$20 per hour would not be enough to draw me out to ND. Enid is not as busy as a year ago for water haulers but the oil guys are still...
Lease roads are the responsibility of the oil company that contracts to drill on the owner's land.
TL is among the cream of the crop as housing is concerned... four grand per month.
I would say the majority of oilfield fluid haulers live in their sleepers, since the majority of such haulers work for small o/o with no housing...
-10 feels just like +10 unless the wind is blowing or you have exposed skin.
Yeah, what he said. Computer logs means fewer hours and less money.
I would rather net $5k/week as a company driver than gross $15k as an o/o, anyday of the week, and twice on Sundays.
Hence, I do not recommend commission driving jobs.
Trucking companies, long ago, got exemption from overtime laws. The drivers are screwed in this respect (in a bad way). It is an injustice, in my...
ND has several CDL schools including one in the Bakken. Send me a message for a referral.
California is the only state from those listed that pays overtime after eight hours. The rest, and most others not listed, pay overtime after...
Then you should consider the 100% down plan.
Agreed. Up here, more jobs are commission than hourly, which translates into hurried work and speedy driving. Those habits combined with ice...
Outlook is great for drivers. Be ready to change jobs when one job lies to you, cannot make payroll or fails to meet your safety expectations. I...
Your carrier may deny you your right to defend yourself, but you only have on life, and there are other jobs.
Fresh water guys in ND earn from 80k-150k depending on how hard their companies run them. The big companies run legal and are toward the lower...
Some of my buddies in the Bakken are working 70 hours for hourly plus overtime, sleeping in a private bedroom every night, eating in a real...
DRIVING ON ICE That is what you will do six months of the typical Winter in ND. Ice, black ice, snow on ice, blowing snow, packed snow, and fresh...
Sorry, I meant $1000, not $10,000. Too late to edit...
There are companies that fly you home and back, but you will work for a few months first, not a few weeks. Such benefits are found in about 5% of...
