If you like truck driving but prefer to stay closer to home, a regional driving job may be a good fit for you. Many regional drivers get weekends at home and more time with family and friends. A regional route is often consistent, with truckers driving the same route on a weekly or monthly basis.
Not as limiting as local routes, regional routes can be a happy medium between local and OTR trucking jobs. Midwest regional trucking jobs are particularly appealing as they cover a large section of the country.
The boundaries of a regional trucking jobs vary from company to company. Some companies have a fixed mile limit that you can drive from your home base, while others may provide predetermined routes or states. Most companies offer guaranteed home time, frequently in the form of five days of driving during the week and weekends off. Occasionally weekend deliveries may be required.
Top Midwest Regional Trucking Companies
There are dozens of trucking companies, from nationally known names to small family-owned operations. Some focus their business on the warmer, more arid southern half of the Midwest, while others have their drivers in the snow and ice of the northern great plains. Do your research and choose the one that meets your needs. Here are some of the best in the Midwest:
Bay & Bay Transportation. In business since 1941 and based in Eagen, Minnesota, Bay & Bay Transportation has drivers that cross from southern Minnesota down to Texas and east to southern Maine. They have regional, OTR, and local positions. An asset-based carrier with their own fleet of 500 trucks, they also serve as a Third Party Logistics Provider. There is a pet and rider program in place and a no forced New York City dispatch policy.
Paschall Truck Lines. Based in Murray, KY, Paschall Truck Lines is a 100% employee-owned trucking company and has the highest-paid training in the trucking industry. Consider their Midwest Regional opportunities offering great pay, home on the weekend, and lots of drop & hook freight, so you spend more time on the road earning and less time waiting at shippers.
Weinrich Truck Line. Western Iowa-based, Weinrich Truck Line is a specialized food grade carrier now hiring experienced Class-A CDL tanker drivers for high-paying truck driving jobs in the Midwest.
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