Profile For Nicholas P.

Guys this has been great information and I appreciate y'all taking the time to reply I looked into fuel hauling I'm in Southwest Georgia 70 plus hour workweeks do not bother me. But I have heard so many stories of recruiters promising you 100k and the moon but I'm just trying to avoid pitfalls also I'm looking into the longshoreman's union I worked for NFI as a contract guy pulling from the stacks to the warehouse that's why I have twic...the money was great but they let me go due to lack of work that was 2 years ago before the supply chain crisis. I have come to the conclusion that I can stay home and keep stacking pennies or spend 6 months literally anywhere and stack up some real savings. So I'm trying to see some of the best options fuel hauling and intermodal both look great but I would have to justify the expense of moving I've heard about provided housing in the oilfield is why I was leaning on them so hard y'all know anything about that?

Hello all I am new here but this forum has been a wealth of knowledge since I began my career in trucking. I farmed for many years until family issues put an end to that but I I have had my CDLs since I was 18 because of the use of semis on the farm. Fast forward three years and I have worked for a few companies and have 3 years of experience but since I'm from a small area the pay is a little on the low side. I currently do food service distribution now it's pretty tough work but nothing to bad but I'm trying to save and pay down some bills and start a family and 900 a week is not cutting it. I have all my endorsements hazmat and twic. Also zero tickets and mvr is spotless I drove jockey trucks at the port of Savannah for a little while not sure how that adds to real experience. Sorry for the long winded introduction but my question is this I see a lot of people talking about 1500-2000 a week in trucking how realistic is that? i thought about going to the oilfields since driving semis on rough dirt roads is something I know well. I've heard to good to be true stories and some nightmares so I was just going to get some advise from y'all. Would relocating to the oilfields be worth it in the long run or is there another option I'm not thinking of? I appreciate any help and opinions