Just returned from my Bakken "recon" trip

Great thread, encouraging update!

 

Hey Smakman how hazardous would you say this work is to your health, especially in terms of exposure to the crude oil? Or are work practices really safety oriented? Thanks

 

no more dangerous than driving a car to work, standing beside a smoker... you will breath some toxic fumes at times, you will learn to be upwind of the tank hatch when you open it, and to walk away while it vents... you wear gloves, as crude oil is a toxic substance.

Safety is up to you, to be smart, and to pay attention to the safety training you will receive.

 

Hey Smakman I am in williston with my bobtail truck(94 white/gmc volvo) I have not got a pto so no wet kit either.The question is where would I have the best chance to put my truck on to make the best money.Do I need a pto/wet kit put on and even if I do will they put it on when I have no experience with that equipment.Someone suggested I look for belly dump work through local construction companies.I have been driving since 1997 the last 10 years in and out of the port of Seattle containers and some flatbed work out of the steel plant.clean mvr doubles,triples,tanker,and hazmat.Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

 

Good thread....thanks!

 

hey smakman thanks fo all your threads been reading them for a while ,I have a question you can help me with . I'm a long time truck driver with lots of experience but never worked in the oilfield , im getting ready to make the move ive been applying for months talking to potential employers , the thing I see is it looks like most company's are set up with day cabs and 12 hour shifts I don't see how you can make any money like that , ive talked to countless company's they all say the same thing 70 hours , ive mostly been looking at hourly jobs ,is this a bad idea ? how's percentage . I got a offer from a company finally as frac fueler they said I could get the hours but theyre housing is very high and they offered me 23$ a hour when I know they pay 25$ to 28$ the recruiter wouldn't move anymore , im coming there to work that's all I want as many hours as I can get as long as I can run . i'm confused the people I talk to say don't work for the little company's they sometimes don't pay theyre employees but the middle to big companys don't give any hours . maybe they just don't talk about it ive been trucking a long time some things are better not discussed but . I don't want to work 60 hours I want 90 am I crazy maybe you can help or anybody thanks

 

I run crude oil out of jacksboro tx. I make 220-270 a day with $40 xtra pay cuz work over night. 12 hr shift 6 days 2 off. We run Pete's with 18 speed. 2-3 loads a shift.