Western Trucking Info

The western United States is a region of the country well-known for its major agricultural industries. The eleven continental states of the region are some of the country’s largest exporters of livestock, vegetables, grains, plants, fruits, hay, flowers, and other farming products. Idaho is a major producer of potatoes while Washington is known the world over for its apples and California exports a large portion of the country’s citrus produce. In addition, a number of the western states (such as Utah, Montana, and Wyoming) are also major producers of livestock, namely cattle for beef.

The eleven states that make up the western continental region include Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Truck drivers are in extremely high demand not only in these states, but all over the country. Businesses, big and small, need commercial trucks to transport goods throughout the country and to coastal ports to be shipped overseas. In fact, nearly all goods and merchandise manufactured in the United States are transported at one time or another by a commercial truck before reaching any final destinations or consumers.

As a result, truck drivers are able to reap the benefits of such a high demand for their services. Since they are needed so badly, they are able to enjoy higher wages, more comprehensive benefits and insurance, and guaranteed job security (with available jobs in virtually every corner of the U.S.). For individuals who are interested in a truck driving career, now is the perfect time to find that new job.

Major Western Cities

Los Angeles, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Seattle, Washington
Denver, Colorado
Portland, Oregon
Salt Lake City, Utah

Major Western Interstates

Interstate 5
Interstate 5 runs along the entire West Coast, starting in San Diego and ending in northern Washington, near the Canadian border.

Interstate 8
I-8 is 348 miles long and starts in San Diego and ends in Casa Grande, AZ.

Interstate 15
I-15 runs through the middle of the western region, from San Diego to Montana near Canada. Total length of the interstate is 1,433 miles.

Interstate 25
At 1,062 miles long, I-25 runs from Las Cruces, New Mexico and ends in Buffalo, Wyoming.

Interstate 82
Running only 143 miles long, I-82 stretches from Ellensburg, Washington to Hermiston, Oregon.

Interstate 84
I- 84 starts in Portland, Oregon and runs southeast to Echo, Utah. Total length of the freeway is 769 miles.