Frac Sand Trucking in Texas

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  • @vinnyvdalidemonet8527
    @vinnyvdalidemonet8527 Год назад +3

    Well produced video. Shows exactly what running a load requires. Thanks brother for taking the time to create and sharing this.

  • @cornellallen1681
    @cornellallen1681 Год назад +1

    Bro. This brings back great memories.

  • @eljr8137
    @eljr8137 3 года назад +10

    Que video tan chingon compa, yo ando en eso orita de sacar mi cdl apenas acave de cumplir los 21 y creo q ah esa edad uno puede empesar ah trabajar ahy y vivo en odessa tx asi q aki mismo esta el trabajo, mucho exito para usted, y puro pa adelante, y cuidese mucho x la carretera...🙏💯😎💪

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +3

      A toda madre carnal. Ya alos 21 te dejan trabajar

    • @1xxXdarkXxx1
      @1xxXdarkXxx1 2 года назад

      no te la complices , ve a mexiico y saca la lic. federal internacional es mas facil mas barato y puedes trabajar en usa desde los 18

    • @martingomez4216
      @martingomez4216 Год назад +1

      @@1xxXdarkXxx1 negativo ninguna compañía quiere chavalos con menos de 21, por que la aseguranza esta bien cara

  • @guybuddyman838
    @guybuddyman838 Год назад +1

    Thanks for this. Great editing.

  • @femaleprofessionaldriver7650
    @femaleprofessionaldriver7650 3 года назад +5

    Great video! I don’t do frac sand anymore and I think I can say I don’t miss it. But it was good times while I was there.

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      Agree, Don’t miss it one bit

    • @femaleprofessionaldriver7650
      @femaleprofessionaldriver7650 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

    • @can1beatme
      @can1beatme 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk lmao why not?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      @@can1beatme bro I was stranded with a load for days because the oil well had exploded and they took like a week to repair it. No detention pay nothing.

    • @can1beatme
      @can1beatme 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk damn that sucks bro. There’s jobs over here in Houston bro if you need on

  • @TomikaPierce
    @TomikaPierce Год назад +2

    This is a helpful insight.

  • @BEARDELIVERS
    @BEARDELIVERS Год назад

    When I rant he Permian I never had to deal with those towers; had pneumatic hatch so I could open and close the ground; its been a few years has the sand boxes pretty much taken over everything now

  • @bigcannon7773
    @bigcannon7773 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video

  • @moffett.flatbed.training
    @moffett.flatbed.training Год назад +2

    My friend did this and said his days were hit and miss. I bet it's gonna get more trucks with all the 2010s and olders being kicked outta California with their stupid laws.

    • @dirtfarmer7472
      @dirtfarmer7472 Год назад +1

      The last time I was in Califorina I was very careful, not to lose anything so that I wouldn’t have to go back looking for it.

  • @icewormproductions7826
    @icewormproductions7826 3 года назад +1

    Ha! Looks like High Crush in Kermit.

  • @KyrieEleisonMaranatha
    @KyrieEleisonMaranatha 3 года назад +12

    Seems like a pretty chill way to make 60k a month. 🤣

    • @jeff7764
      @jeff7764 Год назад +1

      $60k a month gtfo of here 🤣

  • @catherinesalmon3310
    @catherinesalmon3310 Год назад +2

    I moved oil rigs back in the 1960s Northern Alberta , Canada plus hauled. drill pipe, shacks. , drill collars. , pumps. Northern Alberta. in the winter mostly -40. below weather. also had too put a. set of. triples ( tire chains on) especially toward springtime I think hauling that frac sand. other than the dust flying around 24/ 7 and heat and cold. conditions looks like a good gig ( job that is ) keep that. Texas oilpatch going. / have a. good trip. and work day , / Bill S ( Canada )

  • @cottonfarmertripp583
    @cottonfarmertripp583 2 года назад +1

    I live near where you were hauling

  • @Oneforhappy
    @Oneforhappy 6 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Bro. You don’t mind to let me know how I can find this job. What website to searching ?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  6 месяцев назад +1

      You can google west texas frac sand trucking jobs. A bunch of companies will pop up

    • @Oneforhappy
      @Oneforhappy 5 месяцев назад

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk I’m appreciated you.

  • @robertoalvarez102
    @robertoalvarez102 3 года назад +2

    How much does a load pay to truck

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      It varies by miles from 100 for a certain distance up to 500, they would also constantly lower the prices many times

  • @Miguel_M1208
    @Miguel_M1208 2 года назад +2

    Acavo de agarrar mi CDL aseptan entry-level en el frack sandbox..?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад

      Casi la mayoría es dueño operador, pero pues buscar alguien que busque chofer o encontrar una compañia que te pueda agarrar. Como acabas de agarrar la CDL tu aseguransa sera cara y unas compañias no te podran agarrar

  • @st7cengo819
    @st7cengo819 3 года назад +2

    I know this place is off of kermit, tx. I use to work water hauling. How is frac sand jobs out there any news.?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      Thats right. Not sure how the frac sand is going, I came back to California in March and didn’t return to tx for franc sand

  • @ThisTruckingLife
    @ThisTruckingLife Год назад +1

    Are they OK with us carrying side arms?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  Год назад +1

      I’m pretty sure they don’t allow weapons at the loading plants or at the wells but maybe you can get away with concealed

    • @ThisTruckingLife
      @ThisTruckingLife Год назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk so is the money (owner operator) really as high as they say it is ? 60 to 80k a month?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  Год назад

      @@ThisTruckingLife I did this job over 2 years ago, I’m not doing it anymore. But 60k a month I never saw that.

  • @youyehaqeel3094
    @youyehaqeel3094 Год назад +1

    Are you O/O ? I wanna get in to oil field got 4yrs experience

  • @mananaviernes3544
    @mananaviernes3544 Год назад +1

    Oye Luis puedo trabajar ahí con mi camión y licencia federal B

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  Год назад

      Necesitas la licencia A para manejar traila con camion. Pero escuche que puedes sacar la licencia internacional y tambien asi puedes trabajar

    • @mananaviernes3544
      @mananaviernes3544 Год назад +1

      La que tengo es la internacional comercial B , crees que me puedas dar algún número de la compañía para aplicar

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  Год назад

      @@mananaviernes3544 la verdad no tengo numeros de nadien aya, por que ya tengo años que no trabajo aya. Pero esta una compañia que se llama W&W en west texas y escuchado que es una buena compañía

  • @brademery3128
    @brademery3128 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for the video man. Is there much chaining up down there ?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +1

      For this job no chains at all, its pretty much just latches the box is like a container

    • @brademery3128
      @brademery3128 2 года назад +1

      I mean tire chains brother.

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +2

      @@brademery3128 I figured, I never saw anybody chain during the snow season. however when it snows, the oil wells will shut down. Trucks are not allowed in or out of the site. If your inside the site and it starts to snow a lot. They will not let you leave until it clears, even if you have chains.

    • @brademery3128
      @brademery3128 2 года назад

      Crazy… thanks for the info bro. 🤙

  • @cbboiii1100
    @cbboiii1100 Год назад +1

    How much you making a load? Better to get paid by load or hour?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  Год назад

      Its paid by the load, but I was a owner op. If you are a company driver you probably get paid by the hour

  • @Str8Rippin93
    @Str8Rippin93 2 года назад +1

    Does this job hire with no driving exoierence?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад

      Some companies just require you to be 21 years of age

  • @MrRaiderg77
    @MrRaiderg77 2 года назад

    Awesome video! Anyone have info on truck driving jobs in Midland?

  • @christiansanchez6064
    @christiansanchez6064 2 года назад +2

    Hey Luis I know it varies but can u please say and aprox of how much they pay per load.
    Cause Im thinking of going there but don’t trust any recruiter in trucking so please let me know.

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад

      I’m totally transparent when it comes to all of this, honestly last time I worked there was pre pandemic so its been a while. Honestly the prices would actually lower like few times a month. I don’t remember the exact numbers honestly. The further you go the more they pay the load. Sometimes they would only give 2 or 3 loads a day

    • @mikepankow4977
      @mikepankow4977 Год назад

      Yeah 2 loads 650 and your fuel is 350 ,300
      A day is not killing it

  • @TLTRambo
    @TLTRambo 2 года назад +1

    Saludos, que sucede si olvidas cerrar la puerta del sandbox arriba luego de cargar?

  • @phillipgarza9303
    @phillipgarza9303 2 года назад +1

    How many trips do you do per day brother

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад

      When I was still doing this job over a year ago I was getting around 2-3 loads per day. a lot of time spent at the loading plants and also unloading.

  • @juliocesaranez3853
    @juliocesaranez3853 3 года назад +2

    Teach me how to drive the trailer please !! Great video btw

    • @juliocesaranez3853
      @juliocesaranez3853 3 года назад

      I want to learn to drive a trailer then go get my CDL license but idk anybody with a trailer :(

    • @mlaws11291
      @mlaws11291 2 года назад

      @@juliocesaranez3853 both Roehl & CR England could help you out

  • @hugoferrioli3238
    @hugoferrioli3238 3 года назад +2

    Garcia, hows the frac sand hauling now making money ? How many loads can you average in 12 to 14 hrs.? Thanks

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      I quit frac sand over a year ago now and i really don’t know how its going for others. Between 12-14 hours it really depends sometimes 2-3 trips and sometimes only 1

    • @hugoferrioli3238
      @hugoferrioli3238 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk thank you

    • @coreyfrazier6410
      @coreyfrazier6410 3 года назад +1

      Are you still hauling and if so what is it you doing. I want to invest in trucking where the $$

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      @@coreyfrazier6410 yes I’m actually filming a video today, should be up this sunday. I’m doing end dump trailer again hauling dirt and aggregates here in nor-cal

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      @@coreyfrazier6410 with the pandemic I wouldn’t know where the money is exactly at right now. End dump is almost seasonal because of the rain the work slows down a lot

  • @sunworship8
    @sunworship8 4 года назад +1

    Good post Luis
    Question about the rear camera. What setup is that??

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +3

      sunworship8 I put a gopro with a flex clamp, I attached it to a mount that is used for light beacons in the back. But with the flex clamp you can put it almost anywhere

    • @sunworship8
      @sunworship8 4 года назад

      Thx excellent setup

    • @A2ZEntertainment2
      @A2ZEntertainment2 2 года назад

      iPhone 13 because of the invention soon iPhone will be used for backups 😂

  • @allanruiz636
    @allanruiz636 3 года назад +1

    What company do you work for

  • @bradybbonin
    @bradybbonin 3 года назад +1

    how can i get more info from you on your time in the oil field

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      Feel free to ask anything

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      Feel free to ask anything

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +2

      @Nando Mojito this is in west texas, exactly Monahans tx, but this job is all over from big springs to odessa tx

  • @Axmedisaqq460
    @Axmedisaqq460 3 года назад

    Mr Luis si you doing!!! What did you think Sisu energy llc from Fort Worth Tx let me know please if you can thanks

  • @surgelottomusic1468
    @surgelottomusic1468 2 года назад +1

    How much do they pay you? You get paid by load? Or by the hour?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +1

      I don’t work there anymore, but they pay by the load

    • @surgelottomusic1468
      @surgelottomusic1468 2 года назад

      How much?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +1

      @@surgelottomusic1468 everyload was different, it’s been 2 years since i worked there I don’t remember the prices. They were decently paid but a lot times they would cancel the loads or make you wait a long time to get loaded or unloaded. It’s very time consuming

    • @surgelottomusic1468
      @surgelottomusic1468 2 года назад +2

      Luis Garcia nice bro.. I just started working loading/unloading pneumatic tanks but he’s paying me $50 a load sadly.. I only have 2 weeks with my cdl

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад

      @@surgelottomusic1468 how long does it take you to unload/load a trailer?

  • @franciscomorel3835
    @franciscomorel3835 2 года назад +2

    Bro, como dueño de camión que compañía me recomiendas para frac sand ?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +1

      La uniqua compañía que recomendaría para dueño seria una que se llama W&W.

    • @franciscomorel3835
      @franciscomorel3835 2 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk w&w logístic? Tienes información de cómo los contacto a ellos, estaba hablando con una que se llama OMMA pero no se el porcentaje es muy alto

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +1

      @@franciscomorel3835 yo nunca les trabaje por que yo no calificaba por mi edad. Pero mucha jente me los recomendaba. Yo trabajaba con otra compañia que se llamaba JW parker. Pero no me gusto por que varias veces me canselavan varios viajes

  • @mjz187
    @mjz187 4 года назад +1

    What's your experience in trucking?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +1

      M Jz I got my license almost 2 years ago at the age of 20, started off with my cascadia day cab pulling an end dump trailer mainly for hauling dirt to the landfills sometimes concrete. Also hauled a high side trailer used for demolition jobs and trash. Did fracsand in the beginning of this year then the pandemic closed everything and came back to do end dump and high sides trailers

    • @mjz187
      @mjz187 4 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk Thanks for getting back with me! 2 years of experience pretty good! Would you work for a trucking company with touchless freight for 1k -1.5k a week?

  • @orozcooscar33
    @orozcooscar33 4 года назад +1

    Do you recomend moving to texas and apply for a job there. I drive a super 10 dump truck in cali, $29 phr no benefits no OT ,tag to tag.

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +1

      orozcooscar33 No way, these texas jobs are not good right now. The oil is low and theirs pretty much no work in the oil field right now.

    • @orozcooscar33
      @orozcooscar33 4 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk wow! Ok ,thanks.
      I was motivated to move there because of the cheap housing.

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +1

      orozcooscar33 houses are pretty cheap. But west texas is not so nice. Fort worth is a nice place

    • @mjz187
      @mjz187 4 года назад

      @@orozcooscar33 I hate it here in tx but Luis right fort worth is much nicer like night and day

    • @alexro7460
      @alexro7460 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk hola como esta este trabajo en texas. Me invitan para alla soy de california

  • @ArkArmy90
    @ArkArmy90 4 года назад +3

    I have been hearing that work has dried up out there have you noticed any decline in your loads per day or pay ?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +5

      Kosi Caruth oh yea, work has dried up dramatically. I came from California about a month ago to work and already heading back by the end of March.

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +4

      Kosi Caruth I’ve been doing 2 loads a day if I’m lucky

    • @ArkArmy90
      @ArkArmy90 4 года назад +2

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk So is now not a good time to go into the oilfield or can you still make some kind of living ?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +6

      Kosi Caruth Definitely not good right now to jump into the oilfield. West texas is an expensive region to live because of the oil fields. Also its long hours working here because the wells work 24/7 and waiting hours sometimes days for a load from dispatch. Drivers don’t really live in Midland or odessa. Majority are out of state, they make money and go back home. From what I’ve heard from many drivers is that work slows down MORE in June until January

    • @ArkArmy90
      @ArkArmy90 4 года назад +2

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk wow ok thank you for the info I guess I'll stay with my current job then good luck to you

  • @hoolehuarayzed7694
    @hoolehuarayzed7694 4 года назад +2

    How can I Hook up with a company that provides housing, was thinking about hauling fractured sand but I'm from Maui!

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  4 года назад +2

      Hoolehua Rayzed I don’t believe any company offers housing in the frac sand field. Especially because in frac sand you are mostly a third party or a contractor

    • @ecomniche2162
      @ecomniche2162 3 года назад

      INDEED search...Frac Driver/ Oil fields 👌

  • @agar6727
    @agar6727 3 года назад +1

    Hey luis looking to move from California Iam a transfer driver for sand and gravel any tips on jobs around Austin TX, or we’re the $ @. Thank you for your content

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      I’ve never been to Austin tx so I couldn’t tell you where to look for jobs. However i know that material plants always need transfer trucks. Try looking into material plants and see if they need drivers or also search up Texas Disposal System, they hire drivers

  • @ericmanso7355
    @ericmanso7355 Год назад +2

    Just got hired for this and curious

    • @ericmanso7355
      @ericmanso7355 Год назад

      @CRE8TIVE SOULUTIONS CORP
      Easy work but I'm 1099
      I drive for owner operator

    • @meljohn2202
      @meljohn2202 Год назад

      ​@Eric Manso how much the truck making a week?

  • @annielster77
    @annielster77 2 года назад +1

    Hola hermano me puedes recomendar una compañia seria para trabajar alli porfavor , gracias saludos

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  2 года назад +1

      Te recomiendo una compañia que se llama W&W, yo no les trabaje pero si escuche muchas cosas buenas de ellos. Mucha jente me decia que me metiera que ellos pero yo no calificaba por mi edad

    • @annielster77
      @annielster77 2 года назад

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk gracias in millon hermano saludos !!!

  • @realitytruth5175
    @realitytruth5175 3 года назад +1

    You got a gps telling u where to go right

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      I would only use google maps on my phone and never failed. Apple maps wasn’t great for this job

    • @realitytruth5175
      @realitytruth5175 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk have u tried other apps

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      @@realitytruth5175 TruckMap is a good app that I’ve used before definitely worth trying

    • @realitytruth5175
      @realitytruth5175 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk thx also I'm in high school would like to do that job I understand it's like living in a truck or work up to 70 hours per week, any advice on what my steps should be like

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад

      @@realitytruth5175 it is pretty much like living in a truck but as long as you got stuff to do on your down time in the truck you should be fine. Find things to keep you entertained while resting in the truck

  • @_atlas007
    @_atlas007 3 года назад +1

    What part of Texas is this?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      West texas. This was recorded in monahans tx

    • @_atlas007
      @_atlas007 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk you be in midland and odessa a lot? what was the rate per load and total miles for the loads?

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      @@_atlas007 yes i was all around that area, the furthest I would go would probably an hour out. La meza too. I can’t remember the prices. They pay depending how far the load is. It would he in ranges a fixed price. They would constantly change them. When I was there they lowered the prices twice

    • @_atlas007
      @_atlas007 3 года назад +1

      @@LuisGarcia-tg4hk you got paid for one way or was it a hour trip but round trip pay? (Getting paid 1k for there and back, instead of $500 there driving 100 miles and $500 back 100 miles) hope I’m not confusing you

    • @LuisGarcia-tg4hk
      @LuisGarcia-tg4hk  3 года назад +1

      @@_atlas007 it was not round trip paid. From the place you pick up loaded to its destination they would only pay that distance.