Drillers are expected to be proficient with boom trucks, bulldozers, skid steers, fork trucks, and myriad other equipment. So what does proficiency mean?
Looking at other industries' experiences provides us with the opportunity to lessen the growing pains of nurturing the drilling industry into a model for safety and sustainability in the 21st century.
In episode 5 of our new video series, Brock Yordy discusses the challenges of hiring good, hard-working hands that can stay with a company for the long term.
Every profession, especially a niche field like drilling, has tricks or jargon that everyone assumes everyone else knows. But, if you missed it during training, specialty knowledge veers quickly into "too embarrassed to ask" territory.
It’s important for associations to serve as a link between their members and government agencies, contractors, business owners and other industry organizations.
