still booming?

Stay away from leasing as a new driver. Learn the ropes and get a few years experience first.

North Dakota and Texas is where the oil fields are hiring. You can make more in North Dakota but will pay more for housing and the climate is brutal.

 

I work in north dakota. Housing isn't as bad as everyone says. My company rents me a bunk in a double wide with washer and dryer and cable for $250 a month. Winters are cold here but its not the tundra its rumored to be. Most days last winter were very tolerable.

 

Where are trainers making 8-10k a month? I would try to be a trainer over there because you aren't going to make anything near that in the oilfields.

 

the fields are always hiring. so if the money is that good. how come there's a huge turnover rate?

 

the guy apparently can't see anything other then benjamins in his eye. he hasn't learned to properly distinguish between MAKING. and EARNING. nor has he figures out that that kind of money comes with a huge price tag that will virtually leave him with nothing.

 

Lots of hands show up here with big dreams, expect to jump right to the top.It doesnt work that way ya earn yer way up . the conditions can be very challenging.
lots of newbies dont cut the mustard and head home .

 

What parts of Texas are hiring for oil work? I am thinking of moving to the Houston/Galveston Area. Is there any kind of special training or type of hauling the oilfields are looking for?

 

You would be better off at Walmart than to sign that lease.