Hi,
As the title suggests, I'm looking for guidance from people working as truckers in the oilfields. I've worked in the oilfields before and I'm thinking of getting my 1A license to open up a few more doors. I'm tired of hard physical labour so right now I'm eyeing trucking, or something involving a truck (water tanker, gravel, vacpump, whatever).
I have a few questions for those in the know, namely:
How many hours do you typically average per day or per month and what is the entry-level hourly wage? I've called a few places and ~25$ seemed like a norm. Overtime is what, 1.5X?
How exactly does one start off? Do they put newbies with another driver for a little while so they see how it's done, get an idea of how to get on location (grids), operate the pump and all that? Are most tankers strictly paid per hour or do they also get a fixed income (I've met some who get a % of the ticket)? What do you recon a new hire could be taking home per month if he gets "average" hours?
Lastly, does it get tough sitting throughout the day? Is it hard on the back/ass or do you get used to it? When you're doing hard work it "looks" easy but I figure I might get bored out of my mind or dozy as fuck sitting in a truck driving around all day. Only one way to find out if it's for me though...
Thanks in advance for any info or advice!