Soon to be Fresh Grad looking for Opportunities

Hello Truckers,

I will be finished with my CDL school around July 15th 2017. I am planning to get my Twic card and tanker and hazmat endorsements. I am interested in Oil field jobs because of all the rumors but my gut feeling is they are just rumors or "too good to be true". Some seem to say Oil field jobs are picking up again and others are saying its best to work OTR.

I was recently living in Asia for about 7 years until I was forced to return to the USA because I was facing stiff competition in my online business and I was getting low on money. After a few years trucking my plan is I would like to acquire enough real estate to make a decent income and return to Asia. Those years spent in Asia were the greatest years of my life, I really enjoy living overseas.

I am used to working 12-16 hours days everyday, its a way of life for me. I have no wife, no kids, no car/transportation. I am currently living with a roommate paying cheap rent living off my remaining savings trying to reestablish myself in the USA with a career while going broke fast exhausting my savings at the moment. So after I get my CDL's I am hoping to jump into some work fast. I decided to give CDL driving a try because I figured I could drive OTR or in the Oil field and live in the truck a few years saving money and invest in real estate properties. Once in a while if i get "burnt out" I will take a little home time or stay at a hotel a night or two to recharge myself.

I would like to make around about $5,000 gross income before tax at a minimum each month if am am going to be trucking OTR away from home months at a time. I will most likely remain OTR for months at a time and rarely request home time. I am looking for advice on how to best get started with the right companies, I am looking for good opportunities to get started on the right foot.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

So as a new driver I cant make $1250 per week gross before taxes are taken out? You think I need at least 1 year experience for that kind of money?

 

I am in White Marsh Maryland. However don't OTR drivers make the most money?
Considering I have no wife and no kids I am willing to take higher risks. I can remain transient/OTR in my choices if the money is good. I want to go where the money is.

 

What companies should I look at for running tankers coast to coast? Companies want experienced guys but surely we all have to start somewhere...we all at one time had our first time in the seat of a tanker. What company would be most likely to hire a fresh grad? Or should I drive 6-12 months OTR dry van first and then look for tanker jobs?