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New CDL grad here and considering various companies. I have done a considerable amount of research on various companies and I think I would like to work for TMC.

My concern is that I have heard flatbedding is a 'young mans game' and while I am in reasonable shape at 52 I am concerned I would not be able to do the job for any length of time and I do not want to start out by changing jobs a few months down the road. I think it would be better to turn them down rather than get there and find out I cannot do the job.

I know this question is subjective but any help would be nice.

I realize TMC will provide training but the real question is how much work is involved in tarping a load given the weight of the tarp and is there a way to do it by 'working smart' and reduce the amount time and effort spent moving a 100 lb tarp.

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Tarping is work, but if you are in "decent shape" you'll be just fine. I've seen guys in their 70s still tarping with the best of them.

Flat bedding is more work than pulling a wagon around doing no physical work. But some of us aren't scared of a little more work.
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Thank you for the response. Not afraid of a hard work, just do not want to hire on to a company and then find out I need to quit.
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The worst part of tarping is moving the tarps to the top of the load. I've always been O/O and always maintain the attitude if the fork lift operator won't lift the tarps up to the top of the load I aint tarping it. I AM NOT going to break my back to carry a tarp up a ladder. If the customer wants his crap tarped he'll put tarps up.

As a company driver you may not have the leisure of taking this stance.
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The worst part of tarping is moving the tarps to the top of the load. I've always been O/O and always maintain the attitude if the fork lift operator won't lift the tarps up to the top of the load I aint tarping it. I AM NOT going to break my back to carry a tarp up a ladder. If the customer wants his crap tarped he'll put tarps up.

As a company driver you may not have the leisure of taking this stance.

We do the same thing.
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