whats involved in hauling crude oil??

drew2083 · Apr 10, 2019

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I started hauling crude in the Victoria TX area a few weeks ago. The work is easy. You show up at your yard, pretrip your truck, then head out. It takes about an hour to drive to the site to pick up a load.

Step 1- there is a lot of waiting around. You arrive on site and I am not talking about a drive up some horse trail. You get off a major highway, drive down a decent road, then wait in a designated parking area. They can only handle so many trucks at a time to get loaded so it is usually first come first served. I have got right into get loaded and I have waited up to 2-3 hrs to get loaded so have some patience.

Step 2- You go pick up a load by hooking up a large hose, opening a couple of valves, and punching in some info on a keypad. Then you wait about 30 min while you get loaded. There is some paperwork involved you can fill out while you wait but you will be required to monitor your truck while it is loading and stay outside the cab during this process.

Step 3- You unhook your rig and drive to one of a handful of sites. We mainly haul into a port for unloading. You can listen to the radio to make the time pass but the drive is usually one or two hours. Be sure to stop at the rail road crossings

Step 4- You arrive at your destination and guess what...you have to wait. Sometimes you get right in and sometimes you can wait for hours. I have waited in a line of 30 trucks for up to 6 hours. You pull into a bay, hook up some hoses and turn a few valves, get some paperwork signed, and open up your dome lid to make sure all the oil has been pumped out. It usually takes a little longer to get unloaded than loaded on the rigs I drive. Then it is back to step 1.

For this I am paid a very decent wage. I always tell people if you do not have patience then do not apply to this job as there is a lot of waiting around sometimes. Other than that and getting your suit a little dirty, the work is easy and the people around you are usually nice.

Good luck to you if you pursue it!
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Do you get paid a percentage or hourly?

kemosabi49 · Apr 10, 2019

drew2083 said: ↑

Do you get paid a percentage or hourly?
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You do know that this thread is 6 years old???

The Crossword Trucker · Apr 11, 2019

kemosabi49 said: ↑

You do know that this thread is 6 years old???
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You do know that the oilfield board is a very slow board right?

dieselpowered · Apr 11, 2019

we are reviving old boards just make people mad.

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