How long will oilfield truck driver jobs last?

You need more trucks during the production phase than any other phase. Water and oil are pumped out of the well and into production tanks. Some leases pipeline it from there but most places hire trucks to haul it off. In the beginning you can get as many as 50 loads from a well in 24 hrs and eventually it will slow down to one load every few weeks. There will be oilfield driving jobs for another 50 years.

 

That's what they said about the coal industry, now it's on it's last leg, soon to be gone forever.

 

Steer clear of FFE. They are 1st class cheese eating rats. Near the bottom of the barrel.

 

There a lot of company's out side of SA looking for drivers like crazy not too bad to with 11 days out 4 in .

 

I can tell you from first hand experience that it's MUCH easier to get a job as a newbie in the Permian Basin than it is in the Eagle Ford. The Permian has a higher demand, probably because fewer people want to live there.

I knew someone that left my old yard for FFE in Midland. He came crawling back with his tail between his legs after two weeks, so heed Big Duker's advice.

 

What town? What you wanna do. Work more or drive more? If I was under 30-40 would get on with frac/coiled tubing/etc. Learn the trade and make a lot more while your body is willing to do it. Sock it away and then have more choices later in life. Lot of us threatened to go work on Alaska pipeline yrs ago. Couple of friends did. Set for life before age 35.
If you want to drive water is probably easiest to get into. Get a yr or so and keep eyes open for crude/chemicals etc. I just quit my sand hauling job yesterday. Got offer to haul fuel around DFW area. Willing to train as I have good record, HAZ/TWIC etc. Lots of jobs in W Oklahoma not too many discuss. N TX is starting to pop with crude as they go back and frac older wells and drill new ones. Gold Star has trucks running all up/down287/199 others.