New to Truck driving and now working with unsafe equipment. Any advice?

Wow... I cant imagine a father wanting his daughter to drive bad equipment and overloaded even if he begged, pleaded for you to be hired... it appears to me that the strangers here care more for your safety and hour future than you yourself do and more than your father does.... now that is just unbelievable to me... so, I really think that you need to take a serious look at what is being said here....

I would not want my father driving crappy equipment... and I think both you and your father can find a company that is better and safer for both of you....

 

EXACTLY. There are plenty of companies in the oilfields that run like that...duct tape and hope...there are also just as many if not more companies that have good equipment, and good management. It's pretty easy to spot the difference. And you don't need some big chunk of experience to get hired...hit the job postings and blitz your resume and find a safer company, and get both of you out of those deathtrap trucks.

PAtty- as far as the DOT, at least in the Bakken it's all they can do to catch the worst offenders.

 

In the trucking biz we all learn something the hard way.Butterfly learned when someone says the trks aren't in the best shape she'll know now what that means and stay clear of that company.Your father should have been more specific so you wouldn't have had to learn the hard way especially when it comes to your CDL,your life on the road driving junk.But it sounds like she'll be moving forward soon and wish you the best of luck with your career.

 

Wonder how many do they actually catch.The problem is a lot of DOT really don't care.Just means more labor work and paper work for them.

 

Just my experience,but the write ups don't always fix the problem.
Ive been writing up the same crap for 2 yrs.
It gets the usual duct tape,bailing wire crap job.
Im not spending another summer driving junk.
OP hope you get into some good safe equipment,and try not to
mess up daddys work place.
I know you aren't happy,and I agree with you,but your dad has roots here.
Don't drive no junk

 

no... they are governed and regulated at the STATE level.

 

IF the trucks never leave the state, then they are governed by the State regulations. And the FMSCA will do NOTHING about them.

 

I was assuming she meant oilfield vs. non-oilfield, in a general sense, but I must agree. I'm guessing the FMSCA are trying their hardest to ignore the 800-lb gorilla in the room that is oilfield trucking.