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I wouldn’t be the one to ask about Keen, but that would be a good way to go.

 

I pull a flatbed with a crane on it occasionally. Can heavy haul, run a 100 ton crane, and operate a chemical plant? I demand 250k a year salary for life. My momma told me I can.


You gotta say that whole thing like The Waterboy would say it.

This is a good read, fellas.

 

I believe they want 2-3 years of “open deck” experience... and hell even I wouldn’t “qualify” for them on paper, anyway.

 

You can explain....but you can't make people understand

 

I think you’re going to do alright just where you’re at. You just wait your time, be prompt, and when the oversized come, that will be your opportunity to make the name at your company. Your guys can make STUPID money.

The young driver I spoke about in the original post, he asked me about money. I told him that he has to make a name with his company first. You do this by pulling those challenging loads.
He called me up, under his first oversized, following two veterans. While we were on the phone, the two vets were yakking on the radio.

What are they talking about

“They are talking about whether or not we will make it through the StLouis area before curfew.”

Where does the curfew area began?

“I don’t know.”

You didn’t read your permit. Why didn’t you read your permit?

“Well, So and So is out front and he’s been doing this for 30 years and...”

What does that have to do with you? I don’t care if he’s the governor of Missouri, you still have to read your permit.

“Well, I don’t believe that he would steer me wrong...”

Do you have OPER993?

“No, never heard of it.”

You cross that Illinois scale without it, they’re going to burn you.

“What is that?”

It’s the Illinois provision sheet which your Illinois permit states that it it not valid without.

“I’ve never heard of this!”

<<[CLICK]>>

 

You can only lead a horse to water, so many times, before you know the horse is wasting your time .
Kudos for trying to help.

 

Sometimes it’s better to hold the horses head under water until the bubbles stop.

 

I would say his mentors failed him, but he failed himself also. You have to do your homework.

As far as my “story” I started running a straight truck hauling palletized stone locally. As soon as I turned 22 I went to work for maverick hauling glass. Everyone is trained to secure their common flatbed loads. Their way is not the only way but it provides a very very good base that I still apply to almost every load. They can take a person that has never even seen a chain before and have them tarping a securing loads in a few weeks.

Went back local and that didn’t work so I applied to SPD. I didn’t quite have the required experience and I was the youngest driver ever hired at that point, maybe still to this day.

Pulled a flat for two years on a dedicated lane with no claims or service failures. Never turned down a load. Told them I wanted to work my way into some oversize loads and with in three months I was pulling 16’ wide and 100’ oal wings down the road. 2 months later I did my first super load.

If you get with the right company, have the right skill set, and are willing to work you can progress rapidly. For some people they progress too rapidly. Good luck.

 

I valley's trucks everywhere. Pulling some pretty big loads. Never thought about calling. Didn't think fla was in there operating area

 

I know this is in the wrong thread on the wrong forum but i couldn't help it. She's clean i'm clean and it's a half way decent background