Hey cluggy,yeah,down there in the Metromess,there are bookoos of trucking jobs. Good ones. Here in Wichita Falls,there aint diddly. If you can get congress to back you up to get a job with Fed Ex,etc,good,but other than that,there isnt anything. Of course,there isnt any OTR companies here,a couple of terminals,but most local trucks around here,come out of Dallas/Ft Worth,and go back the same day. I see ads from time to time in the paper from smaller local companies,but they dont have any benefits,and dont pay much. Sad,we have 100,000 population,but as far as the trucking work force,it isnt here. I have thought about moving down to Ft Worth,maybe after the first of the year,after I get married,just because there are better opportunities.

All the cement companies are hiring in the Austin, TX area. They are starting between $13.00 to $17.00 per hour. I know at least one student who was in my class that was hired with not experience at all for $17.00 per hour. Several more were going to apply.

TMC just opened up abour 1/2 dozen local dedicated jobs in the Northeast in case flatbedding interests you. Some of them are no-tarp-ever runs too. I'm on one out of Kearny NJ and am home daily and weekends. They pay around $1000-$1100/week.

That's Beau coups :wink:

This is the kind of information that drivers need...not just what cities have jobs, but what cities are truely lacking.

And you can only get this kind of info from other drivers.

Thanks for all of the replies, and keep them coming.... The info you share may help another fellow driver.

There's quite a few local and regional jobs in my area, northwest SC. I was just laid off Wednesday from the manufacturer I was driving for. Got the word at 1300, got 5 job offers before 1345. The manufacturer I worked for built dump trailers and I pulled a 53' step deck. Being a manufacturer and not a general carrier, they are at the whims of the Fed's rate hikes. Interest rates go up, sales go down. We only had two drivers and the other guy has only been driving for less than a year, so I volunteered.

I'm a retired driver living in Dayton, OH and I try to keep up with the industry.
If you are looking for local work, check out NTB trucking. They have a terminal in Tipp City.
I know they had get home daily runs on the Target account in Michigan but don't know if they do the same in Ohio. I also don't know what the pay is for that account as I retired 3.5 years ago. Their website is www.ntbtrk.com.
Good luck.

Here in Wappingers Falls, NY I drive a flatbed for NES Rentals......$20.58/hr.....time and a half after 8hrs

Enough of that Military time on here Mister :P

stinkyfinger... If you are up to pulling a tanker....chemicals and what not, PM me. Superior has a yard in the Queen City... and they may want some drivers.... Trust me, it will beat the "stink" out of what you have been seeing so far....