So I am not really interested in doing OTR, never have been.
I am a 29 year old Navy vet worked Ea-6Bs (plane captain and avionics tech) , I just graduated IITRs driving school and am looking for work driving in back woods "off-road" situations.
I grew up in the Sierras of NORTHERN california, not a NOR-cal bro either haha. I learned to drive on snowy, steep, rough, nasty logging roads and 4x4 trails. I know that there are big truck jobs that run mostly in these conditions which is why I wanted to get my CDL. Im just having a hard time finding them.
I dont really have a home to speak of, and the only family that I have that I want to be around a lot is my dog. I dont care about home time so much, so that is not why im not interested in OTR, and I am willing to relocate to just about any of the 50 states.
I know that diving the oil field lease roads and log trucks operate in the sticks quite a bit, but what other industries should I be looking at?
What are some companies that would hire a new guy in these conditions?
I dont expext to get hired on and be let loose in a truck right off, I would be more than happy to work in the yard and ride along with the crusty guys for a while as long as i was allowed to drive a little here and there to really learn the trade, I just want to get my foot in the door.
Any advice, or should I just quit and sign my life away to a OTR carrier for a while?![]()
"off-road" type driving for a newb?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by IHScout138, Jan 21, 2012.
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I am sure there are opportunities for "off road driving", I mean, I see that all the time when it snows, and these morons with those expensive SUV's and 4x4's demonstrate thier ability to "go off road".
Seriously, other than the oil fields and logging, I cannot think of any other "off road" driving. Maybe a rock quarry? Or coal mines? -
Look for services like this in your area .http://www.snowwhiteservices.com/Services/tabid/425/Default.aspx
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I did a good bit of off roading pulling a dump trailer hauling sand for a concrete plant.
Also logging may be worth looking at.
Both are pretty much home every night. -
?, what is a "jet-Vac"??
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Maybe a small lumber company delivering loads to houses? That's how I started and now I've done all kinds of different off road driving.
The oil field gets me about the most off road, chained up, getting pulled on by dozers off road driving.
I ran a dump bucket for awhile, hauled scrap metal (which surprisingly did get you off road alot at construction sites, both tractor trailer roll off and straight truck)
It all depends what you want to do, It can be quite challenging and very interesting trying to get trucks some of the places we take them. -
So far it looks like I should be looking for Sand/ gravel haulers, oil field, and log driving. honestly they all sound like pretty fun/ technical jobs.
I have been searching and calling, the wall I keep banging into is the experience barrier :/ -
Brady Trucking looks like they do a lot of the driving I want to do, and they are mainly dry bulk. Again, there is the experience barrier.
Any companies that would offer applicable experience and be willing to hire a newb?
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