Travel All Over?

I'm sorry if this has been asked. I don't have time to search. But I want to ask this before i forget.

I have been thinking about trucking for a long time. Traveling and Taking cross country road trips are 2 of my favorite things to do.

Are there Trucking jobs that are nation wide? Meaning being able to travel all over the continental USA? I don't want to get stuck in a job where I'm going the same road to the same place 100% of the time.

Thanks!

Sure just apply as an otr driver most otr drivers are out at a min.2 weeks and drive all lower 48 continental states some include canada

I forgot to mention:

I am 25. And i live in OK.

Sure just apply as an otr driver most otr drivers are out at a min.2 weeks and drive all lower 48 continental states some include canada

OK.

OTR: on the road?

IS this website a good place to find good companies to apply for?

Any company recommendations?

From what I've found this site is the best for all things trucking. I don't know how to link stuff from my phone but if you search around you will find tons of info from training to companies and more.

James, Welcome aboard! OTR is what trucking people say when referring to an over the road driving job. This is as opposed to a regional job which keeps you in a certain limited region of the country. And yes there are jobs and companies that run their trucks in the lower 48 states and Canada. You may be thinking right now this sounds like a dream job, and you may be right, some people love the lifestyle of an OTR job, and many think they'll love it until they've tried it for a while. You can discover a lot of worthwhile information about this lifestyle on this website by studying the Trucker's Career Guide. Also Brett wrote a book that's absolutely free for you to read right here on this site. I'm sorry I don't have a link to it but if you'll just hunt around a little bit you're sure to find it.

Also there's a ton of great nuggets of information that you'll uncover as you read your way through some of the stories in the Truck Driving Blogs that many of the good people who have come through this site have been generous enough to leave here for you to peruse at your leisure.

If you do decide to pursue this career further you can always come back here with any questions you have and there will be someone here to offer help, answers, and solutions that will help you break into this most interesting and demanding business. Let us know if we can help you further.

James, having been a OTR for 15+ years, there is a mind set that makes trucking a job worth having. I'm not sure why you don't have much time, but checking into, and making the decisions that come before you step up in your first truck will take nothing BUT time. If you can't take the time to research, ask questions, read, read, read, then you may well end up hating what you got yourself into. So settle in, and just start exploring this site. It will give you the most honest, up to date information that you can get. And be sure and ask questions. We are here to help you make the best choices you can.

In requires to pickup and delivery of loads we have every little to to mess around. But trucking in general we have nothing but time.

All I can say to you sir is trucking is not a job to rush into. You had better make time to learn about the trucking industry and what you might be getting yourself into BEFORE you get into it and waste a lot of time if you find out its not for you.

Welcome aboard!

Definitely go through our Trucker's Career Guide as Old School mentioned. That guide covers every topic imaginable that pertains to getting your trucking career underway and will point you to a ton of resources we have on private schools, company-sponsored schools, trucking companies, and training materials. We have everything you'll need to understand the industry, make the right decisions for yourself, and get prepared for the start of your career. After all, that's what we do!

I'm not sure why you don't have much time,

I just meant I didn't have a lot of time at that moment. I had just found this site, and I wanted to get a post in and log in and Register, so I wouldn't forget about this website!

Thanks for all the great replies. I have been doing some reading on here! I have been thinking a lot about a career change over the last year or two. And I've wanted to do trucking ever since I was a kid! my job now doesn't give me too much time to read and research things like this. But I do want to make sure I know all that I can.