do you want to go to work in the ND oil feilds

I'm not going to find jobs for anyone that's up to you, if you have any questions about any company's your looking at going to work for you can ask me about them and if i know anything that might be of use to you ill let you know what i know.

 

for the most part not a whole lot of traffic hwy 2 can get pretty busy but not like bumper to bumper backup but a pain getting on and off the highway. willistion can get backed up a bit at times and overall a zoo to try to drive in. you can run into long lines at disposal sites or fresh water loading sites.

some towns are very un-truck friendly esp towns in area's with a lot of oil feild traffic. heaven forbid you make a wrong turn in one of these towns you will surely get a ticket for being off the truck route. there are some towns that you can come right up main street park and enjoy there local restaurants stores ect these towns are far and few between. it can be a challenge getting a hot meal outside of the truck at times depending on where your working. for the most part gotta mind your p's and q's and make sure you stay on designated truck routes. also some police departments see truckers as a good source of revenue.

as far as having a encounter with a local person besides possibly a local chasing you down wanting you to pay for a rock chip in a window iv never had any flack from a local.

whenever a car is coming the other way on a dirt road i always slow down and move over that normally gets me a friendly wave from locals, i do the same for other trucks as well as i don't like my windshield to look like it just came from a gunfight in Vietnam.

 

i live in the truck while I'm working. some people have man camps they stay in or the live in campers, housing is a big issue in the area. its hard to find and expensive. now in my case i live in Bismarck where i have lived for 6-7 years its around a 300 mile round trip from the area i normally work. I come home about once a month for varied amounts of time. I have done as short 1 day and i took a couple weeks off around christmas. iv found working 3 weeks on and then taking 5-7 days off gives me enough time working to make good money and enough time off to take care of personal things spend a little time with the woman and recharge my batteries.

as far as the work being physically demanding. in my opinion its not. the hours can be demanding. huffing the hoses around may make you a little sore your first week after that its noting. really not too bad. you also have all different types of weather exposure most of witch is short periods of time 30mins or less sometimes longer. some guys that come from running van find it physically demanding at first. I'm sure a flat-bedder used to tarping will think its a joke. guys not willing to throw chains need not apply.

Logan, its always nice when you can chain and stay chained im never that lucky seems i end up chained on dirt roads, then unchained on paved then chaining again on the other end. it seems ill get out and throw chains before some guys will but if i have to hit the bottom of a hill at 40 to try to make it over the top im not even trying chain and go slow.

 

iv been toying with the idea of getting a dash cam or something similar to make a few video's normally when #### is harry though and would make a good video, recording or taking pictures is the last thing on my mind.