Schneider Oil Field Truck Driver Jobs/ The Texas shales and beyond

Well, we didn't get the new trucks yet but we did get new Nomex suits ...



Just to clarify something I said earlier, the account in Victoria is not slowing down. It appears Schneider is trying to hire 200 drivers for this account and we are getting close. When I joined the account in late March there were 120 drivers. Nine months prior to that this account was brand new with only 2 trucks and 4 drivers so it has come a long way!

One of the places we load which is located in Cuero is building 8 more LATCs for all the trucks. I pulled up last week to get a load and there were 15 Schneider trucks and 21 Sun Coast trucks all waiting to get loaded. I've never seen so many trucks there at one time. There are only 6 LACTs running at any given time to load the tankers and it can take about 25-35 min to load one tanker. But they are almost finished building the new LACTs and those will be able to load an additional 8 trucks so possibly we will load 14 trucks at a time in the future at just this one site. Then I have heard Schneider is trying to get an account where some of our drivers run to wells.

If you want to get on the account and someone tells you they have a freeze on hiring, I can't see that happening for long. We lose drivers all the time for various reasons. I know a driver who is changing careers and leaving. Some drivers get offers to go other places and do that. Some live here without family for long periods and leave to take work closer to home. Then there are those who get fired for various reasons- driving around and not picking up loads, taking off early each day but editing their logs to make it appear they worked a full day, getting a DUI in their personal vehicle, and the most recent one I heard, not stopping at a RR crossing. Drivers will continue to leave this account and when they do Schneider will need a replacement so don't put all your eggs in one basket. Continue to seek out a good job you would like, but don't write off this opportunity because someone told you they are not hiring anymore.

 

So as you may already know, the newest customer to Schneider Energy Transportation Services is Halliburton. In late May Schneider began hauling sand and cement in Midland, TX. If the customer is pleased with that account, the plan is to launch a larger offering in the Marcellus, Bakken, Eagle Ford, and Permian Basin.

I've seen some of Schneider's sand trucks...



running around the Equalizer Frac Sand Terminal near the Port of Victoria...



I can't say I know much about the account other than it sounds like more jobs are possibly on the way, but I do hope to learn more. I did hear from a couple of sources (hat tip to the drivers who gave me info) and it appears there are not enough people to train all the new drivers out in West Texas so they are coming to South Texas for that.

 

I have heard of that happening for one guy. He doesn't make any money when he goes home but he obviously wanted to see his family frequently. Got a lot of drivers down here who don't see their family for long stretches but most seem to bring their loved ones with them since they get home every night.