CA -- final straw was the $15,500/year workan's comp quote...
     
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    Hawaii ....just kiddin lol
     
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    Seems like a state with no income tax would help , FL, TX, TN , NV ...WY ( couldn't live in the WY personally)
     
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    Definitely not Illinois, I can tell you that much...
     
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    I would move to Wyoming in a heartbeat lol. my dad grew up in the gas hills and I always loved that state, unfortunately my GF hates it there
     
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    Texas son... houston's market and demand for trucks of any kind. Cheaper fuel, housing, better schools and "freedom of religion" lol
     
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    Solution to problem, new GF!
     
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    Texas...:biggrin_25525:
     
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