oilfield the new adventure begins will keep you updated

many companies are going to a 5/2 5/3 schedule, with 3 drivers assigned to each truck... keeps the truck moving every day.

 

thats gonna stink. cuz he keeps his trk clean and doesnt smoke....the other guys are pigs.....

they alrdy sent out notices just a couple wks after they got the new trks that the drivers needed to clean them or would be fined..THEY WERE NASTY...except my husbands....

but i do understand the reasoning.....makes more money...and thats the name of the game....

right now they have day and night drivers...but they dont share trks....hubby is on nights..and no one drives his trk during the day while he is off...

i am have been driving a long darn time....if it AINT BROKE...DONT FIX IT...if you have drivers that are happy and doing a good job...taking care of the customer and its BEEN working that way..WHY CHANGE IT????


GREEDY thats why.....UGH

 

slip seating does suck. It is even worse when my truck has to go to the shop for egr issues... and now I have to float to what ever truck is available... if one is.

 

yeah he has been using whatever was avail...he finally got his trk back last night...and they gave him a new tanker...

 

i have to laugh.....now they are saying they are staying on 5/2...which is what we want...so i am happy about that...but they sure so change back n forth on how things are gonna be....

instead they have 20 new trks/tankers that will be in by the end of next month, and will be adding more drivers instead of going to 6/3 then 5/2.....hope this stays the plan....

btw gross today was just shy of of $2000.....

 

That's called "fly by the seat of your pants" management. LOL! All too common in the industry.

I am glad things are going in the right direction.

I should be in Corpus Christi first week of Aug. Just wrapping things up here. Then my adventure begins.

 

amazing they listened to the drivers.

We also got to vote on what schedule the drivers wanted, and all of us that have been here more than 3 months voted to stay with the 6/2 schedule, much to the disappointment of the local manager. Yet he tried to institute a 5/2 5/3 schedule with a floater assigned to each truck.... until us drivers used the open door policy, and went to the GM.

 

yeah no kidding huh?

well i am glad to hear that you are finally getting things rolling on YOUR end..you and i have been talkin about it for quite some time....keep me posted....

well i dont even think they talked to the drivers, they didnt have a meeting or anything...unless they were all calling in individually....

 

ok....update....

CB got his bonus check yesterday..$1500. for the quarter ..

they also asked him to start being a trainer when he goes back to work Sun. so he is officially a trainer now.

He also got a raise. He is up to $380 a day minimum, plus $ 75.00 a day to train . (his raise is about a $600 . a month raise) (gross) . plus they went from 5 to 11 paid holidays. that went from $200. a day to $350 a day. they also were given 10 personal days paid at $350. a day.

he will start training a guy on Sunday for at least 2 weeks....

they are looking into a better benefits package. (should be put together in the next 2 wks)

 

sounds like they want to take care of their drivers.