out of the oil patch

I know what you mean, I left at the end of 2014. The company I was at slowed way down, and options were pretty limited.
I'll probably go back to it when things pick up again too, but in the New York/ NE PA region.

 

Pricing is rising.

I feel your frustration at sitting so much for so little.

Don't worry your post is not too long compared to some.

I hope you can find work in the future without too much trouble when you get to it. quitting under dispatch can be damning if you did this under a OTR dispatcher. They will make sure to carefully and precisely screw you over really good without benefit of vaseline.

 

And for me also. Good by Oilfield (patch),hello Crete Carrier.Waiting on Orientation date.

 

I gave up on the West Texas oilfield about a year ago and moved back to NY. When things pick up again i want to stay around NY/PA/OH/WV. I ran sand up here a few years ago and did ok, just not Texas OK. The scenery is 1000% better in PA even if the money is not.

 

I left Mckenzie county..ND last April and was fortunate enough to find an outfit that let me learn how to run a dump truck and pup. Pretty happy with it..pay is by the hour..a mix of prevailing wage and regular hourly..so far averaging 39 an hour.

Working in the woods mostly..home at night...although sometimes it's pretty late. Oil patch driving is similar which gives you a shot at getting hired..I'd recommend doing some crails list searches aND see if there's work in your home area. There will be some down time this winter but I'll collect unemployment and am looking forward to it.

 

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