Getting started on the basin as a recent CDL grad with limited funds

I didnt know that. But the linehaul guys make anywhere from $80-105 k. Which is good in my book

 

Why not hire on with FedEx Freight. They will train you for your CDL in their apprenticeship program and you will get paid and the training is free. They only require you to work for them for one year after training. Then you would have the training and the cash to make the move to the oilfields. Check online for openings at terminals that need apprenticeships.

 

With a new CDL and not too much cash you will prob take what you can get.

This was my husband few years ago. It was hard as even in person all you hear is 2 yrs exp required well that was all he heard. And that was in person, from afar forget it! You need to keep your ears open and hear from others the companies that hire newbies. If your goal is to be a driver than try to obtain CDL NOW, cause later will be another obstacle. My husband first went to ND with only permit and worked in construction and didn't have time to go to school so he had to quit job and go to school it was hard financially but so worth it. He went to South Texas with only few hundred dollars and stayed in car. I worked but still was hard. If. I were you I would def head toward San Antonio as they have more livable options. A lot of extended stays and the other day I saw a sign that said a place to sleep ten dollars am sure it may be scary but am just saying more options. There are a lot of jobs too hiring signs everywhere so you can prob work little jobs until get driving job.

 

This thread is filled with so much B.S. that I wouldn't even know where to begin helping OP wade through all of it.

To the OP-ignore EVERYONE who says it's hard to find CDL jobs in the Permian without experience; they are 100% wrong and it's sad to see such blatant negativity because it could end up dissuading you from coming out here to get a job, which would be a mistake if you're actually looking for opportunity.

Just know that every single day that YOU aren't here, there is someone else who just got their CDL and is being hired on in the Permian for a high-five-figure or even a six-figure job.

EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

My source? I live here. I did it a few months ago. Dozens of people I've met here did it. Every company I talk to says that with the right attitude, lack of experience isn't an issue at all. Hell, half the big companies here are having to fly people in from their outfits in other states because they're so shorthanded.

Stop listening to the naysayers because at best, they're out of touch with reality and at worst, they're just making things up.

The jobs are here, right now. If you want one, come and take it.

 

To the OP(original poster),

another option, get hired by a well service company, Halliburton, sclumberger, many others, as a swamper, truck hand, will get the money rolling in, then they will train you to get your CDL. You will get dirty, you will sweat, but it gets your foot in the door.

Trying to apply over the internet, forget getting a job as the companies get 100's of applications a day. show up in person, ready to work, and you will get hired within a week.

 

What thread did you read? I am pretty sure it wasn't this one because no one wrote anything like what you are responding to.

 

Lol. Reading comprehension might not be your strong suit, because you clearly didn't read THIS thread.

Heck, just re-read the post directly above mine that says the OP will have to "take what [he] can get" and that 2 years experience is a common requirement (very few companies here actually require that much experience, including the ones who list it in job ads).

If you read further back, you'll see even more incorrect info, primarily multiple people saying "new drivers getting jobs hauling haz-mat or tanker is rare". (it's not, happens absolutely every day here)

There are plenty other falsehoods being perpetuated in this thread, and it's a shame because they could influence the OP's decision to come out here and end up costing him some money.

To the OP- the jobs are here, with or without experience. Period.

EDIT: PM-ing you.

 

Such is the way it goes when asking for advice from a public forum. No one can make decisions for anyone but themselves.

 

I didnt think of this til now but you could work for nabors. They have campsites in pecos and crane. Those yards are busy. You can do everything over the compurter. But the hiring process takes about 3 weeks. Patrick can fill you in on how everything works. Im pretty sure we already have a thread on this though. Itll get you down here and you wont have to pay any high dollar rent