I'm thinking about flatbed. It's just always interested me. But I have a few things I'm trying to figure out without having to weed through a million random threads to find the answers. Some are just curiosity, some are actually helping with making the decision to go for it or not.
First off, I'm a mover, so the idea of having to lift and carry the tarps, having to be outside in the rain and snow, being responsible for the load, that's just another day at work for me. And I'm getting pretty used to bringing trailers places that they should not be going to. So on those parts, I'm fine. But my questions:
Are there a lot of off-road stops, or do you guys mainly stick to delivering at stores/warehouses/load picked up from the side of the road?
Do you typically get one trailer that's yours, or is it still a lot of swapping trailers?
A lot of places I'm finding that will hire from my area and train have short training periods, (4-5 days) is that enough for knowing how to secure the loads and where they need to be on the trailer, or should I be looking for someone that has something longer and more involved?
Is there any added risk in flatbed compared to a van trailer?
And what's a decent pay range that I should be looking for with no experience on that type of trailer?
A few questions that the answers are too scattered....
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by rockstar_nj, Mar 15, 2015.
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