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

The last update I recieved on Schneider oilfield in S TX a couple of weeks ago is they do not have a lot of work. If you recall at one point they had about 185 drivers running out of Victoria. Now it seems maybe 25 or less. Last week I spoke with a driver who was hauling crude for them down in Victoria and they moved him over to an OTR account due to lack of work hauling crude. I was told they have a shortage of OTR chemical drivers.

I know lots of newbies are trying to break into crude hauling so I would like to reiterate some past advice:

- There are more crude hauling outfits out there who will take you if you have 6 months of tanker experience or more vs zero experience. Sunoco is one that will take you right out of CDL school if you graduated from a certified trucking school and they have a ton of job ads up right now in TX and OK. Lots of water haulers hire hazmat and nonhazmat drivers so you will have better luck starting there right out of school.

- As always, the best advice is speaking with a driver at the company you are looking to hire on with. They usually know what the requirements are and they know who you need to talk to if you want to get a foot in the door.

- Get some experience right out of CDL school. Don't wait around for weeks or months or you might as well plan on taking a refresher course. I hear from lots of drivers who had this happen to them. 6 months OTR might suck but if you can pull a tanker right away it might be worth it.

- If you are applying from out of state don't expect much to happen for you. I tried that for a few weeks with no luck, one company was honest and said we would hire you if you were living in our area but not taking anyone from out of state. I was told they would hire someone from out of state and they would not show up to work. Also I was told these types were the ones who would most likely quit after a few weeks to return home.

- If you do land a job try not to leave before 6-12 months. It may be difficult for you to find a new place to work and jumping around from job to job right out of CDL school will hurt your chances to eventually get hired on with the best companies.

 

This is a little ignorant on my part but can you get a hazmat endorsement here in America? We did have a British fellow working with us a few months ago but he is gone now and I never asked if he had dual citizenship.

 

OK, thanks for the info. It's hard to fathom there are companies like Sunoco who are hiring like crazy and will take a newbie out of school but will not look your way. As far as wages, I'm in crude hauling so I have gone from hourly to % of the load but I have not seen my wages impacted, if anything they have increased. But I have only been in the industry for less than 2 years.