Otr companies allow ya to take truck home so residence has no big issue where ya live,now if he goes local later in life then ya want to look around where you do or will be residing but most local companies rquire atleast 1 yr otr driving. for example on otr companies i drive for knight our home base is in az,we have terminals in bout every state so im dispatched out of carlise,pa,if i lived in fl id be out of lakeland,fl.
trans am has 2 terminals dallas metro and olathe ks,but hire all around bc ya take truck home. got to love the qualcomm system lol.hope this helps and gl.
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Welcome aboard Amber!
Crazy Rebel is right - where you live versus where a company is located doesn't make any difference. Companies will hire people based on whether or not they can get you home easily enough. If they haul enough freight to Florida that they're confident they can get you there when it's time to go home then they'll hire from Florida. That's the basics of it.
Do we have to move where want to live first then search for jobs in that area
Yap. That's the way to do it. They'll hire you based on where you live. So if you're currently living in Florida but planning on moving soon then either get on with a company that hires from both Florida and wherever you're moving to or move first and then get started in trucking.
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I'm new to all of this so let me start from the begining.. My husband is looking to start a career in trucking, he's decided to go to a company-sponsored school to get his cdl and so I've been helping him study and what not, so here's my big question.. If he gets his cdl permit in Fl, (where we live now) and goes to whatever company sponsored school and passes, where would he be working? Would we be able to move to where ever after he gets a job? Or do we have to move where want to live first then search for jobs in that area? I hope this is not too confusing to read..i am just unsure of how it works.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: