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The 2015 Alberta oilfield layoffs have been a hot topic lately in the Oil and Gas industry. There’s lots of doom and gloom from the news and from talking to other people in the field. We’re not a news site, Read More …
We’re going to wrap this series up with a few more frac sand telebelt benefits. The comparisons we’ve already done, so these are the things that conventional pneumatic trailers just can’t offer. Additional frac sand screening capabilities Through the whole Read More …
Pneumatic and Telebelt speeds is the third area of comparison in our 6 part Telebelting frac sand series. This series came about from of our look at Superfracking and the need for bigger, better, faster. There are many variables that Read More …
Frac sand storage on well-site locations has become a big issue recently due to the demands that Superfracking has placed on the oil and gas industry. This makes our footprint the second main area of concern in our comparison of Read More …
Frac sand safety has become an important topic lately with all the concerns about silica dust being inhaled by workers. Thankfully, there’s been a push for better training, equipment, safety policies and procedures. Implementing these changes can often lower productivity, Read More …
Frac sand unloading was traditionally done using pneumatic trailers until the Telebelt was introduced in the oil and gas industry in 2010. They have different names depending on the region they’re used in, but are commonly referred to in Alberta as frac Read More …
Telebelting frac sand has become an important part of the fracturing process since its introduction to the oil and gas industry in 2010. They’ve proven themselves as a safe, fast, and the most effective way of moving frac sand in Read More …
Welcome to our Oilfield accidents photo gallery. This is a dangerous job with treacherous hills and terrain, ice, mud, snow, and narrow roads that challenge the best of drivers. There’s no shortage of truck wrecks when it comes to off Read More …
Construction zones and speeding is a sensitive topic to cover. To stir the pot a little more, we’re going to throw in our thoughts on photo radar. The safety of those that work on the roads should always be a top Read More …
Ice road trucking e-book preview 12 takes a look at common sense and how human nature deals with unfamiliar territory. Let’s start it off with another quote that I love. “Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish on Read More …
Ice road trucking e-book preview 4 is where we take a different approach to the word LUCK and introduce the great Aristotle. LUCK = Labouring Under Correct Knowledge This can be said many different ways, but this one stuck with me as my Read More …
Practical wisdom and prudent driving go hand in hand. so this is where we take a philosophical approach to making professional driving a virtue. The end result is it combines our knowledge from experience with our ethics and morals. Practical Wisdom, the Read More …
Welcome to Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 11 where we separate reality TV and reality. Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 11 looks at safety and boredom. The ice is much safer than most people think and is tested constantly by profiling Read More …
Welcome to Ice Road Trucking e-book preview 10 where we get into the reality of pay for the hours worked. I remember hearing a complaint once that someone worked a 9 hour day. It made me think, “Where could I get Read More …
Changes in trucking are inevitable whether we want them or not. We may not always like them, but we have to accept them and the older we are the less we accept change. One of the great things about having Read More …
