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Originally Posted by David1471
Hi Orangetxguy,
Enjoy reading the info you put out there. I'd like to hear your input on this.... I'm currently working out of the country at the moment... but I'll be returning to the states very soon. I'll be getting my CDL "A" with HAZMAT, Tanker, Double/Triples, Combinations..Ect. I'm going to settle somewhere in Texas... Houston or San Antonio... I'm not sure at the moment. Are there a lot of jobs hauling crude oil in Houston? I wanted to know if you where going to move to Texas... what would be the best city to live in... as far as quality of life and a lot of work hauling crude oil. Now, I'm a newbie with no experience... and I'm sure I won't get exactly the driving position I want starting out. My goal is to haul crude oil... for a good company as an hourly company driver... hopefully I can work 70+ hours a week. I know... I know.... "dare to dream."  Can you recommend any good crude oil hauling company's in Texas?
Thank you for you time and I hope to hear from you. |
Well....First off.....IF I were gonna move to Texas for quality of life.....then I would have to decide which interests I would pursue......those beyond work. The easiest advise I could give you would be to move to the San Antonio area. South of San Antone....anywhere along the I-37 / US 181 corridor. I suggest this area because you would be close to the Gulf of Mexico and the great fishing that it affords, you will be close to the prime hunting areas of the Texas Hill Country. Mostly the weather is always decent, especially if you like to be warm....like I do....
You didn't say what it is you are doing...."out of the country". That will make a huge difference on what you need to do to get to the point where a reputable company will hire you to haul crude. Right now, in Texas the very best companies to work for as a company driver would fall along this line....in my book.
1; Plains Marketing
2: Sentinel Transportation
3; Dupre Logistics
4; Sunoco Logistics
5; Dorado Oil (yup...a company nobody ever heard of)
6; EastTex Crude
7; Bargas Inc (another company nobody ever heard of)
8; Palletized Transportation
You're a "Newbie" so you will need two years driving experience to get any attention from any of those companies. If you move to South Texas and have a decent background you are in luck. Key Energy will train you as a "new driver". You would start out hauling water...harder work for less money, but in six months, if you prove yourself, they would move you into the crude fleet. Schneider National would train you as well...though I would not suggest them except as a "last resort".
Some of the lower paying companies that might train you right out the gate to drive tanker;
1; Gulfmark Energy
2; Mission Petroleum
3; Permian Crude
There are a lot of operations for hauling crude in Texas. Those first four on the top list......those would be the ones that I consider "Cream of the crop". The thing you have to keep in mind is, "Booms" do not last. Once leases have been "proved" and the "pay-zone" area identified, drilling operations, as well as all the other aspects of the oil industry, cut back to a more manageable pace. All things considered, you have time to get situated, get your driving experience, then get a good job with a decent company. From everything that I hear from friends in the right places, the oil that is being produced from these new pay-zones will continue well into the future. A person has the chance to find a decent company, prove themselves and have a "Career".
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