Many times the better place to find a trucking job in Missouri may be close to home. What we are meaning is if you are a long haul truck driver working for a locally based trucking company they may allow you to get back home more often. However if you are not a truck driver then a trucking company with a facility in Missouri makes sense.
There is going to be a need for trucking jobs always. Truck driver jobs can not be sent away as products need to be moved. Therefore companies going to other places or sending their jobs to other places is not likely.. When the economy is slow however some but not all jobs can be lost. The rate of drivers staying on the job changes it appears based on different factors such as the economy.