Worst move of my life. I have a great record, I have insane experience across several industries from construction to logging to oilfield to...
That's not the case where I am and has never been. You cannot find drivers, let alone good drivers. Wages are increasing? I don't know what...
Adjusted for inflation, they are declining, rapidly.
Well that sucks. I would like to know how all these Aussie and Kiwis, and Russians and other drivers from foreign nations are doing it. Lately,...
Check: BJ - well service Trican - well service CalFrac - well service Halliburton - well service Sanjel - well service Oculus - hauls...
It all depends how much you want to work. I make great money with my overtime payscale but being gravel and such its almost always day work....
Wow that's quite interesting. I guess when you are watching out for IED's or rockets.......putting chains on in the winter would be a...
Thank you kind sir ! It seems like a chill place to hang that's for sure. I am sure I will have a good time reading and chatting:)
Oh yeah cool. Never hauled the gases like that. The only problem I have with tank/vac truck companies is the hours they expect you to work....
This is money advice right here !!! The more they talk about what they will do for you, the less they will actually do. I know very little about...
Wow, I would have to be trained to drive a 10 speed :biggrin_25524: Generally, in the patch, if you can drive you can get a job. Heck, even if...
You will always have to deal with people in some manner. But it definitely sounds like you don't want a whole lot of it:biggrin_2559:. But I...
This all depends on what type of trucking you want to do. On the road, hauling freight, you would be fairly isolated I would think, until you hit...
Most trucks out in the patch are 18 speed. Sometimes you see a 15 or an odd ball but usually 18. As far as tickets. Generally required are:...
Personally I prefer tractor-trailer types (end-dump,belly etc) to truck and pup configuration for gravel hauling. Smoother straighter ride....
A frac pump"er" is basically a giant pump on a trailer with a control console on top that ties in in seris with other pumpers and nitrogen and...
Fort St. John is booming right now. Fort Nelson and Dawson Creek are going pretty good now. Best driving job in my opinion is hauling gravel...
Hi all. I'm an oil patch driver in northern Canada. Mostly haul gravel or shale for road and lease building, or contaminated soil for...
