You asked your questions and your questions were answered. A lot of very experienced people took time to try to help you.
There's no need to be insulting just because nobody here agrees with you.
Take the information that you've been given and apply it any way you want but asking a question and then arguing with the answer isn't the way to get along here.
Why would anyone want to pull flatbed trailers?
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I’ve gotten better at identifying trailers that need to be fixed immediately. I’ve also picked up preloaded overweight trailers; I didn’t continue on my merry way after scaling, I went back and had the shipper rework the load and got detention based on my original arrival.
edit: ####, I just realized I left my spare mud flap under my bed on the truck. If I’m out for more weeks I’ve got to get the rest of my stuff to be safe.Last edited: Apr 14, 2021
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I did not ask a question and then argue with the answer. When people gave their reasons for preferring flatbed, I never said that they are wrong. I just claimed to have different preferences than they do. -
Look at it from our point of view - many flatbedders could never bring themselves to pull a van for the very reasons you find it attractive. Just like many van haulers could never bring themselves to pull a flatbed for the very reasons we find it attractive. For example, I could never sit at a dock, waiting for some minimum wage schmuck to stop browsing Facebook long enough to give me a door. I get stir crazy just trying to take a 30. Flatbedding is freedom to me.H827OUT, Truckermania, Lostmykey and 4 others Thank this. -
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You learn different driving habits as you begin to pull different trailers and haul different products.
I had over 1 million miles at the flatbed company I drove for. No accidents. No “shifting” loads. Lots of drivers are safe and attentive and don’t cut corners when it comes to securement.
If you find yourself constantly in hard braking events due to cars maybe it’s time to reevaluate some of your own driving habits.Ruthless, Swine hauler, Lostmykey and 5 others Thank this. -
IMO. Flatbed teaches you better driving habits. Van drivers drive the truck, we drive the “load”
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