Alberta oilfield driving jobs

If your demerits are from commercial vehicle operation, I believ,e but might be wrong, that with CVSA, all that stuff follows you around, no matter how many provinces or states you change your license to, for whatever years they are on your record. Someone hopefully can clarify that for me/us.

SL

 

You might luck out and find someone that doesn't check or doesn't care as long as they can fill that seat in a hurry. Lots of o/o and smaller outfits advertising on kijiji. Try applying to a bunch of them and usually you will get quick responses. The feedback you get from them should give you a good indication of what your chances are.

 

I had 4 speeding tickets in the past three years and got hired. Just depends on how many demerits you have on your licence. I had 0 demerits in Ontario, but by Alberta's laws I had 4 Demerits. So they make you take GODI and 2 points are taken off every year. Companies go by demerits, six or less and you are good to go.

If I had done a 5 year abstract, I would have shown more violations. Anyone in Ontario knows how quickly you get screwed if you drive a lot in that province. Here in Alberta there's photo radar, so the ticket is issued by the plate number, not the driver. So no violations are on your driving record. Other provinces are not so fortunate.

From talking with my co-workers from BC, it sounds like you get screwed just as bad as people from Ontario.

And Albertan's don't drive any better, just not as heavily policed and speed limits are way higher.

Good luck.

http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/2172.htm

 

Its much worse with CSA2010 in the USA. We are relatively lucky here, if you call keeping your job with a bad driving record lucky...

Geo

 

Not sure I fully agree with you on that one. I managed 12 years in Ontario with a total of three demerits, and that happened about ten years ago so I have a completely clean 5 year abstract.

You do what you think is right, and you drive how you think you should. And you reap the consequences which if you have a commercial license can be quite severe.

I don't like some parts of this, but that is what we deal with when we drive for a living. Do it right according to the law of the land, or don't do it at all.

Geo

 

Going by the thread direction, seems appropriate to float this out there. We are not immune, there is pressure from the general public to tighten the regs. You can't trust the lazy, incompetent truck drivers to watch out for themselves...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/34538272/CSA-2010-The-Driver-Impact

Also, it might be appropriate for the members here to take into account the changes coming in the USA to the Oilfield Exemption policies. Not saying we are going to do the same here in Alberta, but just saying you might want to keep a weather eye out on what is happening south of the border.

Geo

 

Hey Boom,

Thanks for the link. I'm still a freight hauler and have yet to experience GODI or other Oilfield Ticket Training. It all sounds interesting, and dare I say, entertaining.

General Question to All: Folks, is there any one favourite aspect of the training that You found most helpful or interesting?

 

Yes. The absolute fact that you can't count on any two trainers to agree on any of the critical aspects of HOS training. This most particularly includes anything to do with the Alberta Oilfield Exemption permit.

You need to be afraid, very afraid as DOT is starting to crack down as of about a year ago, and it is potentially $5k to the driver, $25K to the company and possible revocation of the permit. They have got a few people on this, mostly by catching loads not destined directly to a wellhead.

Geo

 

?? My permit says nothing about the load being destined to a wellhead. Is this worded differently in each province?

 

A look at the discussion down south casts no fear on the ofe. Even though they have no GODI or fatigue management they have lobbied successfully to kill any attempt to alter the law in any way.
It's funny though that it doesn't affect us at all. Canadians are not allowed to run under the us ofe and putting on your us log is a 36 hour reset at the border.