Stevens Tanker: Oil Field Work?

All the outfits here supply fittings. Have to furnish tools at most places though.

 

Someone mentioned something about Paying a driver $18/hr when the company is charging $30-$40 an hr. Every company is different, read that as + or - .. but hourly rate for a Vac Truck in this area is $95/hr and Pump/Kill Trucks are $100-$130/hr.

 

In the north Texas region, we pay the same as everyone else, oilfield is night and day compared to otr. We drive on dirt/cow trails in the mud to get to our pick up sites. Drivers walk out everywhere especially in the oilfield due to we don't just drive 90% of the time. We drive if your lucky 20% of the day. We work out in 105 degree weather clear in to 0below as long as the roads are not icy. We work out in the rain also. The oilfield is not made for everyone. As far as drivers bringing it upon themselves, thats not was i ment. If You lost a $100 bill everyday due to your pocket had a hole in it. Would you continue to wear them or learn from your mistakes and buy a new pair? Keep in mind the driver gets thier money back. When a driver leaves, they have the choice to purchase the fittings, or turn them in to get thier deposit back. I'm not trying to be rude. Just stating facts. Thank you

 

Yes this is true. I was going to work for Stevens and they were going to charge me $600 for tools and be so kind by taking $50 a week out of my check till paid. I was also told that i could get a motel for $40 a night (Knights Inn) if I shared a room. Now maybe that doesn't sound real bad but I also heard 4 drivers share the same room 2 day drivers & 2 night drivers again that is what I heard.

 

How many hrs a week are Stevens vac drivers getting on avg?

 

Are you a recruiter?

 

No I'm not a recruiter. Have a lot of friends that do.

 

Do work for them as I do as well

 

Out of curiosity, what tools are they charging that much money for? I haul mostly production and flowback and the only tools I ever need (aside from the normal tools a driver would need in any kind of trucking) are a crescent wrench, pipe wrench, and a gauge stick. Are they making drivers buy fittings?

 

Tools and fittings are $600 in value but you do have the option of buying them elsewhere. We use gauge lines and that alone cost $175, we use 2", 3" and 4"fittings. The back valves are 4". Faster load times on frac jobs