Another oil field hopeful...

Rollovers, can and do happen, whether yer a greenhorn, or a seasoned driver. All it takes is for something in the driveline to go kaput while on a hill, and that's all she wrote. The company, and oil companies have a strict no guns allowed kinda deal. If anyone carries one, they sure ain't tellin.

No problem. 8)

So, I left off talkin about school. They sent us over to San Angelo to take a week long vac truck training course. I must say, this organization never ceases to blow me away, get paid to go there, learn, and eat. The guys at the training center are very cool, and I've been very impressed, with the way they run things, and treat us.

Only one guy got the smackdown...shows up first day, and the trainers see he's not 'feeling' well. They took him for some tests, and he sat out the day...next morning he shows up and was taken offsite...methinks he no longer has a job.

So far, we spent Monday, doing in class training, Tuesday we did a road evaluation, and did some practice loading and unloading. Today, we actually got a good chunk of road time, and tomorrow, will be more driving and backing drills. Here's a couple pics of what I drove today.

 

Been awhile since this thread's seen any activity. I'm still with Nabors, going on 8 months now. Things are going good for the most part, and I've certainly come a long way since I first started this thread. I'm still diggin it, but things have gotten pretty slow for us past few weeks, but after next week, should pick up for a couple weeks, then another lull for Christmas, then after the new year, things should get hopping once again.

Done.

 

What's the name of the company you're with? I just got back from a few days at home...I hope there's a grind in our area, now that Thanksgiving is over.

 

Getting 40 hours a week is easy, it's trying to get a full day, everyday, that's tough right now. Today, for example I only got 7 hours in...tomorrow I'll be heading over to DFW area to pick up some boxcars, so that'll get me a full day...it's really hit or miss. I'm actually out of the Iraan yard, and while our yard may not be hiring ATM, other yards are. Newbies are still getting hired, and I don't see that changing anytime soon with Nabors. 8)

Your welcome8)