Oil jobs in Wyoming? (Basin, Midwest: insurance, motel, camper)

[Timberjack]

I'm thinking about getting a truck driving job in the oil fields. Don't know were to start. Were is the best place? Are there good jobs? Do they hire out of state? Is there good money?

[ruggedindividual]

Lot's of jobs in the Powder River Basin working in the coal-bed methane fields, and in the oil fields of Midwest, WY. They do hire out of state, and the pay is very good. Although if you're looking for a truck driving job you'll need the Wyoming licenses first.

Search through this website: https://www.wyomingatwork.com/

[brokencrayola]

I was going to post a thread like this here as well for someone I know. Do drivers work two weeks on and two off or three on and one off? Do you have to be a resident to get the licenses needed for the driving jobs? I have heard some of these places now provide housing of some type since no one seems to be able to find any, does anyone know about that?

[ElkHunter]

If the person has a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) it is universal throughout the US. And they are fine until it has to be renewed and then thy have to convert it over to Wyoming, but there's no test, just an eye exam and they're a happy camper.

As far as furnishing housing, I haven't heard about that. I have heard that some are paying the first 6 weeks in a motel allowing you to find something on your own.

If they're hauling less then 100 miles, one way, they can run whatever hours the company tells them to. If they're running over 100 miles, then their guildlines are set by DOT and no, you can't run 3 weeks straight. So many hours and then have to take so many hours off.

[GARUFA]

Hi there.
If you have a CDL you're fine, I'm from LA and I was offered a job without a problem. They have have really hard time getting people to work. Nobody wants to stay there, particularly in the winter time.

[ruggedindividual]

I didn't know that about the CDL. When I came to work here I was told I needed to get a Wyoming license since my job required so much driving and I carry compressed air cylinders and hazardous chemicals.

[ElkHunter]

That could have been an insurance requirement. But certainly not state law. When I moved back in from the USN, I went out to get a new license and was told, "Your out of state license is valid until it expires, you need not get a new one until then."

But like I mentioned, I'll bet that was an insurance requirement, specially with Hazmat.

[GARUFA]

Originally Posted by navyvet79

I didn't know that about the CDL. When I came to work here I was told I needed to get a Wyoming license since my job required so much driving and I carry compressed air cylinders and hazardous chemicals.

May be your job just require a class 'B' license. It all depends on the side of the vehicle that you drive.

[ElkHunter]

"Any" valid license is good in Wyoming until it expires. According to the state. Individual companies or insurance may have different ideas or restrictions, but the state says it's good until it expires, no matter what state issued it. Then you have to get a Wyoming license if your living and working here.

[lisan23]

My husband is working for Schlumberger out of evanston - though most of the work is about 400 miles away. They pay for you to get your CDL, they giv eyou $$ for moving expenses, pay for your U-haul, reimburse you for food, gas, etc. for when you move. The biggest problem I think we're going to have is finding a place to live. But they have pretty good benefits. The schedule, however, is more like 30 days on 6 days off right now. It's not MANDATORY, but they're really busy right now and short staffed. The minimum right now I think is 12 days on 6 days off, but I'm not sure.

You have to have a PERFECT background though. My husband has 0 moving violations, no felonies or misdemeanors, and he passed the drug test as well as the physical AND the physical exertion test. (You spend your first 2 days testing.)