No touch freight, rookie driver

How close is close to home? Example Philadelphia PA to Scranton Pa.

 

I hesitated recommending Abilene, because I wasn't sure of the Phoenix situation. We run through AZ a lot ( I'm currently in Flagstaff), but mainly on 40 and are always loaded when we do. If there is a Phoenix driver that gets home with no problem then Abilene would be a good choice as we definately have no touch freight. It is unclear from the original post if she is looking for a training company to get her CDL through or a company with a good training program to start with after she has her CDL. Abilene would only work if she came there with a CDL.

I have to caution anyone looking for no touch freight though. We are required to clean the trailer after unloading which means climbing into the back and sweeping it or pulling nails. Not a big deal unless someone has a physical impairment which would make doing so a problem.

 

Scranton would be a breeze as Abilene has regular customers in Mountain Top and Hazleton (was there last week). Philadelphia is on our main NE route and we run to the NE a lot!.

 

If you live east of the Mississippi River and south of Wisconsin/Michigan/New York, you won't have a problem getting hometime with Abilene.

 

More helpful then the title suggests.

 

Lol

 

I'm really exhausted with making 12 an hour and having to move back in with mom and dad any time something with a boyfriend doesn't work out. I feel just as entitled to the American dream of bettering myself as everyone else, and I know I'll have to work, and not just stand there and wait for someone else to come fix stuff for me because I'm a woman in my 20s. But the financial freedom of it, being able to see the country, and move around a lot all sound appealing to me. I hated college and hate sitting in an office.

 

Yeah... I kinda agree with that...
Years ago, I was fueling, had my CB on and when I entered the truck, some guy said on the CB, "Hey (name of my company), you are so pretty.... What are you doing here...?" My first thought was, what does he mean by that? All kinds of thoughts came to my mind...
I did not answer him... just chuckled... But I prefer to believe that he meant that this can be a tough job that will age anyone very quickly... which can be true... But so what?
I pick this job because I love the road and as I continued doing it, I realized I can do this and this was what I really wanted to do. And I don't plan on doing anything else for now.

It's true that the lack of routine, lack of sleep sometimes, the stress, the hard work sometimes, the difficulty keeping a good diet, maintaining good health, among other "inconveniences" of living in a truck and being OTR can age anybody quickier than it normally would... but for me, that's a small price to pay for doing something that I love....

I also remember one of my male team drivers (when I was going thru my first 6 months) who told me that I chose to be a truck driver because my parents didn't raise me right...
He said that since I am a woman, I should be a teacher, or a nurse, or working in an office... but never a trucker...
Yeah... there are still lots of those who think like that...

Hey, @daniphoenix try to learn as much as possible about this job, about living in a truck before you invest time and effort in trucking. Talk to as many experienced drivers as you can, preferably female drivers who have been out here for many years and can share their opinions and experiences with you.
If that's really what you want to do, go for it girl!

 

Yeah... that's right... Thank you Mr. @MACK E-6