Western 11
 

My instructor at school had mentioned about newbs not being allowed to travel the western states their first 6months or so. is this a accurate statement or is it just certain companies?

I really want to run the western states and have no desire to go east. south would be OK but would rather stay west. is this going to be a problem? :cry:

It depends on the company you go with.

I mean come on think about it.

If you lived in Utah and were a newbie, would the company keep you out east all the time. :wink: :wink:

Re: Western 11
 

your instructor is full of you know what .

That must be a misunderstanding. I'm in truck driving school right now. Recruiters have come to class looking to hire us. Some of those companies only service the 11 western states, or even fewer western states. I got accepted for pre-hire from one of them.

If what you heard was true, that company wouldn't even be coming to the school I'm attending.

Re: Western 11
 

Sorry i could have explained that better. being a newb and being from Wisconsin and not having the experience of mountain driving. he had just stated that I might not be able to drive the western states right away

why not ? how else are you going to learn it ?

lots more freight in the east.everyone want to go west

I dunno, Im pretty happy staying in the SE and getting home every weekend :D

If you want to run the Western states, you need to find a carrier whose primary freight lanes run in that direction. Some carriers tend to run more regional than 48 states. There are carriers who have different regions which you can run. For instance, Southeast, South Central, Mid Atlantic, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest or Western. Not all companies have that many regions. Some don't have any regional runs. It depends on the carrier. The main thing you should be concerned about when you first start is getting some good, solid experience. Learn all you can. Once you get a year or two experience behind you, then your options will be greatly enhanced. You need to make sure to keep your CDL in good shape, too.

As it was said, it depends on the company. When I started out, I was running all 48, but only drove the 11 western. In my opinion, it takes a different breed of driver to run western 11 than 48 states.

If you look at the rest of the US, they don't have nearly the amount of passes with elevation to match (again my own opinion). I love running the 11 western, I enjoy the challenge, and it is closer to home :wink:

Same here one of my first runs solo was Avon NY to Stockton CA southern route via El Paso TX load could not get over 5500 feet or the cool whip would explode out of the containers and make one hell of a mess. Made for one nice check. So forget about the fact that your instructor stated you will not see the western 11 states companies look at who is there for the load has the hours and do not care about your experiance level.

Re: Western 11
 

No, not exactly full of anything. His statement may have been "out of context". A number of companies in the mid-west tend to run new drivers "between the hills" for the first few months. Get you used to driving and maneuvering the truck and trailer before they put you on the "DOWN-HILL SLIDE". Once you get some experience behind you, you're in for the rest of it.

I run the mountains here in the west every week... I would be bored running the Plains.

that is crap when i worked for werner they put newbies on 11 western