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INDECA Crude Xpress

I started working at their mentone yard out in the middle of no where in west Texas. Yard was about an hour assay from main yard in midland. We never had supplies fittings or parts readily available we littlery had to buy our own or pick fittings up that you found on the highway. Trucks broke down constantly but since they were leased trucks they wouldn’t work on them and let the problems pile up. When I got hired they said the schedule was 4 weeks on and 1 off. Once I got there it turned out to be 4 weeks on and you don’t have scheduled days off you have to request days off the next month so if they get approved you get to go home if not then your stuck working till next month. Housing was probably the only good things about this yard you have your own room and your own tv so that was the only good thing of working at this yard. Our pusher never showed up to the yard even though he loved 20 min away. Dispatch wouldn’t answer before 8 so if you started at 4am and you had issues you’d be stuck out there for 4 hours waiting on dispatch and since you don’t get paid hourly your loosing money. If you broke down and needed to get a hold of dispatch you were stuck out there till they woke up at 8 so that becomes a dangerous situation when you can’t get a hold of anyone in case of emergencies. Another issue was with the payroll dept. my first issue was when I was short 1300$ I tried getting a hold of them thru email, text, and phone calls but no answer just like their dispatch. They finally returned the call a week later and said they messed up. The second time they messed up was when payroll over paid multiple drivers over 2 pay period that were bu weekly so for 4 weeks payroll didn’t do their job since they didn’t catch till the 5th week. What they did to make up for their mistake was to take away and entire check for their screw up. In February they started working in south Texas they don’t have housing down there so you stay in a sleeper if you didn’t have work you didn’t burn fuel which meant you didn’t fuel up which lead to not getting a free shower so you had to pay your own because they don’t give per diem, so 12$x7 84$ A week to pay for your showers out of your own pocket on top of the expensive truck stop food. The work in south Texas is hit or miss in the cotulla area and in Tilden it’s where they make their most money but they keep the same guys in those jobs and very body else is scrambling for loads in cotulla. Management is probably the worst I’ve seen from any company they don’t communicate to the drivers what should be done and when they don’t like something you did they will talk behind your back to other drivers to give the message instead of doing what a professional organization would do and just let you know what your doing wrong. The trucks in south Texas don’t have a designated mechanic so if you break done they expect you to fix it even though your a company driver. They don’t have yards so you’ll be leaving your personal vehicle at a public truck stop where it can be broken into while your working.  Over all I would stay away from them everything is a lie here from their claims of 100,000 a year to their family atmosphere they don’t care about you or your family all they want you to do is slave away at the job fix their equipment so they don’t call a mechanic and whenever you have questions about your pay they don’t answer

This is the most money I've ever made.  They gave us all a raise in January.  Benefits are good, we changed major medical companies in April and our family rates went down.  Bonuses are easy to get.  If you work your scheduled days throughout the month then you get your performance bonus.  If you work safely and do your monthly safety training then you get your safety bonus.  If you miss scheduled days of work you can lose both of your bonuses but they give you a chance to chose days off before they issue the next month's schedule.  If you plan your days off in advance then it is a really easy schedule. 

I see people complaining on these reviews but it's very easy to get both of your bonuses.  Just work your minimum days per month and then show up when you are scheduled to work.  The monthly safety training is online and only takes about 15 minutes.  The safety program here is intense but they do provide a really safe environment for us to work. 

You are a number. The company only cares about their outside appearance. There is alot of quality issues going on with equipment. Request repairs for the truck and it gets put off. But if any of the cameras go down they will make you stop work and have them replaced and repaired immediately? Insurance is garbage and expensive. your better off buying out of pocket. Your expected to be perfect and make no mistakes and if you do they go to extremes to punish the employees. Management is basically 150 miles away and doesn't care. Basically it runs until something happens then hammers get dropped.
If something happens it's your fault and if you try to give your side it goes against you. You have no say. They are always placing blame on you. They take no responsibility for their faults. Pay is not what they say it is. Advice keep looking. 

Very good paying job.  Free major medical, free vision, free dental, free life insurance. 401K coming in June. New bonus system started in April and I get my first bonus in October. (bonus paid every 6 months)

Equipment is brand new and it's easy for me to get the supplies I need.  Everything is electronic, we have tablets and blue tooth printers for our tickets, instead of doing it all by hand.  

Management has open door policy so I can go into their office and voice any complaint I may have. 

Hardest part of the job is safety.  They are really strict with safety and expect us to take it seriously.  They provide all of my PPE except for boots.

The work is hard and its hot outside but the pay definitely makes it worth it.

For starters they dont provide uniforms, they have camaras inside cab they do split seat and the problem with that is that drivers there before you are working 14 hrs hauling 5 to 6 loads and when you get hire and they have to share the truck with you they now have to work 12hrs that takes away one load from them and they dont like that so they will lie and try to get you fired at all cost. Old equipment. The too room is always lock. Tablets are not mounted. They have a system for otr that detects if your harsh turning pn trucks that are going into ranches and everytime you go in a pothole it activates it and they text you saying that your harsh turning.No perdiem. By far this is the worst company i ever worked for.

Typical day is 12-14 hours hauling 3-4 loads depending on the distance.Upper management doesn’t communicate with drivers so I can’t really comment on them. Middle management is totally incompetent and arrogant. The hardest part of the job is working with very incompetent dispatcher who is also petty and vindictive. The trucks are equipped with cameras that watch your every move. If you look at your watch or reach for your water bottle it triggers a “distracted event “. If you move too close to the edge of the lane you get a lane departure warning. This adds to the stress of driving. The mechanics and tire guys are the best I’ve ever worked with.

They spend more money on the cameras than they do on the trucks. Camera face inside and outside and one camera is outside on the driver’s side that faces along side the trailer where you be working. Then the equipment they have is either falling apart or missing items. You will get a phone call if you are over or under a barrel of oil. If you’re truck breaks down that’s it you might as well go home for the day. If you miss one of your working days you will lose your part of your quarterly bonus, 5/2, 5/3 work schedule. I had to float from truck to truck they didn’t have a truck for me. Very unorganized company. I wouldn’t recommend anybody to drive for them sorry to say 

I’ll start out by informing you Indeca does not follow Texas Payday law unless you inform them you’re aware of such.  
I was discharged from ICX after just a few tumultuous weeks. I was for the most part treated as if I were an imbecile even though I displayed my proficiency in oil hauling my first day to my trainer. I believe my manager who was friendly for the most part was new to the job and overworked. I needed to leave for an emergency family event and was subsequently discharged. I would not recommend this job to anyone based on my personal experiences with the company but that is for you to decide yourself. I had for the most part wonderful coworkers and appreciated that greatly.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Owners and staff were so great to me. Very understanding when emergency came up with family.


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There was no stress with company. You really need to know what you are doing in the crude oil industry 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
All kinds of cultural and everyone in the company will help you in anyway 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go to different locations and test oil and gas if it’s good to haul for customers

Crude oil hauling company with the best pay I've seen in awhile.  Benefits are great.  They pay 100% of my major medical, vision, dental and life insurance coverage.  We get a load bonus on every load hauled.  We get a $600 a month safety bonus for having no safety violations or spills.  

The 401K program is due to start on June 1st of this year.

I drive a new Mack truck and pull a new trailer.  Maintenance program has improved over the past 6 months or so.  

Toughest part of the job is the safety department.  They run a tight ship and expect us to perform our jobs safely.

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