Alberta oilfield driving jobs

this has all gone to hell in a basket boys and girls. I have been laid off 3 times in a couple months, it the same story over and over of get a run, start work, get Laid off because another company undercut the already undercut rate then a month later that undercut company comes back to undercut the undercut undercut!!!! the oil companies have no honor or care in the world at this point where I've been working at least. I have one of my trucks about to lose its run because husky is going to haul their own oil with their logistics company which makes sense.

I have called every #### oil company I know of and boy is it slim pickins lol. I've got myself a awesone driver who's willing to move anywhere and haul anything till things level out but every other decent paying gig is slow as well. started thinking outside the oilfield fir this truck cause I would prefer a little consistency at this point.

plus side is I've stayed working but each #### company does a 5 to 10 grand hold back for 90 days at contract termination per truck so you could see how multiple trucks being laid off 3 times may have me pulling my hair!!! I am one of the lucky ones who spent more on building my business and Jack on myself. no fancy jacked up truck or campers I can't afford. I own all my stuff..... see a lot of friends going through alot of stress right about now.

good luck to all of you.

 

Sorry to hear and while I hope things turn around for you, I am afraid that any "light at the end of the tunnel" at this point is just another freight train.

 

####. Sounds like it's quite a fight right now. Well, can I ask if things have picked up after breakup for drivers in the sand? (This being late June) I have my plane ticket booked for August, have a wedding in Edmonton, was going to spend 2 weeks knocking on doors. The thing is, I see lots of ads on kijiji needing class 1 drivers, and then some poor fellow, with actual oil field experience, posting in the jobs section. For a driver coming from Ontario in a few months, that's some stiff competition. Is there any point trying right now? Thoughts?

 

I wouldn't hire a driver from out east right now. not in a million years.

I posted a job offering and within 15 minutes I had a stack of more than qualified guys willing to do anything..... the next day a guy from out east called and tried to negotiate wage, schedule and accommodations....... I laughed and laughed

if you have alot of experience in both driving and oilfield it will be easier but you can't ask for flights, food, housing and top wages no more.

 

Ya, that's what I thought. It's hard to compete against guys willing to live remote and travel for work. Well, what if you had an experienced driver from ontario at your doorstep, hat in hand? And btw, what does reduced wages look like? I like what I make here in ontario, but some of these previous posts has everyone dreaming. What about long hual? I've seen ads for .60c per mile, or more, on kijiji too. Those companies busy?

 

There's just too many guys that live in Alberta for anyone to consider someone from as far as Ontario IMO. Reduced wages were about 32 from 36 an hour plus waiting was paid at an even less wage: highway I think the highest I've seen lately was .55 a mile

 

There's just too many guys that live in Alberta for anyone to consider someone from as far as Ontario IMO. Reduced wages were about 32 from 36 an hour plus waiting was paid at an even less wage: highway I think the highest I've seen lately was .55 a mile

 

Well, much sympathy to all still rolling out there. Question; what does the price of oil have to reach for it to get busy again? And more so, get a real rush on?

 

Oil would have to reach $300 barrel to cause a rush at this time. The latest oil price plunge has awakened capital markets to the new reality that oil prices are going to be a lot more volatile from now on. Drilling rigs around the world are lying idle. Last week a newly-painted Alberta rig was hauled off to the scrap yard to be cut up. I expect to see more of that as older, less-productive types of equipment are abandoned for good. All that old junk was in action while oil prices were at $100. The newer, more efficient deep-drilling land-based rigs don't require as many people to operate per foot drilled and they have site-based water-treatment equipment that reduces the need to move water. They also require huge amounts of capital to purchase, which will not be forthcoming for quite a while.

 

I do agree to some extent with what you said about the astronomical price per barrel. The surplus is too high and demand is low due to Greece, Chinese economy etc.
That being said there is an increase in drilling rigs starting up both in Canada and the US. Majority of the leases were purchased prior to this crash and they would never abandon some of the more promising ones. Last I heard was the US is trying to flush out OPEC with more production as they're profit margins are actually quite good even at this low price per barrel.