Why are HAZMAT Crude Haulers working for the same pay (or less) as Water Haulers

I prefer commission. Work smart, and I make good money. We are paid hourly for things out of our control, like waiting to load or unload, and breakdowns.

 

Your work ethic will dictate what kind of money you earn. If you are lazy and trash around, don't expect much. If you bust ##### and are a go-getter but drive like an idiot… don't expect much, you will be paying tickets and ruining your driving record ultimately running yourself out of a job. If you hustle and are safe while doing it… you will see the big paychecks. I have been on both sides of the bust ##### fence for 20 years and I'm hear to tell ya the latter pays much better in the end

 

So if a crude hauler is gettin say 25% then the truck is only gettin around $80/hr...????

 

This is a problem I've been noticing, crude haulers are getting messed around, the water haulers are making very good money, but those are not the big companies, i.e. basic, nabors, they are anywhere from 15-18 an hour, those companies are good.. the $21-$23 an hour companies, most of them are junk trucks, not all . they are not legal, they just need people to fill trucks, when the oilfield goes down, they will be the first to go. Im in the Midland, tx area just so you know.. I have hauled water, and am now hauling crude, been hauling crude for almost a year now, , much more involved than hauling water, but like someone said earlier water haulers do a variety of different things, and most do not run logs, sorry if i'm kinda bouncing around a bit. but get in crude and stay there, it will be around forever, atleast until they set everything up on lacts, and then directly to a pipeline. I get paid by commission , but the company I work for is trying to change us to hourly, commission I was making on average $340 a day, anywhere from 10-14 hours, but we have been bought out, and the new company has loaded our storage up with contractors, and now i'm anywhere from $250-$300 a day

 

Crudedude is right about the hustle=pay idea. I'm currently hauling fuel to frac sites out of Midland, sleeping in a bobtail for several days at a time and, occasionally, at decent company housing 5-10 wks at a stretch. No, it's not pretty, but I'm going to gross 110k this year. And then there are the guys that work 2 wks on/1 wk off. They'll make 65-70k. You do have to find the right place to get the hours, but those places exist. I found my current job right here on this forum. That being said, I'm looking to move to crude hauling for the tractor/trailer experience required to drive fuel back in Dallas. The company I'm looking at pays an average of $300/day 5 days/ week. Reading here, that sounds about right. Good luck & be careful.

 

question already answered

 

hubby makes a minimum of $350 a day hauling crude. 3 loads a day, 5 days a week....did i post this already? sorry...cant remember...too lazy to look