I'm interested in hauling Crude Oil or Oversize Tanker in West Texas: Odessa, Midland, Big Spring, Sweetwater, Pecos etc... I have 6 years OTR exp, 3 years Hazmat Tanker experience, 2 years flat/OD, but 0 years Crude Experience. I am Owner Operator with my own truck, 2016 Peterbilt Midroof but no pump, wet kit, or HIT. Struggling to find a company to lease on with. (they all want prior crude exp) I also don't have my own trailer. And I travel with 2 pets. I live in Alabama but want to move to Texas. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance![]()
Interested in Crude
Discussion in 'Oilfield Trucking Forum' started by MockOverdrive, Jan 3, 2025.
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It's a really tough job market for that right now -- at least, outside of an oil patch area.
You might try this carrier....& see how things pan out:
Crude oil Transport driver -- Statewide Crude Inc
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If your tractor is paid for, park it, hire on as a company driver, driver their truck to learn the trade and if you would be comfortable putting your tractor thru that kind of abuse.
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and truck abuse has been on the back of my mind, all that sand and dust will inevitably penetrate every orifice of the truck wearing out joints, wind basically sandblasting all the paint off, very heavy loads causing engine to cook it's own fluids and spring leaks everywhere, and let's not forget tanker surge slamming the trailer into truck destroying entire drive train.
I might be better off putting a friend in my Petercar to run OTR and get my 01' Freightshaker Rust-bucket running to oilfield.
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Lease roads alone will kill your truck.
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But I'm not aware of any operators who allow pets on their locations. Even the gaugers can't usually get away with having their own dogs on location.Texasgordo and MockOverdrive Thank this.
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