Your transition from OTR to Local...

Dfw area is pretty good.... housing is cheap here, LTL companies are always hiring at 22$+, local jobs abound.

 

Cardinal Logistics has lots of grocery store accounts. The website should have what type accounts in Dallas/Ft. Worth. I worked for them several years ago in Tennessee and no bad experiences there. Left to go with tankers.

 

I moved to Las Vegas where it was cheap to live and I got paid CA wages. I made out real well until the company closed and I got hurt on the job. But for many years I was home every night watched my son grow up and had 3 days off every week. But not all local jobs are like that.

 

I've got a friend who went local 2 years. Kind of the same company i first worked for when i came back out on the road. They haul dirt and what not. They used to have long haul trucks but shut that down.

In the beginning, he had nothing good to say. And i kept telling him so. 2 years later, he's still bugging me to come work for them. Now they're doing some street work down the road from my house. Working nights. And has been calling me every day to see if i've called the boss yet. The company pays $20 an hour but no OT pay. Supposedly they have a long haul operation and aren't bound legally for OT pay. 50 hours per week if the weather holds. They also do a lot of out of town jobs. And put the drivers in a motel. 2 guys per room.

As much as i want to quit this job. I just can't bring myself to take a $1200 cut in take home pay. And living in a motel sunday through friday with a roomie, everytime work goes out of town.




Fact of the matter is, unless i want to haul crude oil. Running the same circle and chaining up 6 months of the year. I"m basically screwed for local work as nothing around here pays comparable. But at the same time, I'm tired of not sleeping in my bed every night. And dealing with California.

 

You sound like a Seattle or a Portland kind of guy. Plenty of opportunities in those areas, especially Seattle since there's a maritime port. Jesus, you could get a local gig just running a load up to Vancouver, Canada each day.

 

I vote for Las Vegas!
Just like Texas; no personal income taxes.
I hate cold weather!
Not that it matters; this thread isn't about me......lol

 

What OTR company are you currently working for? From the looks of things, it seems to be a very decent company that you are currently working for.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

 

Try fedex freight in dallas and fort worth we have three places there. You could make 75 to 10000 yr.