Portland is a tough terminal to work linehaul out of. They are having problems keeping drivers because the runs are all turns on I-5 and almost all night runs mainly to move freight up and down the I-5 corridor to service the terminals. And with those 12-14 hour dispatches, you are guaranteed to hit traffic gridlock somewhere on I-5 before you get back. And I think they are finding that the Portland area has enough good-paying driving jobs, that the well qualified drivers move on, what with the starting pay reduction. You WILL need to be triples certified, but they will take care of that. You won't be soloed with triples for 1 yr I think. Oregon is a triples state, Washington is not, thankfully. Eugene Ore is double turn with triples almost all the time. You can figure 13- 14 hrs for that one. You will do your own drop and hook in EUG. Seattle and Tacoma and Mt Vernon Wash (Mt Vernon is a driver drop and hook at night as well) terminals are all turns also. They get their 12- 14 hrs out of you just about every dispatch, what with the waiting for equip swaps and traffic delays and vias enroute. The sleepers are gone now, so no more sleepers. The I-5 corridor is a traffic nightmare, and you are frequently fighting the clock to finish your dispatch. The I-84 corridor is a miik run by comparison, even with the snow and ice in the winter. I used to tell Portland dispatch when they pulled me out of line to run an I-5 turn, that if I had to work the bottom of their extra board every night, at my age now, they would be shoveling dirt in my face in 6 mos time. Steve would just laugh and hand me my dispatch. I think he thought I was joking. If you 're tough enough and want it bad enough to stick it out, you'll make a good living there after you get to full pay. Just suck it up and go get 'er done! Do your job and you'll be fine. I'm not trying to scare you off, but I do want you to be fully informed of what will be expected. I would call Teamsters local 81 in Portland (google it) and talk to a business agent first also to get a feel for what is going on. He might even put you in touch with the linehaul steward. It' s a big decision to move a family. Good luck.