Class B Oilfield Jobs With Automatic Trucks?

I was shocked when I heard 90% of what Volvo makes now is automatic. I guess a manual is rare to see now on the assembly line.

 

@Spacat1 In addition to frac fueling, you might want to check into driving a hot-oil truck, a super-sucker, or a wireline truck.

Having a class A license without the automatic restriction would open a lot more doors for you, figuratively and literally speaking. It's true that the entire trucking industry is transitioning to automatics, but of course the oilfield will be much slower about it than the freight carriers.

 

Careers

I just found another frac fueling company that has class B trucks.

 

As right now all the rage is auto-shift trucks, but that eventually fade. There alway's will be some, but the industry will never get to 100%
These company's that have been transitioning to purchasing all auto's will be in for a shocker when it get time retire those trucks, they wont get jack squat for resale.
Those purchaser of used units from the LTL companies are starting to see what absolute ding-dongs are being hired these days because they are no longer need to know how to shift, and it shows in the equipment that that's not the only thing they cant do.

 

I know it seems like some are really attacking you (OP), the fact is (for oil field) the Class B restriction coupled with the auto restriction are just that restrictions.

Almost all the companies I know of that use Class B trucks, use them on well sites to fuel the frac trucks. Those drivers live in the truck for their shift. 2 drivers 2 seats no sleeper, 12 to 15hrs. They don't pay for the drive to or from the well sites.

Unfortunately, not many have Automatic tranny's either. Your seemingly unwillingness to advance your career by getting a better education, is going to restrict your opportunities.

Keep looking and calling companies there maybe one out there but I've not seen any offering what your wanting.

All the best in your sesrch

 

is it easy getting these jobs?

 

I don't care about the upgrading. But you better learn how to drive a manual.

Some of those offroad work on the side of a mountain perhaps is something you need a light touch on a manual for sure. This is not the place to put a franken-auto inc. Overbuilt highway pile of *&^% for that work.

 

Automatics don't stand a chance on leased roads.
There made for pavement.
The tow bills after a little rain would be astronomical.
Not to mention clogging up the only road
In and out of the place.

That's why you have to drive
A stick in the oilfield.
Whole ####load of ruts and potholes your
Gonna have to rock that truck out of.
Can't do it with a automatic.

Get on with one of those hotshot pick up
Truck jobs delivery material to the work sites.
I have no idea what class license it requires.

 

If you have a pulse and clean record, yep.

 

Lol