In the Bakken, unless you are a salary employee, I've never heard of anyone getting paid for their days off. Only guys that I know of of ours that...
There are H2S wells out here but most companies provide you with a mask and those sites with H2S should either have a digital gauge or supplied...
Yeah, we have plenty of guys that run only one truck that lease on with us. We prefer two so that the truck can run day and night shift for swap...
haha yeah. I don't trash MBI and actually love the company but I don't blow smoke and rainbows up everyone's ### so I'm unsure how they would take it.
I've heard the same thing actually, we've gotten so many new guys in the last 3 months I can't keep track of anyone. I've only been on days for...
I'm a dispatcher for MBI.
It depends on the driver/truck combo. Most of our f/w trucks are only 130-150bbls while there are contractors that haul 180 bbl loads legally.
Our turnover rate really isn't that high in Ross compared to most of the other companies. We are, however, constantly hiring and bringing in new...
Down at that conference? Doesn't surprise me. I've never met the guy but I've heard quite a few things.
Any company worth working for is going to have their own program and certification plan that doesn't involve you having to do it yourself.
Housing cost depends on where you choose to live. Man camp runs between 400-500 depending on if you go with a skid shack, fema trailer, etc. The...
Yep, we do on a case by case basis. However if there is anything on your criminal or driving record I wouldn't expect to hear back from the HR...
I believe that dental/vision for yourself and your spouse will run somewhere around 50 bucks a month.
I have seen their trucks out here in the Bakken, it looks like solid and well maintained equipment and I've never heard a driver say anything bad...
It isn't uncommon to get over 80 hours in a week with a 5/1 schedule. But 5 days on is the max you can do with MBI at least because you need that...
Yeah we do a ton of fresh water work, especially down in that area.
I follow the facebook page, thankfully only one of my trucks has made it on there haha.
Don't forget that nothing is lit up normally on the patch at night except for rigs so a lot of the lease sites can be difficult to find if you...
I can't take anyone seriously whose knowledge base is entirely second hand.
And I couldn't agree more Duker.
