How easy is it to move while driving otr

Texas to Maine... that is one hell of a climate change. Me I prefer hot.

Moving is pretty simple, just change your license to your new State, most it is pretty simple, IL and CA I think are the exceptions.

One thing to keep in mind is staying close to freight lanes so you can get home when you like. In a year with Stevens I got to Maine once. The rest that you mention are all for the most part in everyone's freight lanes so should not be an issue.

Good luck at Stevens and check the Stevens forum... lots of good info there.

 

If you choose a career otr, and moreover, expect to make any money at it, your absolute last priority should be finding a place to call home outside of the truck. You'll be long hauling from state to state on a constant basis and if those wheels aren't turning for miles and miles, days and weeks at a time, you're not making any money. This is even more true if you decide to go the route of owner operator. You have a lot to learn newbie, good luck to you...

 

Virginia isnt bad, living near i95 or i81 wouldn't be bad for getting home. The problem i see with Maine is a low population combined with not being a popular state to route freight thru means it could be quite hard to find a load to get you home.

When Otr the closer you are to freight the easier it is to actually get the days off you need, even something as simple as a doctor's appointment can become difficult if there is no freight to get you home.


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I lived in Florida and had to moved to Rhode Island for family reasons. The company I worked for was in RI all the time so I didn't think it would be an issued. Turns out the company does run in, out, and thru RI but they don't hire in RI. So if you really like your company check with them first.

Plus the DMV here in RI made me redo my TSA fingerprinting and background check again and take the written test before putting the Haz-Mat endorsement on my CDL.

 

Really now? Having a home outside of the truck is a bad idea????? Please tell me why you would subject yourself to being gone, working hard, if not for a place you can call home. I don't live to work, I work so I can live.

I make money as a company driver, going home regularly. I have a house, a car, some land......and I am so happy to have a place to go home to. I don't understand the way of thinking that you can't make money unless you work for months on end, never go home, live and eat out of the truck. There is no point in doing this if you can't afford to have a life outside of this. It may be life in small increments, but I will be darned if I don't get to live life, instead of working till I die.

 

While I would agree being hot isn't for me, but I get it, some people like it. Keep in mind you will still be hot in GA or SC it will just be for two or three less months per year. As mentioned ME or MA would be very tough to get freight out of and the cost of living is comparably high. Keep in mind TX, as I recall does not have a state income tax, however many states do. When researching states to move to keep the tax situation in mind before moving and then realizing 6% of your pay is gone b/c you now live in a state that has one.

 

If you're thinking about CT, I can give you a company to work for and you're home everyday or you can do regional and be out a few nights a week. Its great money, benefits, easy work and vacation time. PM me if you want more details.

 

Costal areas are usually high in real estate price and less jobs, and lower paying jobs in the trucking industry, unless you get hazmat/tanker and you will need a year or two experience to get a job with them. Depending on the state you may have to retake your written test(s) and some require new road test. Most companies I spoke with want you to have your license in your home state.

As you have no experience you will likely be out with a trainer which means moving during your training period would be extremely difficult.

Best bet, I believe, is to line up a company, move to new state, get license and endorsements in state and then start job, unless you can get a company to give you time off after starting work to move (possibly after your training) or waiting until you earn vacation time (usually a year.)

Good Luck!

 

Wow from TX to ME thats quite the leap.