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How does one start in the oil fields when they require 2 years exp w tanker endorsements
Not all companies require experience but most do require a tanker endorsement. I don't know a whole lot about finding work in the oil fields. There are a million different fields from North Dakota to Texas and a ton of different companies operating in those fields. The work conditions, job duties, and hiring requirements vary dramatically from one place to the next.
We have a few regulars here at TruckingTruth that drive in the oil fields and hopefully they can give some advice on getting started.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
How does one start in the oil fields when they require 2 years exp w tanker endorsements
Not all companies require experience but most do require a tanker endorsement. I don't know a whole lot about finding work in the oil fields. There are a million different fields from North Dakota to Texas and a ton of different companies operating in those fields. The work conditions, job duties, and hiring requirements vary dramatically from one place to the next.
We have a few regulars here at TruckingTruth that drive in the oil fields and hopefully they can give some advice on getting started.
I've got the best of both worlds, OTR from Chicago to PA, WV, Ohio, ND and Wyoming plus all the Off road excitment I can handle. The best Oil Well Job website I follow is "www.frackingjobs.co/ "
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
It really depends on the company.
Some OTR companies might accept driving a dump truck as experience, while other companies will accept regional runs (like driving in 10 or 15 states) as OTR, while others will only accept driving in other OTR companies as experience.
Dave
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
I had that very same issue, here I thought I was getting all this great experience and then came to find out I may as well have been delivering pizzas. I was lucky enough to find a company that would train me even though my CDL was over a year old. The good that come out of it was that I got comfortable in the truck, better at shifting, learned to tune a CB. And whether it counts or not, I was still driving a truck!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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