Swift Flatbed Division... ?!

I'm already signed on and begin school at Swift on Monday. They are the company who would give me a chance after a less than perfect life. It's a done deal.

That said, I would love to know all about Swift flatbed division, as I want to get my experience there and put some distance between my past and my future. What can I expect in terms of weekly miles, length of haul, starting salary for a new CDL holder, and in general the supportiveness of the dispatchers and fleet managers for flatbed?

What kind of trucks are they running for the flatbed division? What are the odds of being able to run an average of 3000 miles per week, with slower weeks of 2500 and better weeks of 3400+?

Should I resign myself to 800 dollars gross every week if I am lucky, or do they reward those who don't give a #### about home time?

 

I got a lot more info about the lack of APU and no inverters being allowed than flatbed info. And catfish are also bottom feeders. I fillet em up and fry em all the same. Just trying to get my experience and put in my time. If they treat me well and he pay climbs over the course of my contract to a level I can live with, maybe I stick with them. Either way, I'm thankful for the opportunity they are giving me. I can't afford to pay for the CDL training(though I did have to get the permit and all of the endorsements and remove all the restrictions myself, prior to being accepted into school... They are basically teaching me how to backup and shift over the next few weeks).

Figured it may be useful to post it in here as well, as some of the folks here may have worked there in the past in flatbed and knew something about it that their reefer and dry van drivers didn't.

 

Corsicana, Texas. I'm like 5 minutes from the school here. I can walk home if they tossed me out for not being able to straight line back.

 

Don't worry, I'm an excellent driver.