Oh Boy, What did I get my self into

Discussion in 'Oilfield Trucking Forum' started by peterrumbler, Jan 18, 2014.

  1. Mev

    Mev Road Train Member

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    My dad knew a guy " back in the day" with very little airplane experience,
    he somehow wiggled his way into a crop dusting job.

    He was dead before the end of his first week.
    Truth is a strange thing


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  3. mixonjr

    mixonjr Light Load Member

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    No wonder guys like myself that are new to trucking cant find jobs that are good to start out with!!! Its alot of idiots like yourself!!! sorry!!! but the truth shouldnt hurt!!! What was you thinking !!! and I guess next thing your going to tell me is you been a trucker for 10 years lol!!! Dude why say something you cant do? Ive been a business owner all my life ... no not trucking but I would go through over 100 guys a summer like yourself that said oh yeah I can do that! and boom Im paying for it!!
     
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  4. mixonjr

    mixonjr Light Load Member

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    GO ahead Google.. Trucking 101 ! Find all you need there !!! Sorry It pisses me off !!! Ill go away now hope the forum members dont boot me for being honest! Hell Im not even a Trucker yet! yeah got my CDL from a school But that dont make me a trucker!!!!
     
  5. mixonjr

    mixonjr Light Load Member

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    Oh and by the way from what I get from the guys here that have million miles and plus and long hard years!!! They dont wanna help you cause its people like you who make truckers look bad!!! Some one who dont do the time having someone train them to be safe!!!!
     
  6. mixonjr

    mixonjr Light Load Member

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    Im Done sorry it hit a nerve !! Good luck with your job I guess im suppose to say lol!!!
     
  7. stevemarsh

    stevemarsh Bobtail Member

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    Do you know if you'll mainly haul production, flowback, or fresh water? Each is a little different. Also there are different types of disposals. Some you just pull over a grate and dump the water then some you hook up to a piping system or frac tank and blow the water off. If you screw up while blowing off you or someone else could get hurt.
     
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  8. superpet39

    superpet39 Road Train Member

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    truth be told, if his friend taking a day off and showing him isn't enough- He IS in TEXAS: meaning those suggestions about quitting arent all that outlandish- I see a million driving jobs in texas at the moment so he wouldnt have problems finding another (i dont think) .... maybe even another water hauling job (but for a beginner)...... But my main point is, I would MUCH rather quit BEFORE i got myself in trouble, than after.

    Wish him good luck nonetheless, but it really was a stupid move
     
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  9. OttMan

    OttMan Medium Load Member

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    Even though I have the endorsement but I had never hauled any tank. But here it is a great video for you. I hope it will help you.

    [video=youtube_share;s9OBT-Iz0q4]http://youtu.be/s9OBT-Iz0q4[/video]
     
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  10. 379exhd

    379exhd Road Train Member

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    You couldn't have dropped that about 3 posts ago? Its not people like him that lie about jobs as to why you yourself can't get a job its insurance reasons. If you were insuring a hospital, would you want some crack pot that just got out of school doing a quadruple bypass surgery on an elderly person #### no!!! So the companies that offer good rates that most of the smaller carriers use don't insure new drivers either that or the carrier doesn't want to pay to insure the new driver which I can't blame them for.

    You'll find a job eventually but you can't blame this guy for your problems finding a job in the industry.
     
  11. greywolfe

    greywolfe Light Load Member

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    Don't do it. You may regret in the worst way. I am green as a tree frog and I told all potential employers. When hired, I clearly ask to receive training and was assured I would be. When you ask you get answers, people want to help, but bull **** is a big no. This is to dangerous a business to fake it.
    My friend started off in oilfield trucking as green as me and was under supervision for three weeks before let out on his own, and it is still spooky. I agree, man up and quit before thing go bad.
     
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