Just got let go from a flatbed company while I was training saying I wasn't progression enough

Where in florida? What company?

 

What was difficult about FlatBeds again?

There are some SAIA locations in Florida which I have recently found out.
What city do you live in?
Have you found any other P&D companies or LTL companies?

 

Heres the list with ltl carriers.
Saia.
Estes.
Old Dominion.
Yrc.
Abf.
Rl carriers.
AAA Cooper.
Southeastern.

 

Have you ever thought of going for Class B jobs? No shame in the game if it supports your family. I did it for 5 years back in the early 90's as a P&D driver. There's some good paying Class B jobs.

Not sure if all LTL's will hire straight truck resi drivers, but Pitt Ohio around my area does. So do Ward. They even have an apprenticeship program for it. Cement mixers make really good money. There around $30 an hour around my location. Waste Management, package delivery drivers like UPS, USPS and FedEx Express and Bread truck RSR driver are good paying jobs as well. We got Class B drivers at the PO making over $100k.

 

Thx. Why are so many of these companies union?

Thank you for the list. Are these considered P&D companies as well?
If not you have a list for those to look into?
I'd like to find an apprentice program close to my area but I only found 1.

 

@Craig List they are city P&D and linehaul companies.

 

This would be my suggestion. Crawl before you walk. Good luck.

 

I tried the same thing bro, I graduated from a truck driving school back in April and went straight to a flatbed company up in Oregon. Boy was that a huge slap in the face. We trained with 53ft dry van trailers in school, and going to a spread axle was just whole different ball game. I hit every bloody curb during my road test.

Anyway, I ended up going back home voluntarily because the amount of stress was too unbearable for me. I knew it'd burn me out quick and make trucking miserable. & for someone coming straight out of trucking school and going into a job you don't even know is right for you just yet, it's just not the way to go.

I'm back at home doing local work for Robertson's Transport, and I'm enjoying it a lot. I highly suggest getting the experience behind the wheel, finding out if trucking is even for you, and then look into doing something like Flatbed.

If you really want to do Local, look into mixer type companies. I wouldn't recommend a job as a Cement Mixer, but doing the Transport side of it is what I do. It'll give you Class A experience that most companies accept. I don't know what's out there in Florida, but I guarantee you there's a company that needs the stuff moved.

Just let @Chinatown know what you're looking for and he'll be able to better help you out.