Schneider Oil Field Truck Driver Jobs/ The Texas shales and beyond

Hate to hear that pokerperv, everything was running so smooth for you! We had our quarterly safety meeting last week. On our account most accidents on the tanker occur from climbing the ladder. We even had some drivers permanently remove their face shields from their hardhats because the wind was catching them and making the driver unstable while walking along the top of the tanker.

Hope it all works out for you and you get well soon.

 

No the questions are mostly account specific- how to fill out paperwork, operate the Qualcom, operating procedures for sites we unload at, etc. In the past these drivers would have received more time with a trainer and these topics would have been covered more thoroughly.

 

I heard that Sun Coast lost some contracts they had running to wells so what you are saying makes sense. I know a couple of drivers over at Sun Coast told a buddy now may not be a good time to try to apply for a job over there. I even heard that a couple of their drivers were looking at coming over to Schneider. You are right, Sun Coast is definitely sending more trucks to Cuero later in the day. I work the later shifts and the other night I counted 16 Sun Coast trucks there when I pulled out to deliver my load. That is VERY unusual! I'm not sure how this is going to play out but when Schneider sends the new trucks in a few weeks, something will have to give otherwise our drivers will only be able to pull one load a shift.

 

I would say with a new CDL your chances at 62 are better than someone in their 20's. On our account we have lots of older drivers. I have heard some companies actually prefer older drivers because the "I'm invincible" mentality is gone. I'm not putting down younger drivers as this industry needs all the workers it can get, but I get this question on age a lot and I can tell you on our account 62 would not be unusual.