wannabe oilfield trucker

Thanks for the info. I may have to talk to management about the 80 hr limit. Have they mentioned anything about going back to san Angelo for truck driver training. I'm going the week after next.

 

WOW!!! She's a rig supervisor.I was told she pack up and got out of there.I guess she pack up and got on a rig.Does Sonora pay ticket time? When I was in Iraan,they pay us ticket time it was great.I use to go to Ozona and haul water for them to frac ponds on ticket time.I was paid 1 1/2 to and from Ozona then 3 hours round trip per load on water.I use to find water close to the job and made 4 loads and got back to Iraan in 10 to 12 hours,but got paid for 15hrs.I use work in Ozona more then I did in Iraan. I would stay out in Iraan,but no place to move my family too.When there was a house to rent it was over price and junk most of the time.I could bought a place but I didn't want to live out there rest of my life,because it's the oil field once oil goes down to much in price you'll be lay off and I sure hate to be making house payments with no job.I never been to there driving school they have in San Angelo,but I heard they will tech you alot and the days you are there everything is paid for. The only thing I didn't like about working for Nabors is you had to block the wheels each time you got out of the truck and put the cone down.To me that was a waste of time and I know it's a safety thing,but it seems stupid when you are middle of no where on flat ground and nobody else within 10miles from you or when you deliver water to frac ponds,when there is only mud and there is noway the truck will move. There is a or was a truck supervisor in Ozona name Nick he is on big headed punk.He use to try get drivers from other yards in trouble and left his drivers alone. Get some exp with nabors and if you get tired of work for low pay,you can move up the the big boy pay. If they ever ask to you if you want to be a kill truck driver,just ask around about it,because you will be putting alot of peoples life in your hands and you have to be wake the whole time at a job.One thing to really watch for is acid in water.When you vacuum a pond or a frac tank,throw a rock into it and if smokes or bubbles there is acid in it.If you vacuum acid it will eat though the tank.The only way to haul it is if you something like 60blls of water to 20blls of acid.Go to Big Lake strap yard you will see alot of tankers that acid was put in.At Nabors you are only aloud to work up to 19 hours in one day and if your at a job that long someone has to pick you up,you can't drive back or anything over DOT rules.Good luck at Nabors

 

I think Jason brother was working for the Sonora yard.The Sonora yard is a nicer yard then Ozona yard. I been in the Ozona office when a truck supervisor told the driver don't put nothing down that is wrong with the truck on his reports,just tell him about it.There something wrong with management there.Some of these supervisor really don't need to piss off the drivers,since a driver can go down the street and get a better paying job.I did go to the Sonora yard to fill out a application,for the Iraan yard.They use not have application online.But I guess they weren't getting enough people applying in person.Why didn't you apply at the Iraan yard?I know there is Indian creek trucking in Sonora that pays over $20hr they move oilfield equipment and the there is Weatherford there to.BJ hughes in Eldorado pays but they will work you to death.After 3 months in the travel trailer,if you don't find a place to live in Sonora,you might want to go to Eldorado about 20 miles away,to see about living there.There is apartments there on HWY 190 E,that is renting.

 

So!! do you still like working for Nabors? Iraan yard is only a few miles off of I-10.If I ever go back to Nabors I would go to the Iraan yard,but would buy my own travel trailer.The City of Iraan has real nice RV parks.Sheffield have some so so RV sites.Have you ever have a chance to go to Iraan yet?I'm glad I didn't try go to work for Indian creek.If you can put a year in Nabors you can go for bigger money,like www.alanritchey.com they pay something like $20hr and they will pay for your RV spot,they have a yard in Rankin about 30 miles from Iraan,and another yard in Big Lake.www.alanritchey.com