OTR Co that will let me drive and operate out west?

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  1. ExoGeniVI

    ExoGeniVI Bobtail Member

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    Hello everyone, I am a recent CDL-A graduate and I would like an over the road trucking job where I can drive out west through the ozarks, the great plains, through the desert and mountains of the pacific northwest to the west coast. I don't care too much for the east coast all that much. I live in Alabama and I am new at this so any tips would be much appreciated. I would like to operate a flatbed someday (not trained yet) but that's my dream is to be an OTR flatbed driver. I have my Tanker endorsement but not the doubles/triples or hazmat.
     
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  3. Chinatown

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  4. Chinatown

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    Here's 2 more that hire new cdl school grads in 48 states and run coast-to-coast:
    Thompson, Inc.
    THOMPSON TRUCKING COMPANY. Thompson Inc. is an interstate carrier headquartered in Quincy, IL that operates in all 48 states.
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    Home - Jones Brothers Trucking
    Jones Brothers Trucking is a company that will deliver on its commitments. We are a flatbed shipping company located in Missoula, Montana and Muncie, Indiana.
     
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  5. ExoGeniVI

    ExoGeniVI Bobtail Member

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    Thank you everyone! I will look in to those companies. I sure would like to see the desert someday ridin' high in my ole big truck lol.
     
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  6. Frank Speak

    Frank Speak Road Train Member

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    I would steer clear of McElroy if I were you. They’re a strange, eccentric outfit. I would pick Melton out of those two.

    May Trucking has a terminal in Pensacola, FL. You’ll run out west a lot with them as they’re headquartered in Brooks, OR.
     
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  7. LTLTRUCKDRIVER

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    If you want to see the country (Good & Bad), hire on to a Coast-to-Coast Reefer Produce Hauling company.
     
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  8. dave01282000

    dave01282000 Medium Load Member

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    This. As long as you don't mind running in and out of California, you'll run across the desert a lot!
     
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  9. Chinatown

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    The desert is nice; I moved here from Tennessee.
     
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  10. Chinatown

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    Right, a good coast-to-coast reefer company.
    May Trucking Company – Performance. Reliability. Leadership.
    Home - KLLM Transport Services
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    For flatbed:
    Premiere OTR Flatbed Trucking Company - Melton Truck Lines

    Home | Paul Transportation | A Top Transportation
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    Those 4 will get you to the West Coast often.
     
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