Thinking otr

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  1. 6nz nut

    6nz nut Bobtail Member

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    Hi all I'm new here. I have been driving dump trailer, lowboy, and tanker for a local company for last 10 years. I have no over the road experience. For a long while now I have wanted to try flat bed I live in East Central Indiana. What are some of the company's to look at. right now tmc is looking like a good fit for me but I want to check them all out.
     
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  3. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    Good luck to you. @Chinatown will be around shortly to provide valuable info.


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  4. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    Builders transportation company out of memphis will take you on. It's flatbed, home weekly, or wheneveryou want really.

    Pgt is another flatbed company that would take you on as well.
     
  5. 6nz nut

    6nz nut Bobtail Member

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    Gunner75 I read about 35 pages of your tmc thread are you no longer with them?
     
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  6. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    No sir, i left after 6 months with them. Had some family issues that i had to handle, plus i was offered a dedicated customer account with pgt trucking. Tmc was good till they started hounding about becoming a trainer with less than a year experiance.

    I'm currently with builders and love it here. They will look at your local work as trucking experiance, however you'll have to go through a2 week training program learning the securement side
     
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    If you feel tmc is a good fit for you, then go for it. They are a decent stepping stone to learning flatbed
     
  8. 6nz nut

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    Thanks Gunner75 Builders looks like a very good company. I will definitely check them out.
     
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  9. Chinatown

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    Seems Gunner75 has this one covered.
     
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  10. Gunner75

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    I bow to your epic encyclopedia of knowledge. I can only suggest those who i have experiance with
     
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