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Elvis27 · Jun 26, 2014

passingthru69 said: ↑

Yes out in Western Canada google oil field compaines. Stay away from Ft. McMurray.
Hire on as a swamper and work your way up..
Good luck with what ever you decide to do..
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Out west seems to be where its at. I know lots of people who moved out there doing good for themselves. oh and whats wrong with ft mcmurray? I heard they pay even more out there. Is it dangerous? drug infested?

Lepton1 said: ↑

Elvis, if you are young and without current obligations to support a family, then seriously consider living "out of the truck" for a period of a few years. Trust me, you'll save a LOT more than 15% of your paychecks. The only regular expenses you would have on the road would be food and cell phone/WiFi connection. After a few years you'll have saved thousands, possibly be able to purchase your own truck and be an O/O. Or you can afford to support a family.
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This seems like good advice. I don't have a spouse or kids at the moment, and I think I can pull this off. I mean it wouldn't hurt to rent a motel every now and then, but I can see my doing this for sure.

JohnBoy said: ↑

Bingo, we have a winner!!!!! When I first started driving, I made a financial plan, I was 24, working in the family business for 2 years after I graduated from college. I got into trucking. At 24 I started my career and finacial goals. I had a 30 year plan. I followed it, every year for the last 34 years I have put at least 15% into my retirement account, it started as a 401K, then went to a Roth IRA, I did this religiously and still do. I wanted to retire before 65, I can do that right now if I wanted to. My wife said she would shoot me if I retired before 65. I think I have her convinced on 62. My point is, set a plan in motion, set goals, and follow through with them. I started this 34 years ago, it might seem like a long time to some, but let me tell you, those 34 years have flown by. It seems like yesterday I had my first deposit into my retirement account, which was a mighty $26.50 that first week.
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wow that is commitment. 30 years of following through with your goal? that is inspiring. But your right, finance and planning ahead is a skill I need to add to my repertoire.

If you can relocate, do it. If you're young, then by all means do it. There's oil fields throughout Canada, there's plenty of oppurtunities to drive a truck up there, get a game plan on paper, and do it.
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I'm not tied down to anything, I do want to relocate and preferably wherever pays most. And yes the game plan is what I need that's what I'm looking for here.

70s_driver said: ↑

LOL I agree. Then they can Really say they saw Elvis at Burger King. Welcome to the forum. Plenty of knowledgeable folks here. Friendly too.
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Plenty of knowledgeable folks indeed! I'm happy with the reply's and help from everyone so far. thanks everyone, I really appreciate it!

201 · Jun 26, 2014

Hi El, I don't mean to be a wet blanket ( not very comforting), but to be perfectly honest, I'm not so sure trucking is for you, at least not yet. I would however get out of your current situation, and come to America, and find a job and do more research. This site is inundated with people who don't have many skills, and pour thousands of dollars into schools to drive a truck, only to find out, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's long hours, lonely, not big money, at least to start, somewhat dangerous, and boring. Oil field jobs are kind of like dump truck jobs, over the same route, over and over, usually in the middle of nowhere, and living in a company provided quonset hut. If you are a people person, health care, and customer service industry are very big now. I'm not totally putting trucking down, it still can be an option, I spent 35 years there, but have seen many people come and go, because they weren't prepared for what the job involved. Best of luck to you.

Elvis27 · Jun 26, 2014

Well I definitely appreciate the criticism. Honest thoughts about the industry is also what i'm looking for so thank you kindly. You leave me thinking..

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