How's the work in West Tx today for Crude?

Is the main reason change of scenery or slow spot market freight? ))

 

Picked up a lot for my company in the last few weeks here in Carlsbad. Did 2500 last week and will break 3000 this week.

 

I've seen a lot of companies coming in and undercutting each other for work. The long hauls that use to be very lucrative have gone down the toilet, so I would avoid most all of them. There was a run I was doing last year for $1750 that drivers are now doing for $650. Just insane!

 

That just looks to be an awfully tough way to scratch out a living to me.

 

I've been doing the oilfield thing for 7 years. It's great sometimes and other times it sucks. I just love driving out in rural areas and onto ranches and seeing all that stuff more than I would enjoy driving down vast stretches of interstate. But yes, there are definitely times when you question your choices!

 

Didn’t you do a thread awhile back and posted all your numbers?

 

I just think for the overall living conditions as well, I'd need to double what I make now.

Last time I went through there was pretty neat though. I mean it had to be like the gold rush or other form of boom. You could just feel it.

But the living conditions seemed more than a bit rough.

And the interstate seems to be going to hell in a hurry.

Everyone is in a big hurry too. Not a whole lot of courtesy.