Alberta oilfield driving jobs

Cool. I live in Lacombe, 15 mins north.
If you wanna grab a coffee and BS, send me a MSG when you get back out here.

 

Will do for sure

 

Red Deer is where it's at!! Been here since Oct. 1 and finally get to go home on the 21st!! I love it here. Company I work for is treating me like gold!!! (Which is rare for a big company these days)

 

Hello everyone

I have a few question regarding trucking jobs in the Oil industry. Currently, I reside in the United States, I have a Class A CDL, all endorsements(tankers,doubles,triples,HAZMAT, you name it I have it), also a perfect driving record and 10 yrs. of driving experience. My question is this, given current trends would I even be considered for employment? How many hours can I work? 60? 72? 84? What about the pay? Will I have time off to visit my family back in the states occasionally? What about room and board? Meals?
I know this is a lot of questions and I really do appreciate you guys taking the time to respond.

 

I won't speak to the issue of eligibility to work in Canada as others will have much more knowledge.

Meals are covered by an allowance if you are on the road in the field, or working from a camp. As for the rest, you may be on your own dime.

Most rotations are 15/6 or 21/7 while you are working in the patch, or you may get a Mon-Fri job working from a base. Depends what you do.

Regardless of the rotations, the job may be seasonal, with a spring lay off/slowdown of 4-12 weeks, maybe more, job dependent.

Other jobs are hourly, and seasonal. So you could take a whole bunch of time off in spring to spend time with your family. Employers will like that.

I would mention that during your rotations, factoring in travel time (flights?) might get a bit pricey. Some jobs may get you a flight from the boonies to a hub (Calgary, Edmonton) then you're on your own dime to get home from there.

As mentioned previously, why not check out ND first (Bakken oilfield).

Cheers.

 

If your not Canadian then no, you can't work here without a work permit and good luck getting one.

 

You tell em Nate.

 

Gee, boy can I feel the love.

 

Don't take it personally, but ya, Nate is correct work visa's are hard to get. What part of the states are you from.

 

I am from Kentucky. I'm not really taking anything personally, just looking to better myself and my family.