Local/Regional HH

Wondering since i always see the same owner ops around every week. how many guys on here pull an rgn and stay near home? if so, how well does it work out for you?

There's also a ton of day cab and construction companies out here everyday, Twin Cities Minnesota.
i feel like these would be the best places to get a solid start.
Am i totally wrong and OTR is the only/best way to go? or going home isn't as high on guys priority list
I'd appreciate anyone's insight

Personally I've got a pretty sweet gig now. I'm 26, going on two years pulling flats with a clean mvr, It's getting closer to the time i can get into just about any company, but i'd love to pull something more personal satisfying and interesting before i get any older.
If anyone in Minnesota wants to mentor me i'm here... haha
after winter of course. Maybe that driver with the light blue set up lol

 

200 miles fast paced, that sounds like the perfect type of stuff. i never been for the driving straight all day.
10 moves in a day?? hows that even possible in 14 hours lol

 

sounds like you have the best job in trucking, in my opinion. Kinda says it all when guys stay there forever, i would too! i was more assuming these guys sat around a lot waiting for machinery to be used and taken back. but multiple moves a day would really make it worth the time and effort.
that's part of the problem though, these guys never leave i think lol. most of the local places like that here don't really advertise that i've seen. and its near impossible to see any of the guys at a truck stop. the only place i do see them is at a construction site ill never go to or driving.
I've searched around a bit, the specialty carriers and rigging association is a good place for finding companies. except half of them are otr and the rest don't have much specific info. if they even let you apply
i guess it will just take a lot calls and effort to find that kind of place, with no lowboy experience..
it has to be possible right? lol

 

i guess you're right, a construction company is probably a better bet over an actually trucking company.
still whatever it takes i would rather do this type of work over 10 LTL van deliveries any day

 

On second thought, maybe not the negative 40 degree day lol