Why do flatbed over van/reefer? I don't see the extra money
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Kenworth6969, Aug 1, 2020.
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I've done van, flatbed, and reefer. I like reefer the best. I like the night deliveries, and reefer the most steady money of the 3 in my opinion. Flatbed is seasonal, and dry van has its dry spells, pardon the pun. People always gotta eat, so in come the reefers. In trucking, people get caught up on what pays the most money. It all pays around the same when you look at what you made at the end of the year. For me, it's about what pays the most steady money. There's also a part of me that thinks that it isn't so much the trailer you pull, it's how you run and how quick you can make your truck available again
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To me, not working smart would be the steering wheel holders who slam the doors and then hammer down in their flip flops and grease-stained pajamas, licking the windows while they clog up the hammer lane at 62 mph.SUPERFASTSALEEN, Brettj3876, Crude Truckin' and 11 others Thank this. -
Some of us enjoy what we do... it would be hard for me to pull a van or reefer. Because it is a different mentality than flatbed... i enjoy getting a load put on my deck and figuring out how to secure it and tarp it. It is an entire different mental process and it really makes u think... flatbedders work smart and hard ... especially the bigger loads and heavier stuff and more specialized stuff u haul, it becomes a huge thinking game with routes and bridge laws and understanding the limits of ur equipment . To say flatbedders arent working smart i think u dont understand the nature of what we do...plus ive never seen a reefer on the side of a mountain.
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But i’m curious, in the first one your dash is saying 30 mpg? Am I reading that right? Lol.SUPERFASTSALEEN, Crude Truckin', jamespmack and 4 others Thank this. -
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I should have known better. He runs up to the popeyes counter and tells them he's starving.
I'll stick with doing flatbed. I rest my case.
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