Owner Operators Required

Not near as many wells being drilled, rigs sit on the same lease and drill multiple horizontal wells for multi stage fracking.

22,000 wells drilled in 06, 11,000 in 2012.

 

There seems to be a pattern: thriving rig movers get taken over by big outfits and a few years later all the equipment ends up at the auction. Accountants and business administrators can't move rigs, there has to be an old rig moving hand sitting in the big chair.

 

Hello, I am from NB, I have my own truck a Peterbilt 379 2007 cat c15. Not sure if it's suited to your outfit but will throw it out there. Its a 280 wb , 18speed, 3.36 ratio. I have been hauling dry van for years but need a change and better rates.
Do you know if I can get a permit for the wheelbase up there in AB?
Worth saying hi, if nothing else.

Supernova.

 

I believe if you set yourself up on your safety fitness as operating solely within the province of Alberta then the RTAC rules do not apply and you can pull a 50 footer here with a tractor that exceeds 244 inches. The catch is that you can no longer operate outside of the province.

 

Thanks for the info, I operate in Ontario with a 53ft van without problems, in Quebec I had to get a permit, all the maritimes operate on overall combined length.
As for west Canada I thought l could just get a permit never tried so not sure.
Supernova

 

Supernova, it is possible for you to operate in Alberta with your truck. The 3:36 rear ends are no good IMO if you plan on hauling anything heavier than five axle.
I ran a 2000 Western Star with a 284wb and a 53ft dry box with no issues. My boss bought a permit but wasn't needed. If you call the permit office they will tell you as long as you don't exceed a certain footage from bumper to bumper you will be legal. For me I hauled light loads and didn't have to worry about my weights much and actually for me to be legal without the permit I had to have my fifth wheel ahead two notches further then I should have but I was still within bridge laws. If you hauled maxed out weights you would no doubt have to run a 48ft'r to be all good and legal here in Alberta. Don't plan on heading to BC though it's a different ball of wax there and not worth the headaches with DOTS, they chase after the long wheel base guys that sneak in from the states. I got pulled in at Kamloops but after politely showing the DOT my permits and such and after he did some reading and phone calls he determined I was legal and good to go but still lost 2.5hrs of driving. Thankfully my truck is a memorable truck and I was never pulled in at Kamloops after that

 

Thanks Pipedreamin for the post.

Supernova.