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Originally Posted by luvmytruck
Justruckin what are the chances of me being hired up there for driving? Female and no don't much care about the man camp thing. Would need a place to live that's not in some dorm or whatever. I have been following this thread and applying at a couple of the companies you listed. Still in process of applying to a couple other companies. Just started late last week so hopefully I might hear from someone. Are they hiring females? What suggestions or ideas have you got?
Yes, companies do hire women up here. Most of the gals I see are hauling rock and gravel in side dumps, a few on water, but can't say I have seen any hauling crude, but there must be some. I would hunt around for the side dump jobs, Root Construction in Cartwright and S&S in Watford come to mind. There is also a family run business down in Dickinson that sometimes has openings. I'm sorry, but I cannot recall their name, but a quick google search you should be able to find them under excavating, and they have housing. And I would stick with the construction side, because they primarily work during day light hours, and there are normally allot of people around and you will travel in packs. Most of the guys I have run into hauling side dumps are pretty good guys. Bottom line, I think you see more women in the side dump end of things because it is probably one of the safer jobs for a gal up here due to the daylight hours and the way they travel in groups. I hate to say it, but there are more than a few nut jobs up here that I would not trust with a goldfish.
Also, give Jayda at Waggoners a call, (701) 572-1402 They are just a few miles south of Williston off SR85 and have "very" nice furnished housing. They do hot shot and some local and OTR stuff up here. They start you at around $24 an hour with OT. Give her a call, I just saw an ad for drivers here the other day. Very safe place to work and a good starting point for a newbie to the area. And she does hire women.
As far as the housing, not many trucking outfits in man camps, most are private or two man trailers and some in real houses. I would run down these ads here too,
north dakota transportation jobs classifieds - craigslist
Craigslist is going to be really humming here in the coming weeks. The main thing is that they want you here asap.
I hope this helps.
Mike