How easy is it to move while driving otr

In my twelve years of driving (before that was in Military, so I guess I was already used to moving and being away), I have moved from Idaho to West Virginia to Minnesota to Maryland and in two weeks moving back to my home town of Seattle. Not a big deal. Good luck!

 

I live in Ma. aka Taxachusetts.

 

Being a student your first concern is to get your training behind you and get a year in so you can pick your company. If you have plans of moving then hire in with a company that hires from both states. Look at the company's website and they should have a hiring map. Then you use your off time to accomplish the task. Always communicate with your dispatcher and let them know what you are doing so they can plan accordingly too. You might get moved to another dispatcher's board.

I've done that twice moving to IL and back to TN putting my stuff in storage both times until getting settled.

Keep in mind you want to be located near heavily traveled trucking lanes to keep your job opportunities wide open.

 

MAINE IS AWESOME!!! I did the same thing you are about to do...(of course I was in HHG so I had my own moving equipment every where I went,lol) But you will love Maine,I'm also from Tx,n hate the heat! But the economy ROCKS!

I also tried South ,Fl...Outer Banks,NC.. Upstate NY, Smokey Mtns... Lived and like all but Fl...
pick just stayed until my lease was up and moved on to see what else I could get into...lol
And glad I did...Maine has the friendliest people of all...I LOVED THE SNOW!!! Seems people from Houston love the cold and people in the North hate it....

 

Really, it's that bad?? I've been at this for 24 years now and have always had a home. In fact I now have 2 homes, 1 in Kansas and 1 in Washington and yes I still drive OTR, no union, no doubles.

1 House, truck and toy, all paid for with my not living in the truck OTR job,


Another toy, again paid for with my OTR job,


And another,


Another one,


And a few more, the closest one in the picture, (don't make fun of the two-tone one ton pickup, it's a 1995 with 102,000 miles and I didn't like the utility bed so I got the truck salvage yard to swap the bed out free of charge and gave them the almost new utility box that was on it)


And last but not least, time off at my Washington home playing on the beach,


So to the OP, moving is not difficult and living is more than possible regardless of what other people say. Drive a Truck to Live, don't become a prisoner of the truck.

 

I'm an OTR O/O and must have missed the memo about working 24/7/365. I usually take at least 2 full months off a year when its warm enough to get on the lake, i take off most major holidays...hell i took off 3 1/2 months last winter . If someone has to work that much you have the wrong job Cali.
For the other stuff i own a house, 2 cars, motorcycle, boat and a jet ski....someone is being sold doom and gloom.


To the OP I'd think that doing OTR from Maine would be kinda rough trying to get home on a regular basis, if you're thinking about moving there from Texas you need to visit there during a cold snowy winter and see if you really think that -10F, Nor'easters and measuring snow by the foot is really as appealing as you think...they talk funny up there too.

 

It looks like you favored the south. I grew up in PA and after HS went in the Army and have lived in the south ever since except for 2 years. Part of the reason moving to IL and back to TN is I hated living up north again. I thought I would like it but it just wasn't the same as I remembered. Snow is fun when you are young. It's a hinderance when you get older.
The south grows on you. If you live in the north your whole life it's a different story because you don't know any different. Most of the retirees here where I live are from MI which says something. Birds only go up there to eat and they always come back, lol. Don't make a $5000 mistake like me unless you are sure. Moving isn't cheap.

 

I currently live in Maine but am getting ready to move to Oregon so I'm in the same boat. With my current company, I have no issues getting home when I need to and I've been to all the states in the lower 48. You'll love Maine, best part is getting to enjoy all 4 seasons. Nothing beats a New England fall.

And yeah, moving isn't cheap. Don't forget to include the price of housing on top of that.

 

well the 1200 sq ft house in nj could become a 3000 sq ft house in mo
that needs to be factored in
i always lived on the coast so housing was higher
now most places i drive thru i say i could live here
my favorites have been chincoteague va and outerbanks of nc
historic beautiful new england towns like newburyport mass and portsmouth nh