Rig jobs has been a part of the Oil industry since the late 1800's when the first drilling engine was put into a truck by Karl Benz. Prior to this date, centrifugal pumps and verty G's was also invoke. The change to an internal drilling engine made an improvement in rigs. These engines were much more powerful and could carry larger crude oils to greater distances, which made the rig job more efficient.

Like the advancements in the control units, the Oil industry has also seen technological advances. The engines became more powerful and ran more efficiently. The maintenance became more easy for the engineers. And, the trailers improved so that truckers could transport just about any load that they had to.