I passed! got my cdl and ready to go to work.

Welcome aboard, and the best of luck to you.

 

congrats to you on both the new license and job. you may find that a "niche market" such as hauling water may be in more demand than OTR work would be. heck, you could become part owner, or even take over the business. learn as much as you can for the time you are there.

best of luck to you.

 

I agree. There's a lot less pressure since those kind of jobs are paid by the hour. And there's a lot more stuff you can put into a tank and still stay in the oilpatch, like produced water, sweet and sour oil and condy. Stick around. You might grow to love it.

 

Congrats msfern! I live in the middle of a lot of oil and gas development, and that's one of the jobs I'll consider, if it's available to me! Carbon dioxide production is already a big business down here, and now it looks like we're sitting on top of a huge basin of shale gas. There's been a some of exploratory drilling; and the permitting seems to be ramping up. I'm hoping to graduate with my CDL next spring, and just maybe I'll hit a sweet spot!

 

Good work on passing the test! You've worked hard and learned a lot in a short time. Now it's time for you to go learn how to drive a truck...

 

I passed recently too!!! Good luck to you for sure...
I haven't made up my mind as to what direction I'm gonna go as far as drivin, that's the hard part.
I have read those posts about I think what your gonna do, in Dakota's...Sure sounds like there is some money to be made, but that would be a serious life changing move for me right now...(sure has me think'in tho)
Well, Again,,,BEST of Luck, and pleaseeeeeee,, keep us posted on your gig...
Glider7