do you want to go to work in the ND oil feilds

thanks for posting that i have not listened to all of it yet though

 

i have thought of doing the same here but i don't have a good quality digital video camera. although the wife is buying one for are trip to Hawaii that were taking soon. maybe after we get back ill have to borrow it.

 

in the link the other poster put up it talks about wages of non oil field workers as well. the problem with that however is housing. the nice thing about driving a truck out here is your bed goes wherever you go. so housing is non issue unless you live a real long distance (or if your with a company that runs day cabs) from the patch and want a place to get out of the truck for a few days. a lot of people like that will have a camper set up some place.

 

speaking of moving mud, that reminds me of this spring with a lot of snow runoff and a lot of rain being dispatched to remove ground water from well-sites.

a few more points i wanted to make and haven't had time to yet im sure i wont remember all of them that iv thought of but ill give it a shot here while i have a couple mins

frac sites are often very congested with a lot of traffic in and out. make sure you are aware of all your surroundings. even if you have someone guiding you. a lot of times the people guiding you can make things harder. meany times i find myself ignoring all there directions unless they signal me to stop. many times if its another driver guiding you they tend to do a better job but rig hands and frac crew people often have not a clue about backing a truck although i do appreciate them trying to help you get into a tight spot. but i did haul into a frac for a few days this week and and watched a driver guide another truck back right into the side of his own truck. basically what happened is the one driver was guiding the other one back standing on the drivers side of the trailer. the driver backing was only watching the guy guiding him back and not checking his mirrors on the other side. even if you have someone guiding you and your not sure get out and look. people may get in a rush but your paid by the hour no sense in getting in a accident cause you in too big of a hurry.

when your unloading at the end of your load your hose will start to jump as air pockets start moving threw it. you need to close your valve almost all the way until all the water has come out then after that you can give it a good blast of air to dry out the hose. the hose bouncing can work the cam locks loose and turn the hose into a projectile. its not a bad idea to use a strap or clap around the ears to help prevent this as well. they have several items available for just this. *(note) a lot of disposal sites don't want you to blow any air into there tanks as it can cause water to spit out the top of the tanks depending on how full they are and how the inlet into the tank is set up. in this case once you get the first few gurgles of air you need to close your valve vent off tank pressure reverse the vac pump and suck your hose back into your tank. (this is where gear pump trailers have a nice advantage over vac trailers) as a gear pump all that's needed to do is just reverse the pump. now with fresh water you really need to empty your tank completely out in the winter time or it will freeze up rather quickly.

getting paid to sleep. there are meany times you will be paid to sleep a lot of times on service work you will end up sitting for several hours and only have to do a few mins of work every hour or two they will come bang on the side of your sleeper when they need you. if your a heavy sleeper this may not be a job for you. when they come wake you up your expected to be ready to roll right then. in these situations ill sleep clothed throw my fr's on (outermost layer of clothing that is fire resistant) laid out in a way that they can be put on in a few seconds boots laid out on the floor in front of the drivers seat hard hat and glasses on passenger seat. from asleep to out the door in full gear in under 60 seconds.

hurry up and wait. you will find a of times you have to hurry up and wait. they will want you there a half hour ago you get there and they don't need you for a couple hours. the best advice i can give here is give your dispatch accurate information on your eta and location keep in touch of any hold ups. don't speed or drive recklessly be efficient/reliable not dangerous. good time management skills are a very good thing to have out here.