What are the current secret trucking jobs?

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  1. Ralph4159

    Ralph4159 Heavy Load Member

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    I'm not referring to very specialized oversize load jobs or positions that require a lot of specialized knowledge and experience. What I'm talking about is stuff like the Iraq war driving. Back in 2004 in a random occurence, another driver from my same employer told me about making $82,000 tax free, etc. It sounded like a total scam to me but I called the number he gave me of the recruiter and within 10 days I was in Houston prepping to go overseas. The whole thing turned out to be a total goldmine I would never even have been aware of except for my random encounter.

    When I came back to the USA, I felt totally rich and basically took the next several years off doodling around, making extremely risky investments, and otherwise blowing my money. Now I'm going back into trucking and was just planning on returning to my previous U.S. employer. But now I'm hearing second hand about all these 'fracking' jobs and some kind of oil field stuff. Are these hard to get into and are they true money bag jobs? Or are there other stuff like flying over to China and driving in some kind of deep tunnel extraction project or what? Since my overseas job, it wouldn't surprise at all that there are many other secret niche things like that out there but I don't even know where to begin to look.

    Thanks for any tips. :biggrin_25514:
     
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    If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya.
     
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    You can make alot more than 80000 a year in the oilfield but you have to b willing to do hard physical labor and work lots of hours. I know guys that have made 130000-160000 a year working on frac crews.
     
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    OK thanks, I will look into it. I actually like physical work and that will be a plus. Appreciate the info.
     
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    A few companies that are hiring; Pioneer natural resouces, sanjel, baker Hughes, weatherford international.
     
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    kdc1899 Light Load Member

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    afganistan is still working. iraq too (DOS).
     
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    Hey me99, is that the Texas oil fields? I heard suncoast fuels is hiring there may be a few others also.
     
  9. Ralph4159

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    Thanks again, very good info. I would love to go back overseas - but since I took several years off the road, I don't think I qualify any more.
     
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    Contact Halliburton, yes, that Halliburton. They are usually hiring for many different types of Transportation needs.
     
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    In south and west Texas everybody is hiring. If they tell you their not hiring then they don't want you and don't want to hurt your feelings. Suncoast is a fuel and oil hauler. You can make good money with somebody like that but you won't make six figures. With a busy frac crew you will work 300-400 hrs a month with ot after 40 and make between 15-25 per hour. That's without including all the stage bonuses and per diem pay which can add up to a few thousand a month.
     
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