Originally Posted by Jfaulk99

Think of it like the trailer you pull that doesn't require you to pay someone to unload it.

Sounds like my kinda job

i actually do pull a flatbed

it just happens to have walls and a ceiling to keep freight from falling off the trailer

gereke i drive for swift and that little pic of the guy backing and the building are halarious lmao

Originally Posted by Tach

Mmmmmmm.....I do believe you fellas have chased all the boxers home

im still here this stuffs halarious

Originally Posted by BigBadBill

OK, last week before getting my flatbed rolling. The sooner I get a load home from GA the sooner I park the van. 2nd truck that I have a deposit on should be in next week and once all the i's crossed and t's dotted will likely have to make another run or two to make sure new driver can handle it.

Only thing needed is a couple more straps and two boxes. Trailer has one but smaller than I remember so won't hold much. Plus would rather have the boxes between the wheels.

Drover a couple hunderd miles with wife the past couple days and drove her crazy pointing out bad tarp jobs and other things. I think she was glad to drop me at my truck today.

Already giving up on the hopper? How many trailers you have now?

Sounds like here in the next couple weeks I'll probably be back to pulling a skateboard myself.

Originally Posted by Wargames

After reading all the Flatbed drivers post, I would not say they have the toughest job, not at all. I ran Flatbed for years also. Now Someone mentioned TANKERS, Theres some #### good drivers, Oh, the pay, $28.00 - $32.00 hr.

Pulled a tanker 6 months....did not like it at all! It's not hard/physical work but you better be on your toes the entire time you're behind that wheel. Liquid is always shifting side to side and when you come to a stop, it's like somebody came up behind you and gave you a shove at your back, lol.
After about a week, I got used to the shifting in the tank and the stopping but never did feel comfortable. Told my boss to get me off the tank and back on the flats.
Anybody driving for a living, whether they be Van or Flats deserve any and all respect. Both can be physical, depending on what type of freight is hauled and both are mentally demanding. I just prefer flats because it keeps me in shape, I get outdoors and meet a better class of people as far as customers are concerned (my opinion).
Flats tend to have more experienced drivers and I can easily relate to them, unlike Vans where it seems that every hip hop hood and un-informed displaced worker from another trade thinks that driving one of these 80,000 lb. behemoths is like driving a pick-up truck and yes, I see this type of unprofessional driving from a lot of Swift, Schneider and Container haulers.