Moving To Another State?

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Candice C.'s Comment
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My husband and I were considering driving as a team in the future. But we are also looking at relocating to another state. Can the state you live in negatively affect the number of loads drivers can get? More specifically, we were considering moving to Maine. I read somewhere that Maine had a shortage of drivers but I didn't know if that was mostly local and regional. Would living in the far Northeast be a good thing or a bad thing for an OTR team? We currently live in Missouri and we both hate this state with a passion.

Regional:

Regional Route

Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.

OTR:

Over The Road

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.

PackRat's Comment
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You can get hired from any state. Many states are more appealing to employers because of their location for reasons such as freight lanes, manufacturing, population, and geographic location.

Missouri is going to be much higher on a list (think Top 10) when compared to Maine (think Bottom 10).

JakeBreak's Comment
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It mainly depends on how often you want to get home. There are plenty of companies out there that will happily take a team from wherever they decide to live if they only want to go home once a month or every other month. They might hesitate a little if you want to be home every other week tho. Same with solo, the longer you want to stay out the less problem it will be for wherever you want to call home.

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