3 Weeks Off

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  1. insipidtoast

    insipidtoast Road Train Member

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    Are there jobs besides the ones on the North Slope that are 3/3 or even 4/4? I live abroad, and it doesn't make much sense for me to do a hitch that only gives two weeks or less of time off. Used to drive OTR, then moved overseas, and haven't driven for a few years. Interested in the oilfields because of the time between stints.
     
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  3. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    I'm not aware of anything on land like that, but you can get hitches like that if you want to go offshore.
     
  4. insipidtoast

    insipidtoast Road Train Member

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    A CDL job offshore?
     
  5. Crude Truckin'

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    Really dude…………..
     
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    Barge coil tube job ...
     
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    I think he is talking about offshore drilling rigs. I believe they have work schedules with weeks on weeks off. If that doesn't do it, try the merchant marine. They have months on months off schedules and free food.
     
  8. insipidtoast

    insipidtoast Road Train Member

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    Thanks. When I started the thread, I had trucking jobs in mind. I think the merchant marine idea requires some qualifications that I don't have.
     
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  9. RockinChair

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    You are correct, I was referring to offshore rig jobs. A buddy of mine used to roustabout on a drillship in the GOM and his hitches were similar to what OP was looking for.

    The only other thing I can think of that would allow 3 or 4 weeks off at a time might be something like trade shows, racing teams, concerts, etc. but those 3 or 4 weeks off won't hit after every 3 to 4 weeks on.
     
  10. insipidtoast

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    It sounds like the North Slope is the only place that has this in terms of driving jobs.
    That could be something, and I really was considering getting my passenger endorsement since that could potentially open those sorts of doors too.
     
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  11. Abyss 2.0

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    I'd have to say all trucking jobs, at least the legit legal trucking, do not offer 3-4 weeks on/off. The closest would be work 1 month and get 1-2 weeks off doing a 5 and 1 = 5 work 1 day off. Could you find those companies that do not follow the DOT hours of service ? Yes ! And they are out there working around the technicality of electronic logs, not worth it IMO.

    I don't think anyone would offer you 30+ days off at a time, since that will bring up automatic rules in place that would place you on leave and you'd need to apply and go through rehiring, 3 weeks off might be no problem.
    With this schedule trucking driving is not an option, some non-driving jobs in the oilfield do have schedules of weeks on/off. For a part time driving job which is only cement, work over rigs, wireline, fracking, and ? These jobs you'll only drive to move trucks and equipment from site to site, then you'll work all your other hours doing their jobs = all hourly pay for these.
     
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