140k per year in Midland?

Thats what I like to hear. Its good to see there are people with some sense there. Planning to do the same thing.Does Halliburton hire fresh grads?

 

Drove thru the Basin today, you all can have it! Dusty, dirty and just nasty overall. Saw the immediate aftermath of an oilfield tanker go across median and hit a car head on in Midland on the 20. I'm always grateful to get thru the area unscathed. Most of the oil patch drivers operate their trucks like lunatics with little or no regard for the safety of others.

 

This is very true. Drivers passing each other on blind corners at 90mph because they have the most important load in the basin.

I told myself I didn’t want to be here for another boom, well I’m still here, counting the days until I can leave this place for good.

Save your money now people, you don’t want to be paying later with years of your life for financial mistakes made when you were younger.

 

Lots of pissjuggers out here. And just plain stupid. I am amazed at the amount of all the low hanging fruit in the oilfield.

 

They do drive crazy. Old equipment mostly back roads hustling for more loads. Plus all that testosterone running wild.

 

I just contacted a guy offering a 1099 driving job hauling sand in eastern Ohio. Pays 31% of gross, and says the loads gross from 400 to 900. That's a pretty wide range. I don't understand the disparity in rates, but he's hauling Sandbox and Arrows UP stuff, so maybe that has something to do with it.

Regardless, I can't imagine running 2-3 loads/day of the higher end of that rate range. That's a lot of money.

 

That's how I was hired! Fresh CDL with Tanker and Triples/Doubles with no Hazmat!

 

Yep it's going down in wtx I made 100k last year as a co driver in a water truck on 1099 bought a truck at end of year now hauling sand boxes putting of 5k a week in bank most weeks after fuel and ins running legal co drivers hauling boxes avg between 2 to 3 k a week if a super trucker maybe 3500 rent here is outrageous if you can even find a place once you get out of city and have to stop to eat and their is no places around but roach coaches that be charging 25$a plate for bbq long lines everywhere heavy traffic in the middle of nowhere but it's all about the $$$

 

Were you a team driver and were you fresh CDL grad?

 

No sorry if your a fresh c dl grad you might find s job in a water truck or a frac crew