I Need Advice

First off I would just like to say that I am not a truck driver, my boyfriend is. He and I live in North Georgia and are thinking of moving to the Upper Midwest. A few things have happened career-wise in the last few years and we're pretty much tired of the area looking for a fresh start and a new location if anybody can offer advice on the economy in the area that they live in if there's a place with good schools reasonable cost of living pretty good jobs those types of things would be greatly appreciated.

Just to give you a little more information to go on my boyfriend is going on 10 years CDL experience he has done over the road he has had endorsements for everything at one point he doesn't right now but he said he's going to get them again before we move so it opens up his job opportunities not looking forward to going back over the road but knows it's a possibility especially if we move to a new area need to make money that's a good way to make money but he does have clerk experience with a Distribution Company. my experiences mainly include Automotive manufacturing - assembly, inspection, and technician but I also have my lift truck operator license and have operated an order picker at one point. I currently work in a warehouse pulling LTL , Parcels, loading trucks, unloading trucks, and inspecting product.

Not a trucker, but hope to be soon. Just curious on why the Midwest. Would opportunities be more abundant? I moved to NGA from SGA and do see many low paying production jobs in the area. Good luck on your new adventure!

I have a friend he moved to northern Washington. He loves it! He says it’s cheap.

Outskirts of Phoenix should by all means be able to get a local driving job in Phoenix or OTR

Stay away from California. A lot of people are leaving and going to Texas.

I would go to Philadelphia if I was able to pick a place...

Why not go on the road and team with him? You get to see first hand different places.

Where ever you end up have him apply to Old Dominion freight lines he can do P&D starts at $25 per hour or Linehaul like me starts at .57 cpm. They are a great company to work for.

@ Jody B. I grew up in south GA, the economy state wide is pretty sluggish. There are a few good jobs but most (that I have found) require 5 to 6 years of employment before.. I can't really think of how to word this right now so let's just say that I could not live on my own and pay rent, electricity, water, car insurance and groceries no cell phone no cable no anything extra just those bills on my current income and I've been with this company for 2 years, unless I wanted to rely on government housing, food stamps and other resources like that. at one point I applied for government aid (food stamps) and I made about $50 too much a month. We are considering the Midwest because not only does it have a lower concentration of people and cities but it also still has a few larger cities and the economy is growing in the few states that we've been looking into.

@mr.smith Washington is one of the states we are considering, we have a friend the lived out there and recommends the Olympic peninsula area. Also Colorado keeps coming up as a possibility.

@ Cwc Team driving is not an option currently. I have a 10yr old son or I would love too. I've even asked before what Patrick ( my boyfriend) thought of it. His answer was "well, we'll always be together and never see each other. When one is driving the other is sleeping or trying to. Not much time for anything else." I'm not sure if he was being serious or just trying to dissuade me from the idea

Thanks for answering guys, be safe out there. :-)