Earn More Hauling Sand Or Water?

I can't speak for any one else but I can give you my experience hauling fresh water once you learn it will become menotinouse(at least was for me) and a no brainer after a couple months you might need more of a challenge Hauling Production has a bit more stuff to do as far as gauging and paper work and unloading at disposals and having to be more carefull for no spills so far I like Oil out of all the liquid hauling it's actually more presice(sp) but it's also to me more relaxing if that makes sence

 

Hmm, dumb question how do you keep no water from spilling, are they talking gallons are cups, and why are trucks "grounded"

 

Well when I say no spill it also means no leaks no drips and there's a hatch on top of the tanker so it needs to be tightned down cuz we are rarely on level roads and it's more like roller coaster and liquid follows gravity and sloshes and if your going up hill or down hill the water has a chance to come out the top of the hatch you don't want fresh water to leak but their not as strict as it's just well or river water..as far as Dirty Water or Oil you CAN NOT have even a drip that can hit the ground we have metal bucket and duck ponds and absorbant pads to put under hose connections and any where a fluid might leak even your gear pump or vac pump has to have something under it if it leaks or there's a chance of a leak...alot of our sites have cameras so it's all about safty and procedure and no short cuts as far as grounding it's for static electricity...you have to consider we are surrounded by gasses so by even running your pump on your truck can create a chance of smark so we have ground cables on our trailers to ground to help illimanate the change..I wish I would have gotten pics of a site that that very thing had happened less than 2 hrs after I had unloaded and left we had about 6 trucks on the site and one of our trainees was actually in the porta john when an explosian happened on site scared the bejesus out him and he quit...our fluids are measured in barrels and there's 42 galons to a barrel and depending on road restrictions will be the amount you can haul and what your hauling..fresh water weighs aprox 8.4 lbs a gal..Production water weight varies but it is heavier than fresh water and Oil has variouse weights but is lighter then water..Hope this helps

 

Wow I'm copying this to my friend were headed to new Mexico to get CDL training then provided we pass we go to Carrizzo for work...can't tell you how much your list has helped if you have time can you send me more info about the job just whatever you thnk is relevant...I'm really excited to get started. I wish I could find more videos on YouTube. So do you work about 60 hours a week? How hard is it controlling the truck keep it from rolling? What did you learn that you wish someone would have told you? How long have you been hauling? Seriously thanks again, if you don't get to respond to this for a month, you've been awesome. This is a 30 year dream of mine to drive truck, so if I seem a bit high strung that's why,BuI'm shaking with fear and excitment, but I promised my wife eventually is be back to normal Hahah
God bless and keep you friend on the road friend!

 

I've only had my CDL for 2 yrs and that's how long I've been driving..I was very fortunate that a company here in ND snatched me right up even though I had no pryer Tractor/Trailer experience because even as little as 2 yrs ago ND was hurt'n for drivers so if you had the want they had the need and I basically went fron a 3 week CDL training/school (private) to training at the company that hired me and I started in 9/27/10 so I also had to learn how to deal with one of the worst winters ever hahaha OMGosh as scary as it was it was also funnnnnnnn...I guess other then my trainers telling not to be so parinoid about knowing everything at once because you'll drive yerself nuts and not retain as much because yer so worried if that makes sence as far as these roads you definatly have to be aware of your trailer tires but you'll get used to having panoramic vission I've driven everything from 42' to 53' to tripple axle to double bottoms 10 spds 13 spds 18 spds Kennies-Petes-Macks-Freight Shkrs-Wstrn Strs and definatly the best thing in my opinion is to start out in fresh water because half of my driving was backwards hahaha and now I can take these hella long rigs in and around just about anything..and even though you might get with a trainer who tries to give you alot of differant ways of doing the same thing just be polite and say "Can I stick to one way until I'm comfortable" because believe me it can get over whelming..there's lots of great drivers out there that want to help but they foreget when your learning it's info overload..another bit of advise DO NOT ARGUE WITH THE TAINER hahaha just do the job get signed off to get your own truck and use what you've learned and add or delete what works for you this has been the easies work I've ever done with the exception of winter here then it becomes more challenging..but Good Luck Driver and take a deep breath and listen and absorb and be patient a company wants good employees who they can count on hopefully you'll get on with a good one

 

Oh and I guess one of the best pieces of advise I was given is to NOT get worried or frazzled of traffic behind you so if your not sure where your going don't worry about them because more then likely there used to being behind slow moven trucks and they don't know whether your empty or loaded and there's noth'n worse then missen your turn because your were going to fast and then you have to drive miles just to find a place to turn around hahaha been there done that slow is better then not slow enough

 

Awesome, I'm glad I won't have to deal with the winters, just our Texas Super Soaker Summers! Again your info has been great, I've been on here for 2 months trying to find out a lot of what you've answered in two messages!!! I'll take my time, breath, the company I'm with is paying for my training and all certificates, so they seem good. More questions to come, how far do you drive to and from location.

 

Heyy now that's good advise. I always wondered about that, with the oil fields being so hectic it would seem easy to get rushed. I'll be working 4 days on 2 days off so I've been told but some say the hours will prove to be much more than we thought which is fine with me, for now (how about you...your hours?)

 

The most important thing about the oilfield is attitude. It's not near as much hard work as people think unless your on a rig. The key is to be able to have a decent attitude in the worst possible situation. Depending on who you'll be working for there can be alot of really tough days ahead. Just make sure you have a really clear picture in your head of the goals you want to achieve and your reasonfor being there. The people that are working in the oilfield just because there's nothing else to do and are miserable on a daily basis are the one that get stuck at the bottom or burn out quickly.

 

I like 3 wks on 1 wk off now that's not 21 days straight you work 5 or 6 days and take a day for 3 weeks then take 7 to 10 days off