Great jobs in Texas

4-B trucking in Bridgeport,TX is leasing owner operators over in Bridgeport for end dump trucks. Great people running the show over there and only charging 18%. A lot less than some other companies out in the area. Their number is (940) 535-7300

 

I havent been on this forum in a long time. BUT, let me say, there are a LOT of people on here who do not know what they are talking about. When I first joined this forum (I had just got my CDL) I started following Waterhauler. He was talking about local driving jobs with good pay. He saved me from having to go over the road. I've worked for several waterhauling companies he recommended back in 2008.

And reading this forum today, please ignore most of what is being submitted, but read ALL of Waterhauler's post. He know what he talks about. Hell, I probably have even ran into him at a disposal, or on a location, who knows.

There are good companies and bad companies, lazy drivers and hardworking drivers. Call these companies, they will tell you what they pay. Everything from $13.00 - 16.00 an hour hauling saltwater. To $20 hauling crude down in S. Texas and out West. 20% of the load hauling frac sand. Flex Frac is hiring like mad right now. There you go...simple facts. Look in the local papers, your local probation office, at your local unemployment office, signs hung out on the side of the road, craigs list.

Local hiring hotspots....Cleburne area, Denton/Decauter, Andrews, San Antonio (Carrizo Springs) Ft. Worth.

Its not hard, but if your lazy and dont like getting rained on or getting outa your truck 20 times a day, stay OTR.

All companies have there pros and cons...what I hate about a waterhauling company, you may have no problem with. Turn over and moving around from company to company is very common.

Try - Key Energy, Pinnery, Chalk Mountain, Shale, Texas Freight (probably the best maintained trucks in the industry), Tuttle & Tuttle, Premier, Coffman, Elite (mostly new or brand new trucks), Bridgeport, theres more. All start on nights and move up as someone else quits on days opening a slot for a night driver.

By the way, thanks Waterhauler.

 

I agree, a lot of these companies are wanting 1-3 years experience, less with a certificate from a CDL school.

 

Hey, thanks, I really am glad to know that I've put some info out there that has helped. I try to keep informed about the goings on in the oil field from various sources, and I hope I'm able to pass on a bit of that info.

There have been some things that have changed since I first started posting here, but most of it is pretty similar. I'm only here to help, I don't have any agenda or anything, just trying to do my part.

And, yeah, after this much time, odds are we've bumped into each other at some place or another, there's a limited number of us running around out there and it's always good to find a fellow hand. I hope what I've had to say helped out when you got started, but hell, I was as green as you were. Make sure you stay safe out there, at all times.

 

I have worked as a mover(loading, packing, driving, unloading) , I ve hauled #dry load and also have a 4 year experience with reefer loads,Totalling 12 #years of experience ,clean record, I aint afraid of no hard work,I need good numbers, precise information , numbers dont lie( the info you posted here is very good dont get me wrong), but a lot people here ,say things like " good money " , " big bucks " , " you can make a killing " , these hypes are very deceiving& dangerous for the newbies , So my questions is Simple How much money Can you make in 365 days, one year(12 months) hauling these water trucks?
Are you allowed to live in the truck?
Are you allowed to have a small fridge on the truck? I can spend $300,00 on food a month going to walmart buying groceries , instead of $900.00 a month on junk food on the road.
Thanks for your posting&advice!!
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Water trucks tend to be a slip seat operation.....2-12 hr shifts. Living in
the truck isn't possible.

Some frac sand outfits are slip seat as well, but the majority aren't.

Check out the frac sand hauling outfits that might be hiring here and make your
choice......I'd stay away from water hauling personally......I just don't like it.

As far as money......how hard are you wanting to work. A conservative
average would be 60K a year........up to 85K for a company driver isn't too bad.

All figures and earnings are subject to change like the direction of the
wind if the oilfield decides to tank for whatever reason.

It's a gamble.....but what in life isn't.

 

Speaking of Fracing,

Their looking for drivers all over West Texas. I'm dropping diesel for a company now and their really short handed. They have to drop off trucks at one location and then pick up those drivers in a crew cab truck and go pick up the rest of the trucks at the old location.

Also, their looking for drivers to haul diesel, acid, water, and crude.

Midland/Odessa area

 

Time for me to chime in. I haven't been able to log on here in 2 months.

I took a job with Martin Transport (NOT Marten) out of Kilgore, TX. They're a large, publicly traded, tanker outfit and are hiring in many areas. They have over 20 terminals.

I was hired out of the Tampa, FL terminal but immediately sent to the Corpus Christi facility and started hauling crude oil. It isn't what I expedted to be doing but I'm pretty happy doing it.

Here's some details.

The hours are long but the job isn't hard. I get paid by the load. Let's just say that it's an average of $125 per load. I get 2 loads in per day without fail - so far. I'm sure the day will come that I breakdown or something happens that prevents 2 loads but for now, it's 2/day. In fact, it's actually possible to legally get 5 loads done in 2 days. If you get any kind of problem that props up though, you'll have a hard time getting 5 in.

To do 2 loads/day it takes right at 12 hours. We're able to run Texas logs (as long as you don't leave TX) which allows for 12 hours driving and 15 hours working v 11 and 14. You still have the same 70 hour clock.

I work 4 days of 12-15 hours/day and then reset every 5th day. In a 30 day month that's 6 days off. Martin pays you to reset so, in addition to my run pay, I'm getting $120 every 5th day to sit and watch Hee Haw - or whatever. They also pay for the hotel for 2 nights each time we reset. Also, as soon as I'm away from home for 14 days Martin pays a 10% bonus to your base pay. (Run pay, mileage, etc.) I'm staying out for 4-5 weeks and then flying home for a week. Oh, they pay for the air fare too.

Basically, what I do is leave the Corpus area and drive up to one of the leases (oil wells) and hook up to a frac tank or a permanent tank and load onto the truck. While the oil is transfering there are 3 tests that I need to perform on the oil: gravity, temperature, and water percentage. Take about 5 minutes for the test and depending on the gravity of the oil, the load time is anywhere from about 40 minutes to an hour. There's pleanty of time to do the paper work while loading up. Once loading is complete you disconnect and store the hose, make sure all the valves and other equipment is stowed and then head on down the road - roughly 2 hours to the off load point. It's about a 6 hour round trip with loading and drive time.

The math works out something like this: 2 runs/day x 4 days x $125/run = $1000
Reset = $120
2 runs/day x 2 days # $125/run = $500
So, for a 7 day period the income is $1000 + $120 + $500 = $1620

After doing this for a couple weeks you aren't killing yourself to do 2 runs/day. 5 runs / 2 day period, however, is pretty difficult but it can be done. If you can then add $375 to the above figures for a weekly pay of $1995.

As I said, this job isn't hard but it is long hours and is especially dirty in the first couple of weeks. You quickly get better at the job and are able to stay fairly clean after you get a little experience and figure out how things work and the best ways to do the various things that you need to do.

All in all, I like the job and it beats the hell out of food warehouses.

Every company running crude, water, sand, etc - basically anything oil field related, are hiring.

A few that immediately come to mind are.

Marting Transport (duh)
Falco Energy Transport
Taylor Logistics (O/O only)

If Texas isn't to your liking, do a search for Williston Basin jobs up in western ND and eastern Montana. they're also screaming for drivers up there.

I'll try to get websites for some other companies and post here in a few days. If anyone would like to explore opportunities at Martin, shoot me a msg and I'll get the info for ya.

 

Yep. That's the website. The manager of the Corpus terminal, which is where the crude oil operations are going on, is Billy Bird.
His office # is: 361-289-0581

Martin pays a referral fee so if you're so inclined to mention my name, Ed Wait, it would be appreciated. If you're not so inclinded, that's ok too. In either case, I'd be happy to go into more depth and answer specific questions. Just pm me and we'll get it handled. Just trying to help and if I can make a few extra $$ along the way, then, as we say in the south, it would be much mo betta.