Hi all,
As Im browsing some internet job sites for my area...some companies are paying per hour. Im seeing numbers from 18 to I think 23. These are for oil companies so I think alot of the extra $$ issues that drivers normally have to put up with, arent there. Obviously the higher the better, but what should I look for in hourly pay companies?

With hourly pay....Im assuming this still falls under the 70/7 rule, correct? OR are you usually limited each day to the number of hours you can work?

Thanks,
Ryan

depends on how far you are from base as far as hours go. 100 or 150 air miles and the 70 hours goes out the window. I went out with my stepdad moving a tractor (bobtail) from one part of the farm to another, and then going to cheyenne to pick up a trailer. We were pulled over halfway there and the cop was going to write him up for not having a current logbook and an (unauthorized passenger?) (i believe..) we were only 70 miles away from the farm so he let us off the hook, rather unhappily. there might be federal regulations on this, im sure someone with actual experience knows more.

far as hourly pay, make sure you know what youre getting paid for, i looked at a couple local places that paid hourly, and if the truck aint moving, neither is your time clock. Theyre hack gigs for people that want to be home every single night, but still, why sit for 3-4 hours with no pay, ive got better things to do with my time.

Overtime is always nice........I think oilfield operations have different rules for logging... somewhere in part 395 I think. Most companies that pay by the hour pay weather your sitting or not, sometimes a different rate structure though depending on the activity being performed. Farm operations also have difference sets of rules that I know nothing about, maybe thats why your stepdad (Lostboy) did not get a ticket for an unauthorized passanger. But most "local" jobs are 100 mile air radius or 12 hour days before you have to do log, and you are still bound by the 60 or 70 hour rule whichever your company goes by

I don't think when on a time clock you are bound by the 70 in 8 days. But if I'm wrong I'm sure that LogsRus will tell me.

I found on the FMCSA's site last night that oil field ops use a 24 hr log book restart rather than a 34.

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Here is what I found concerning this, they sure got a lot of mumbo jumbo in there to read, half of which I dont understand.

§395.1 Scope of rules in this part.

(a) General. (1) The rules in this part apply to all motor carriers and drivers, except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (o) of this section.

(e) Short-haul operations.
(e)(1) 100 air-mile radius driver. A driver is exempt from the requirements of [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link. if:
(e)(1)(i) The driver operates within a 100 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location;
(e)(1)(ii) The driver, except a driver-salesperson, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 12 consecutive hours;

I think further down on their site they go into the 150 mile rule which is for non CDL drivers...I think