Tom
jf noonan wrote:
> On Wed, 24 May 2000, Tom Lehman wrote:
>
> > Ohio has one of the strongest professional driving standards in the
> > country and these standards are enforced. The commercial drivers
> > license(cdl) requires written testing/training, oral testing/training
> > and practical training/testing and regular drug testing and
> > re-certification for special loads that includes training.
>
> ANd they never have wrecks, right?
>
> > How come the pay of roughnecks and roustabouts has dropped
> > to between $7.50 and $11.50 an hour in Texas & OK?
>
> I have no idea how this post could possibly be considered
> responsive to what I wrote previously and I'm not at all
> interested in pictures of flaming car wrecks (one reason I don't
> often watch TV news). But your wonderful OH commercial driver's
> standards don't mean shit when someone from out of state comes
> driving through. That someone doesn't have to be one of your
> hated wetbacks, it could be a native born and bred Texan. I
> drive 100 miles/day if I do nothing other than commute to work
> and back and I can assure you that a huge portion of the
> commercial truck drivers here have not even a passing
> familiarity with safe driving standards. Loads on trucks are
> ROUTINELY not tarped/tied or otherwise properly secured. They
> tailgate, exceed posted limits (through school zones fer
> crissakes!), have non-functioning tail/break/turn lights etc.
> These are all good 'ole boys that thanks to the Full Faith and
> Credit clause can drive through your beloved Ohio any time.
>
> Without a visa or a passport.
>
> In answer to your question about payrates for routabouts; I
> would guess that there is precious little requirement for oil
> field workers in Texas at the moment as the oil is all imported.
> The only thriving part of the oil bidness in TX at the moment is
> offshore in the Gulf. Those people get paid quite a bit more
> than $11.50/hr (I have a friend that works in HR at a major oil
> co, I can get excat fgures if you want.)
>
> --
>
> Joseph Noonan
> Houston, TX
> jfn1 at msc.com