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Oilfields were my second choice. Since my first choice approved me, no point in following up on plan B. Glad it's working out for you, though.

 

Made it down to Dallas today. Everything I own is packed in my truck and trailer. Heading to Beaumont tomorrow, will start looking for a place to stay and will do the face to face on Monday. Really excited to get started.

 

My company is looking for drivers over in Pasadena,TX. We have a terminal in Beaumont as well but not sure if they're hiring there or not...either way let us know how it goes...

 

Will do, I arrived in Beaumont around noon. Already started the search for a place to stay. I have a line on a house for rent, but it seems like most of Beaumont isn't the greatest neighborhood. I might look outside of town like Lumberton or Nederland. Still, it's really nice down here, the weather is great today. I rented a motel room for the next couple of days until I have my face to face and can start searching out a place to stay in earnest. Things are looking good though, it's Sunday and I've already seen an oil tanker running from one company that contacted me.

 

I would suggest finding a place north of town. Like you said, Beaumont isn't the prettiest city in Texas. Lumberton would be my first choice and then Silsbee...hope it works out for you.

 

keep in touch with us driver, by the way why chosed beaumont or lumberton area , what about odesssa and middland .thanks driver

 

I'm a new driver thinking of relocating to TX to work in the oil fields. I've already got a company that will hire me to work there. What I wanted to find out was if the work was seasonal and slows down during the winter. Also if it does, how much does it slow down ? Thanks for the replies!

 

Depends on what you do and where your at. Last winter my company slowed down a little in January. It wasn't to bad. They asked for volunteers to go home early but everybody else still got 10-12 hours a day.

 

Well two days in and I'm kind of stuck at a crossroads. I have been formally offered a job at two companies doing the same work for the same pay. One is in Beaumont, one is in Lake Charles. I like the Lake Charles area a lot more to live in, but both jobs are two weeks away from starting because of the lengthy background checks. This puts me in a bit of a financial crunch, as I was expecting to be working by Monday. I can probably swing it, but it will take away my money cushion/comfort zone. I think I am going to take the Lake Charles job, just wish the process would move a lot faster. I go look at places to stay tomorrow after doing my physical for the Beaumont company.

 

Oil patch can turn off in an instant just like defense work. You need to put a lot away the first 6 months or so. All depends on demand and price. Seen them for yrs. Go out and buy $50k pickup. Shower wife with all kinds of BS. Slow down comes and they are repoed and divorced. Use common sense. And if wifey is high maintenance dump her.