Hey, I'm looking for some info from those of yall in the Barnett Shale. I've been hauling water for nearly 5 years now, but I got my HAZMAT awhile...
Nights suck but some people handle it better than others. The adustment to night shift just kind of comes on its own, as a necessity. Your first...
Hey, forgive me if I missed anything in previous posts, some of them run together and I only check about once a week, but one piece of advice (a...
Those would be two week checks, not certain if that's gross or net, depending on if he's working days off or anything. My bring home tends to sit...
Good to hear, glad it's working out for you. After about year of it you will probably hate me. Notes in response to a couple other posts:...
Sounds like the schedule that some of the crude haulers work would suit you. Do you already have your Hazmat? Speaking of which, I'm in Fort Worth...
Well said, well said. Driving a truck in the oil field isn't "trucking." It's barely "driving a truck." It's also not for everyone. It probably...
To anyone who is reading this, get your HAZMAT. Trust me on this one. Just recently passed the test for mine. The test is way easier than you...
Hey, thanks, I really am glad to know that I've put some info out there that has helped. I try to keep informed about the goings on in the oil...
If I were you, with young kids I would stay nearer to Fort Worth and the suburbs as opposed to living in the outlying areas. I'm sure I'll get...
If you work for someone like Key where they do many other things, there are more places to move up. If you work for a company that only hauls...
The wells in the Barnett Shale produce gas that is pipelined off, wells in parts of the formation (is it just the wells west of the Viola...
Yes, there are a fair number of women working/driving in the oilfield, I've worked with quite a few before. You're almost certainly aware, but...
Remember the oil field prayer: Please, Lord, let their be another energy boom. I promise not to piss this one away.
If it's news to anyone that there is a slowdown, particularly in the Barnett Shale, then you haven't been paying attention for the last few...
To be perfectly honest, once I've worked twelve hours it wouldn't matter much to me if I worked a few more. My problem comes in more with the...
I can't imagine you having any trouble at all getting on with someone after coming out of driving school, many of the guys hauling water had...
Neno, congrats on getting on with Nabors, let us know how it goes! Hey NFS, glad to hear the update, was wondering how things were going. I...
Before I focused too much on moving closer in, I'd evaluate what jobs are available to you right now compared to what you could get in the oil...
There are quite a few female waterhaulers out there, a woman can do this job as well as a man. As mentioned earlier in this thread, jobs hauling...
