Will people hire me?

I'd stick it out a few months or more, if at all possible... it'll make a difference somewhere down the road.

 

Fellow truckers helping a newbie...LMFAO!

I wonder if you can give any actual examples of that?

And for what it's worth, I'm guessing that when it comes to helping each other out...a crew that works out of the same terminal and sees each other every day, knows each other by name...will probably be a lot more likely to help someone out and give advice than somebody who has never seen you before. I'm sorry, but I think I'll file your post in the Naysayers folder.

 

1 month and he thinks he can handle oil field and he seems to be scared of the winter months and you have more then 3 months before you see the bad weather. Get some experience. Saying you were the best in a class of rookie truck drivers is nothing. I doubt if you are even out of training yet. Will you be able to pass the road test? What happens when you mess something up? Companies are quick to throw you to the curb, and other companies are not willing to give you a shot because they think you may be a liability. Seems to me you have a record of starting but never completing. If I can say that without looking at your job history. What will the employers say. Good luck with what ever you decide. But the more experience you have driving on regular roads will help with the dirt and muddy roads you will have in the oil field.

 

If only truckers could live by this

“The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.”

- Henry Ward Beecher

 

I can only give info on W. Texas, so if your interested in that, look into some of my posts. I had just over 3 months exp otr when I came here. Before I started CDL school, my only intention was getting to the oil fields. There is very little to be gained by driving OTR that will help you in the oil fields. Either you can drive, or you can't. The only reason companies want 2 yrs exp is for insurance. You can find companies with better insurance that require less experience.

When I started, I knew nothing about nothing. Well that's not totally true, but close enough. If you want a good job in the oil fields, you need oil field exp. Driving a million miles on the blacktop is nice, but can you actually handle a truck off road. There are a few companies down here where you can get your foot in the door, and start gaining exp. Once you have oil field exp, a lot more doors open.

 

I got back before midnight today! Anyways, I reread the OP, and yes you need to have your tanker endorsement for most of the jobs that you'll be able to get with little experience. If you want a pure driving job, your looking for hauling water, sand or sewer as a newb. There is only one company that I know of that I think is hiring newbs for oil. Winch and flatbed jobs will be looking for more exp. You might be able to get a job driving a toter, but I'm not sure if any of the service companies hire only toter drivers, I think they want you to haul tanks too. Hauling housing trailers is not exactly for newbs, but I've already done a few. It's a whole new ballgame. Especially when you get to a cattle guard that is only 6" wider than the trailer.

The only other jobs not tank related, are for hauling frac equipment, wireline, workover rigs etc. Those are NOT full time driving jobs, those are working jobs where they need a worker to bring the equipment with them to and from the site. Again, this is all based on what I know, which isn't very much!

 

My advice would be to get at least one winter in and one year with the company you are with. Then look to the oil fields.