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Dirk... are you in Texas now? Or have access to an address in Texas?

 

I'm still in san diego but a lifelong buddy lives in Corpus Christi. He's in the natl weather service down there. Why you ask?

 

Why is this the case? Any idea?

 

Here is the link to the site for key energy's posting, https://keyenergy.tms.hrdepartment.com/jobs/5071/CDL-Driver-Training-Program-Ozona-TXOzona-TX

Both Pioneer Natural Resources and Key energy appear to be sizeable companies,

I couldn't find anything on Pioneer Natural Resources web page re: any type of school training, just job openings http://www.pioneernrc.com/careers/index.htm

and here at FTS openings but no mention of training. I'll keep looking!

thanks Dirk

 

Google WorkInTexas. Its a service of the Texas Workforce Commission. In order to register, you will need a Texas address though, from what I was told by them. I'm lucky I still own my house in Texas, although I spend most of my time in MO. Its a great source of job listings and other resources.

Some listings have a company name on then, while others a confidential. If you're registered, you can get addresses, tele #'s, contacts, etc. Plus they will email you new job listings alomost on a daily basis... 3-6 at a time is what I've been getting, but I only have the regions that are covered by the Eagle Ford Shale/ S Texas.

You can also post your resume on there. I put my email and cell# for responses. Sometimes, you have to contact a commission office itself for the phone #'s/ contact info and they are very helpful. I had a list of 16 that I had gleened from the website. The commission counselor and I went through all of them by Job #, just to make sure it was a good fit for me. She also made a few changes to my profile that added to it and opened up a larger portion of S Texas to my searches. It was well worth the hour that I spent on the phone with her. And like all Texans, she was very nice and very helpful! (Had to get that one in!)

Hope this helps. I will tell you that S Texas doesn't have the housing problems that Midland/Odessa has and is paying about the same to slightly less. The cost of living is cheaper in South. And the opportunites are there. Craigslist has also been a lot of help.

If you're not familiar with the Eagle Ford Shale, get a map of Texas and basically start in Wharton, go north to I10, the west to San Antonio, then SW to Del Rio/ Eagle Pass, then S down the Rio Grande/ TX-Mexico border, then back E to the coast. That's a big area! If you're thinking that you'll just go live on South Padre Island... well... nice thought... I had the same one since I already own a house down there... think again. EFS doesn't quite go that far south.

Hope some of this helps.

 

http://www.cdllife.com/2012/trucking-news/oil-frenzy-creates-a-demand-for-more-truckers/

++ FTS International, which engages in hydraulic fracturing services, launched an on-the-job training program at its Pleasanton operations center almost two years ago.
Since June, 84 employees have obtained their commercial driver’s licenses through FTS’ training program, Percival said.
“We keep about four to five employees in the training program at a time, rotating them out as they obtain their CDLs, making room for the next batch of trainees,” she said. The training can last up to four weeks. ++

The previous is a quote from an article posted on CDLLIFE.com back in April. Its was what got me going on this quest. The link is for the full article.

 

Pioneer is a good company. Every employee at the end of the year (March of each year) gets an annual bonus 10% of your overall annual earnings for the past 12 months. So if you made $100,000 last year, your bonus will be $10,000. They pay for your housing (via mancamp) and you mostly work a 12 hour shift, well, clock in at 5 and out by 630 each day. (Day or night depending on whether you are working days or nights. You work Mon-Sat, Sundays off and paid 8 hours, its called their 'reset' day. You work 3 weeks on days, then flip and go 3 weeks on nights. A lot of times you get a halfday on saturday off so you get your weekend. Any other questions about Pioneer let me know. Pioneer is looking to hire 400 more people between now and December FYI.

 

Denton,

Thanks for that info!! I'm a motivated hardworking wannabe. Do you know anything about their training program?? I'm still seeking my cdl and thinking about doing this move all in one shot so to speak!!

I know previously mentioned Jonben is interviewing for an instructor position with Pioneer, perhaps he knows best about this path to cdl. I'll be using the site he mentioned to gain some more info. Just wondering if there was a direct link to the beginning approach to training and what not.

Wonderful to have so much valuable info a click away. I'm still stuck in high cost of living SoCal with loose ends to just pack and leave right away. Think my values and mindset are more in tune with Texas than my native state of Ca. Always been fond of Texas and its rich heritage!!

 

Just make sure you have money in savings when you make the move. At Pioneer you don't get paid until week #4 fyi. The merry go round workers do out here in the oilfield is nuts.

 

I don't know for sure, but I'm betting it has to do with the money the government gives them to retrain workers.....