Moving to the Lubbock area soon; Suggestions?

Hello all! You may remember me from random comments around the threads here about, mostly asking questions about the same thing. I decided I would make a thread dedicated to my curiosity and own personal needs and stop killing off threads!

My wife is starting at Texas Tech in the fall, well August, in their graduate school. We live in Chicago currently, where I drive contract for the postal service, but I'm from Louisiana, so I'm used to sweat sticking things to things that are better left unsaid, if you know what I mean.

I've had my CDL for about 7 years, no accidents or DUI's and such, and am in the process of getting my Hazmat/Tanker endorsements. (I'm assuming they will transfer. Will call to check on that though.) I don't want to do OTR. Did it for 2 and a half years (Reefer/Flatbed), and I enjoy being home most nights. Or at least the weekends, reliably. One thing I keep hearing about is this black gold, so thought I'd put out some feelers as some lady used to say, and see if anyone of you nice folks had any suggestions on where some good places to look for a job would be.

So, to summerize!

Living in Chicago, moving to Lubbock.
Need work for food and underwear.
Seven years straight CDL experience, including local and OTR.
In the process of getting Hazmat/Tanker
Work for the Post Office, more or less, and just had my 4 year license renewed so my background is clean.


Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks for the replies so far, guys!


D o g, would it be worth it to go ahead and get it, and then get the 90-day temp when I move? Or do you get the 90-day temp even if you don't already possess the endorsement from another state? If I click on that link, maybe it would tell me... lol.