I'm sure you could do this job and if i were you ,i'd look at tanker jobs in Krum, Tx just on the other side of Denton. I've seen water tankers in Ponder and Krum,,,good luck.
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Thanks for the updates...What Water Hauling co are you driving for in Mansfield?

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Thanks for the reply... I will check into right now...Thanks

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I work for Premier tanker trucks, although the trucks are the oldest ones in the field the ppl are great,,,,if i lived out there and somehow lost my job i'd go with Texas Energy,,,,there trucks are brand new "very nice" and there starting pay is great,and there getting most of the new work.
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I just landed Nabors Today...

How about alittle more info on Texas Energy NFS. What Part of the Country would be a Starting Question? Thanks

Neno, congrats on getting on with Nabors, let us know how it goes!

Hey NFS, glad to hear the update, was wondering how things were going. I know what you mean about the drive, my commute runs about an hour on the way in and up to an hour and a half on the way home, not much fun.

One other piece of advice I forgot to give you: Never EVER turn down a chance to go days. I had the opportunity to go days about a month and a half in with the company I was with before this one, and I turned it down at first, some other guys that hired on around the same time as me "wanted to be able to see their wives and kids" and I thought I'd be a team player and pass up the chance for awhile. Then it occurred to me that I'd never have a wife and kids if I always worked nights. The next good chance I had to go to days was after being there for three months, take a moment to soak in this entire scenario. With that company, they worked a 5 on/2 off schedule, and I had Monday Tuesday off for three months, which is brutal no matter what, but a social life killer when working nights. I finally got switched to Saturday Sunday off and assigned one of the best trucks in the yard. Two days later the daytime pusher asks if I still want to go days and I told him yes. What I was essentially told was "Welcome to Truck #3 and Monday Tuesday off" and I told them they could rot in hell and die.

The point being if I'd gone to days when I immediately had the chance I would've been that much further along in the food chain as far as days off and trucks go instead of suffering a "demotion." Go days. As soon as you can. I realize you have different circumstances. Nights suck. I've been working nights for over a year now for three different companies, it's why I'm fixing to quit hauling water.

Anyway, I hope the advice I've given you has come in handy the last few weeks, I knew when I threw it all at you at once it might be a bit overwhelming. There's no doubt the roads suck, curvy two lane roads with no shoulders aren't fun at night with oncoming traffic while you're loaded, it took me a few months of running the same roads in the same (or similar) trucks to get comfortable with the curves, and there's still some I don't like. There's an unmarked curve on 171 just south of Doyle Rd that I slow down to about 55 mph for when I'm loaded every time I go through there, and it's followed by a curve that's marked but not given a speed limit. I don't like either one of those curves. When in doubt, slow down!

Funny you mention Texas Energy, I just saw two of their trucks the other day, and it was the first time I'd ever heard of them, I don't know a thing about them. They might tend to run further south than I do, I've always done most of my running around White Settlement, Aledo-ish, Benbrook, Whiskey Flats and Cresson, with other areas mixed in.

...I haven't yet totally made up my mind if I am going to do this. I got a good shot at a new yard to go days fairly quick. The problem is this isn't reall what I was looking for.

My Idea was to move out West for Crude Hauling and landed here watching you and NSP carry on. I am a ex-PTS Driver that is hanging on with Jack Cooper at the moment. (Union Car Hauler- 12 years in) This will be a hugh change but one I am trying to see if it is worth it with the explosion that is upon us and growing by the day.

Nature Gas and Oil is fixing to hit a major boom. I am or should I say was use to 3 big bills plus a day and have now gone to maybe 2 aday if work as #16 in a company that once was around 90. It is a Sad day in the Car Hauling Business, Union wise that is.

I am figuring that the next two decades of where the money will be in in the Oil & Gas Industry and have a shot now to get the foot in the door. Just alittle nerves at the moment of the change with less than a few days before Orintation. I am still going to seek out the Crude as what ever I do. Got to see for myself if the money is for long period with it or, just a short term boom.

So Nabors was the call I got and didn't even remember contacting them. I had contacted Diamond Back and Stallion along with Pinnergy and Bridgeport tank. They seem to all have the same criterier but from you guys and others as my Sons that are drillers and their contacts seem to think Nabors was a good land. We will see...maybe

Nabors is a big time player in the oil/gas industry. I believe they are world wide. Probably better benefits than a lot of the smaller outfits. But more likely to be a number than a name. Give it a try and see how it works out. Good luck.

....That is what I am hearing about them. Only have gotten the job and awaiting the Orientation after doing all their paper work, drig test, and agility test. Those folks in the front office seemed very nice. Guess I want see them (Cresson Office) much on Nights. I will not be out of there either. The one thing I am not liking sofar is the cost of the Insurance. Coming off a Union Job and the job Prior for about 20 years Insurance was paid. This is a new one on me. Got to have it tho. Other than that the benefits seem alright.I guess It is like stage fright... lol ...