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Jose….

With all that said —

BE VER-RY CAREFUL….about your moving destination choices.

Why?

Well, depending on the type(s) of freight you choose–the area you move to could see freight volumes dry up more than in other areas, depending on what the recession does, and how long it lasts.

Other Forum threads here already have recently illustrated this problem.

You could end up moving to an area where opportunity has seriously dried up.

NOOOTTT cool!!!

What’s my overall point?

Beside the above–do your homework and due diligence on where the markets are, for the freight type(s) you have in mind–then try to pick areas where things won’t decline so much, if the recession persists.

An easy example: in the last recession, I ran intermodal freight out of the Atlanta area.

While other drivers sat and waited for loads–our intermodal group stayed very busy.

During that time–I never waited for a load.

The simple truth is that….for intermodal freight (at least), Atlanta again proved to indeed be “the crossroads of the southeast”….as it is often called.

An awful lot of freight has to pass through the Atlanta area, to get elsewhere in the south.

Since you’ll be moving during a recession–you’ll have to be a lot more careful/mindful about the above.

–Lual