Jobs in ND Oil Patch

It appears companies are getting plenty of drivers. Are you in ND?

What do you mean Maxum Fuel won't call anybody back?

Do you know a lot of people that have applied with them?

http://theshopperinc.net/


http://www.jobsnd.com/

See post #18

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ng-jobs/166050-heading-to-nd-in-a-week-2.html

 

I'm still around twentyninetimes, just been working a lot so I haven't checked in here too much. Glad you found something useful in my post.

Rnp Oil there are lots of companies that will take on leasers to haul water. Cascade is pretty decent from what I hear. Power Fuels has been hiring leasers on to haul water too lately, at least in the Tioga and Williston districts. MBI also uses leasers to handle freshwater for them, although a bunch of their guys just got pissed and left not too long ago. I'm not really sure what it was all about, so as far as I know they're still one of the better paying freshwater gigs for a leaser out here. It is difficult to get anything done online Rnp Oil, you might just have to come out here and start talking to some people. Believe me it won't be hard to get your trucks leased on with someone once you're here. One thing I will say about Power Fuels (that's who I work for) is that they have a great training program and would get all your drivers certified to work in the oilpatch right off the bat (If they aren't already).

Cowboy77 most of the bigger companies out here are gonna require 2 yrs. The exceptions would be leasers and O/O's that are looking for someone else to run their truck for them. For what it's worth, even though that is what they will tell you over the phone, once it gets cold (and it is now officially cold), you are pretty likely to get hired on if you are standing there face to face, not 1000 miles away over the phone. I couldn't find any real info online when I started looking, although that was a long while ago. I got in my car and drove out here. I had several job offers that first day, everything from hauling oil to installing wellheads. You will see radio ads, newspaper ads, billboards, banners, signs, post it notes, I even saw a graffiti ad in the truck stop bathroom, all looking for drivers. If you are here and obviously willing to work, there is someone who will hire you, probably the same day you start looking for work. As for your cold reception from the HR types, I couldn't agree with you more. I wish they would just transfer all the calls right to the truck phones and bypass the front office when a potential employee calls. Some of the people who make it through lately have got me wondering exactly how bad the ones they DON'T hire must be.

 

That's the part that really sucks. Here I am, already in ND, born here, just can't find a place that will take a good person that knows how to drive but needs help getting the cdl license. They hire trash while the real people get turned away. Sucks monkeyballs, all I want is a good driving job at a company that will train me and get me my cdl. I need a driving job as I'm not able to perform labor all day long. Throwing some hoses a few times a day would be no biggy. Guess I'll keep looking for the right place at the right time scenario.

 

I'm gonna guess that considering all the qualified guys who are applying that already have their CDL and assorted endorsements, you're going to have a hard time finding an outfit who is interested in "helping you get your CDL."
But that's just my take.

 

i agree with you there tons of unexperiece drivers like us out there but non of us cant get a job because insurance requirements , so why the heck school's keep taking advantage of students that can used the federal scholarchip for another purpose or degree. why the heck there is no legislation to help us unexperience drivers?

 

thanks everyone for all the good information. i have a question, i have been driving otr for a huge training company for one year in may. im wondering if i would be better off waiting until my 1 year to quit to go to nd oilfield. im sick of my company only giving me 2000 miles a week. I would like to go up there in march maybe sooner if i get my money in order, if i can find a driving job. im concerned about housing so i dont know if i should wait until its warmer out. if i do wait will it be harder to find work?i would rather a mostly driving job over an "operator" job but willing to do whatever to get my foot in the door. i can sleep in my camper until i have housing if i can find somewhere to shower. any suggestions, advice, job leads thanks in advance

 

It's always good to vent. Now get back on that horse and knock on some more doors. I'm heading to Texas tomorrow to try my luck as a newbie. Best of luck to you!

 

has anyone noticed all these trucking companies in the oilfield are allways looking for another oilfield company to lease onto!

Explain!

 

The reason why is that oil companies like to make one call to get their work done. This is especially true in frac sand and water so if they need 2 million pounds of sand hauled are they going to call the guy worth 3 or 4 trucks or the company with access to 100 trucks? That's why small guys try to lease on with the big guys.

 

Lightsoutnd, thank you very much! We do have employees in ND and now we know who to talk to. We appreciate your time!