Advice for students?

Start applying now. It will take a month to get hired/started at the minimum. Pick an area with oilfields and go there. Take action rather than making excuses.

 

Be realistic.

Pick the area you would prefer to work in, research the companies their and get out their and go talk to people ( or on-line app's for out of state companies). PA has oilfields, but are their job's for student drivers? That's the question. What kind of back up do you have ( ask and answer yourself) again be realistic. Your funds may or may not allow you to spend week's looking in PA then go to TX or ND, if you can't get a job their.

A lot comes down to money and what you can spare: looking for a job, Paying rent, food, gas when you get where ever. Some companies have mancamps, others RV's, still others don't do anything.

If you've done some reading here, this isn't a surprise, so my advice is Be realistic. A good job with a flatbed company ( otr ) is better than a bad job with a fly by night company here in the Oil field. Don't give up, the oilfields have good jobs.

 

Try Stevens Transport, In Texas they have a lot of oilfield work and they have thier own school

 

I would advise you to stay away from Stevens...they are just an otr company trying to be in the oilfield.

I would suggest looking into Sanjel, weatherford, schlumberger, haliburton....those are large oilfield services companies. At least some of them will hire you simply because you have a cdl. You can work your way into some very good jobs at your age. Oilfield work is not just about driving the truck. Even the water and crude haulers (thats where you would drive alot) have to do a lot of things outside the truck that just as if not more important than driving the truck. I currently spend a good 50% of my shift outside the truck and I'm a crude hauler.

 

@ Arky,
Who are you hauling crude for?