Jobs in ND Oil Patch

I was in outskirts of Richmond, in Ashland, pulled a OTR tanker for Superior Carriers. Old west services? I've already got a job with Plains Marketing.


Oh yeah money cat I was telling jvar to check out old west. I know exactly where ashland is I lived in Caroline and my father in law lives in ashland. He lives right down the street from Randolph Macon.

 

For those of you that can't handle it in North Dakota, try looking at Texas... oil is booming here too and we don't have a housing shortage or the nasty weather... sun or rain, if you can't handle that, then work nights, then you have stars or rain.

Texas pays less than North Dakota, but not by much and our rent is no where near what the housing shortage up there has commanded for a shack.

There is a whole thread in this section about the Texas oil boom. They need frac sand, water, flat bed, oil tanker and everything else driven, so come get your share of the pie while it lasts.

 

Ok here's the deal...I could buy & put to work at least 2 fairly late model trucks.

I won't be driving them. I would hire it done.

I would want to haul water or scoria / belly dumps.

Would lease on to reputable outfits. Base in Miles City, MT

Anyway it will pencil? I don't mind blunt no nonsense answers.

 

I've read through this thread and I'd go for a job in a heartbeat if I was a little younger and may still. I spent several years in Montana in the 80's on a dairy and can handle the cold. I lived in the Bitteroot valley though so wind was nothing like it is in North Dakota. I don't know if my old tired body could handle that wind.

Now I am no expert on anything. I sill want to offer some thoughts to anyone with or wanting to buy a truck and put it on out there. This will be brutal working conditions for trucks and drivers. I can't imagine thinking of buying trucks for this operation if you have never done it. I can't imagine just taking an investment owned or purchased and heading that way.

This job will chew up drivers and spit them out like worn out chewing gum and you need at least two for each truck. Bad drivers in these conditions will wreck your trucks, twist out drivelines, shell power dividers and tear off bumpers or bend frames getting pulled out. Once a truck goes to this kind of service it will never be fit for over-the-road use again. I had a friend that took his sleeper off and hauled logs for awhile in the NW.

If I were to even consider it I would find some older heavy duty trucks. I would go spend a couple of weeks looking at what goes on first. If I were a driver I would go drive for someone first. Until you have experienced the winter conditions and the spring thaw conditions you really can't imagine what will be expected of your equipment.

This is still a great country where great risk can equal great reward. So if you have the capital or equipment and understand the risk I say go for it. You need to find drivers who drive in that country all the time. I doubt 10 % of the highway drivers would last a month on this job during the brutal time of year. And you need to be sure you can operate the truck long enough to pay for it because it will be used up when you are done.

 

thank you driver that was one of the best ideas so far . thank you for the enlightment

 

I worked for Hemphill in Williston, and I can say the boss Carl is one of the few managers I ever worked for who won't just blow smoke up your butt! Great pay, lots of work too.
I am in Texas moving rigs now, lots of work to be had.

 

Cant beat the valley, thats where i call home.


On a side note, for those that are interested , check out Colorado. Grand Junction area,
same problems there with housing, but lots of jobs, the ex'es lil bro works in the oil field there, has for a few years now, in 6 months he made $50K.
Naturally he is young and wont listen to me when i keep telling him to put half away. But he loves it, and the paychecks.

 

thank you driver , they said something about the willinston area i filled the application she said there was an error that i have to filled the application again. but im going to fill it and correct it tomorrow monday . thank you very much jvar7829@hotmail.com

 

and how was your job working with old west on willinston nd.

 

Yes, that is truly God's country. The Northwest is the most beautiful country I have ever seen. IMHO, the Bitteroot Valley has a more moderate climate than most of that area though. I was there in 82 - 84. I forgot to add I lived in Hamilton.