I've come to a realisation; that I just enjoy driving long distances. Are there jobs other than delivery drivers / truckers (don't have one of the licences for big trucks and suck at manual) where you can drive long distances? I don't enjoy driving short distances in cities where you have to stop every few minutes (ie auspost driver). I'm talking hours long, the longer the better.
What Kind of Jobs Can You Get Where You Have to Drive Long Distances (in Tas) ?
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preferably something where i am alone. i hate moving when it's my stuff, wouldn't even want to start with others.
anything over an hour or two, it can be round trips.
have thought about the army in the past, will have to get in shape for that
Tour guide?
not for me unfortunately, i am not a people person
storm chaser, seriously some maintenance business.
my neighbor drives long distances to farms to fix machinery and charges $140 an hourBest job I ever heard of, army guy who was the only authorised person to move a computer (military, for memory). Sometimes he’d drive for 3 hours, move a computer from one room to another and drive back again. Overseas, but government inefficiency is amazing, particularly when it comes to the military.
can agree,
Our military is good at two thingsSpending their budget
Mismanaging projects and having huge time blowouts.Only thing is no one can question them as "they're protecting Australia"
Anything government is mismanaged as their jobs are very secure unless they stuff up big time. I've been in local government for 15 years now and it takes a lot to get sacked.
Moving into government from private was a eye opener to the waste every day of the week.
storm chaser?
the maintenance would be nice, but i have no experience or knowledge of machinery or how to fix it lol
Sales, particularly with farming equipment or materials. My dad did that for years, loved it, mostly talking crap with farmers.
A lot of stuff involves a tonne of time idling though, and I imagine the “open road” would get boring quickly and involves a lot of time away from home.
Driving long distances is damn boring, thank God for Netflix.
i love it, the only thing i'd like is better sound insulation from the road and wind noise.
Yep, it's fun till you have to do it all the time.
unfortunately i am not good with people so i wouldn't be good at selling stuff.
i love the open road, every time i take a trip to hobart or launceston i find myself disappointed when i actually arrive, i wish the trip was longer, distance wise, not because of roadworks. (profanity) roadworks
Getting a HR licence takes one day and most are auto.
Good luck finding a truck driving job driving long distances with 0 experience and an auto license.
You would be lucky to find a truck driving job for any reputable company with no experience and an auto license.
In saying that, trucks are the best option for long distance driving, but, unfortunately you’ll need experience first though.
OP still seems to be on their P plates too going by their past posts.
1 year on your P plates is enough for a HR license (in WA anyway)
i was planning to learn how to drive a manual eventually, i just don't want to take the test again, so i have to wait 3 years and then they will remove the auto restriction from my licence
You can go for a open road ranger (non syncro) HR license with only an auto car license. (The learning curve for gear timing and double clutching may actually be easier if you don’t know how to drive manual already haha)
You could also do a syncro manual HR license (synco manual is no double clutching, more similar to a car)
Doing either of those for your truck license would mean your allowed to drive manual vehicles after.
But if your on your young and on your P plates it might be a tough gig to find long distance driving jobs of any kind with limited road experience.
Long distance driving isn’t as easy as it seems and there are a lot of risks.You may have done a few road trips and loved them but there was probably some excitement in that which made it enjoyable.
When its your job and your not really feeling it for the day, it’s not so fun to know you have 1000km+ drive to do.Personally i love it, but it gets boring and can be a real downer sometimes, especially if you start ruminating while your driving 😬
@El cheepo: i know how to drive manual, just not very good at it :D i have little to no practise doing it
was just thinking for the future, i have a job at the moment which is alright, though not great, but my employer has been good to me even if i hate the work itself. so i don't want to leave too early and put him out because he has done me a favour.
will look into that then
I know of a bloke who was in the mining maintenance industry as a courier and would drive parts that would be urgently needed to mine sites up north (some 1200-1500k's away), probably 1-2 times a week for the last 5 years.
He had a car with close to 800,000k's on the ODO and apparently would clear some $1.5k a trip (2 days work), sometimes more if he could group parts together.
that sounds pretty much perfect
Spirit of Tasmania
lol
Park ranger most likely. Depends on the region, they will ask you to check each national park for park passes.
I know a lady who is a ranger in the west coast, and she has to cover almost all west coast region (strahan, queenstown, rosebery). She is the only ranger at that areas.Unlikely suitable. OP doesn’t like talking with people and they’ll be required to make requests of the public and assist them in emergencies.
Besides, it sounds like OP is after a lower skilled type job they can start in a shorter period of time and to be a ranger you normally need an education in enviro studies or horticulture.
i wouldn't mind being a park ranger, it would make talking to people tolerable if i get to spend most of my time in the bush or driving around it, can't stand being in cities and suburbs all the time.
i'd actually love to do that
Rental vehicle pickup/relocation?
Some busineses let you drop of the vehicle at a difference location to the pickup one so need some of them relocated.
I know someone who did a few oneway trips but they were from Qld to NSW/Vic.don't think there would be much of a market for that down here as there is still a shortage of rental vehicles because they sold a lot of them off when lockdowns first hit and i am not too keen on moving to the mainland, i can't stand the heat down here at times, on the mainland it's even worse.
Relocate to WESTERN Australia
Screaming for any body who is capable of working in every industry not just mining
So many driving jobs here and they will train you up at any age
They are so desperate for people
My organisation has 27 vacancies atm (none long distance though)
Put Pilbara or Kimberley into SEEK and be blown away by the opportunities
Many positions come with accommodation (& utilities) and meals included
i wish, but i can't take the heat down here and everyone always complains that it's too cold here, i would not want to live on the mainland, i cannot take the heat.
Ferry driver? Removalist? Tas to Melbourne shuttle?
What constitutes long distance? North to South of island is 3 hours drive.
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