Over 30 years driving, I bet you've got a lot of stories you can tell. I've heard there's pretty good money in the oil fields. I'm starting out OTR pulling a reefer. The company I'm going to only asks for a 6 month commitment and I've noticed some better paying driving jobs listed that would have me home more often that only require 6 months experience. I might stay an entire year with this first company but if I find a better job at 6 months, I'll probably take it. I don't plan on doing a lot of job hopping but the place I'm going is a starter company and they realize that. The pay won't be great but I know that going into it. I just need to get some experience so I can open some doors to better opportunities. One good thing about the place I'm going is that they run newer trucks. The oldest trucks they have are 3 years old. They're constantly replacing them with brand new ones. They run Freightliner Cascadias.
Yeah,I could talk your ears off with the things that I've seen over the years .
I started out with manual trans trucks,15,10 double L's,13 and 18 speeds.
In my opinion,at least one full year of driving experience is a good thing before you go looking for another job
The oil field does indeed pay good money.I work for 6 months from Oct to March and take the summers off and enjoy the Monte !!
Oh,and of course spending time with my wife,LOL
Remember that a reefer tends to be a bit top heavy with that fridge mounted high on the front of the trailer,so take it easy on corners.
Guy