Flatbed/Tanker/Reefer - Starting out?

Off and on since I've been out here. It's a lot easier to do once you get used to it. At first you'll always double guess your self is it safe? Did I do it right? Well when you've done it as long as I have you walk around once and yeah it's good. Or Oh I didn't see that I need to fix that. It's not hard sometimes when you get something weird it gets interesting. Tapping isn't bad DO A CLEAN JOB. There will be people like me driving by going wow he's lazy look at that tarp flapping around. The bad things are you will be dirty a lot and you will have to follow a lot of special rules in side steel mills or places like that. But I really enjoy it.

 

I like reefer trucking because the way it works and keeps freezing something. I like those trailers that have stainless steel corners and doors. I haul chocolate, fruits, vegies, and meat.

 

Boyd starts at .38cpm plus tarp pay. They have other bonus and such too. As for TMC, others will have to answer.

 

I just came back out here after a long stint haling grain, which I loved but I didn't like all the other stuff I had to do. I've pulled pneumatic tanks local just like grain (actually my truck did both) I've pulled dumps and vans and reefers. A very very short time with oil hauling (in KY). I came off the road because of a woman and things didn't work out so I came back out here. It's where I belong, I was bored a lot of time since I would end up getting off at 3 and starting at 7-8 in the morning so being alone the whole time with nothing to do kinda sucked.

 

Smart move going right into tanker or flatbed. Tanker is easy money and good annual pay $55K-$65K.

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