Texas Oilfield work with Schneider

Call and ask a recruiter about the oil field jobs u have to live within 50 miles of the job I looked into but live in tn so I'm just gonna switch over to bulk

 

I would not work for Schneider in the oilfield. They are paying thousands less than many others.

If you need a sure thing with paid relocation and don't want to job hunt and move yourself, you are exactly the kind of driver that they are targeting.

I hate to see companies like this moving into the oilfield and lowering the opportunities for all of us. Hopefully they won't compete well with the established oilfield companies and won't have a terrible negative effect on rates and wages.

 

I think over at class a drivers dot com this came up, too. Someone went into a little detail and from what I could gather Schneider is simply providing drivers to operate some other companies' equipment generally pulling a tank trailer but I could be wrong. For some, it may be a good deal for the time being but it's not for everybody. You'll slip seat and will run either nights or days and I assume 10-12 on and 12 off with probably one day week off.

If I wanted to do that type of work, I'd recommend working directly with someone else who does oilfield transportation work in your area. You may have to work your way into a truck but regardless, the hours will be long and I think they may pay by the load, and hopefully they will compensate for lots and lots of wait time. But I realize you're coming out of school, and Schneider may be your best bet and a way to get your foot in other oilfield doors while there. Their relocation assistance (probably won't amount to much) may be only for a handful of locations. I'm not sure where Schneider would truck and tank train for these positions.

 

forget to mention you will be on salary and will be sharing a day cab slip seats I think the term is

 

Take a minute and check with some other companies that have been doing it awhile. You may find more money and better conditions. check the Oklahoma area also. Lots of oilfield work here.

 

Beau Schneider will only pay once your there working they don't give the relocation expenses up front.

 

I can appreciate that. I'd ask your recruiter perhaps to shed some more information and possibly give you a contact person to talk to to where you can get more particulars on that particular job. The recruiter has no idea, and can only rely on what info is passed on to him/her in the job requisition sheet.

It would seem that once you completed your school, got your CDL, perhaps you could stay put and let Schneider train you further and by the end of the OTJ period training maybe you could get more of an idea if the oilfield position seems like a fit. Otherwise you could remain with Schneider, do their van or bulk (tanker) or inter-modal. Someone like Schneider can offer both "local", dedicated, regional, and OTR positions so you have options in the short and long term.

I say Schneider only because I hear they have a pretty good training program(s), can provide many options across the country, and are a strong carrier and pay mostly competitive wages. A lot of people bash Schneider but a lot of people bash every major carrier. It's a major decision you have. There are a lot who can provide the initial OTJ driver training but not very many have a lot of different options to choose from once you get past the OTJT w/ trainer phase.

If you're not tied down with family, that helps make a lot of decisions easier but ultimately you'll have to factor in your short term goals initially, and don't be too worried about any long term goals just yet. Best regards.

 

There is no way on the face of the planet I'd work the oil patch for an otr company. It pays extremely well to work out here but I seriously doubt schneider is anywhere close to what the other companies pay. To get your foot in the door, look up Basic Energy, Shale Tank Trucks, Nabors, BJ, Schlumberger, Pioneer, and Frac-Tech.