Hopper Bottom or Flatbed?

I pulled a. 53 foot step deck. 10 foot top deck 43 bottom deck. Not many loads didn’t fit on bottom. I thought it was more versatile. I carried two load levelers and it worked out great. Once in a great while it didn’t. 53 step will be heavier. You also have to have 5th wheel set back. I would choose one over a flatbed always.

 

Anyone know much about Bruce Oakley? Settlement amounts seem pretty good.

 

I haul commodities and cross scales all the time. Many places won’t let you leave heavier than what you can legally gross. Just park on the scale, tell them how you want it split, and they load me up to 90k.

 

Never personally hauled for them, but I know several drivers who have. Never heard a bad thing about them. They seem like a great place. Pull hopper, end dump, or pneumatic.

 

If you have a good work ethic,and no problem being out a minute you’ll do pretty darn well.they have different divisions you can work from till you find your niche.

 

Flatbed is more versatile than hoppers, you trade something for something all the time, have flat and step. Your not going to get a trailer that does it all -all the time, I have a 53' , could have used a 48' 90% of the time to accomadate the loads. Step with levelers work great , most all loads are lower center of gravity , makes it mighty nice. Personally, don't like the spreaders, rather would have close sliders, less tire wear and torque in hard loaded turns but, lm in the mountains .

 

We said that about Buster Brown line haul drivers,,,couldn't back up either,,,

 

Descent company, unless you are partial to your facial hair. Mustaches above the mouth are only allowed.

 

Well that would rule me out. I’d never heard that.

 

I wonder if they’d ever make an exception on the beard thing. For me I have a beard for religious belief, quite simply I believe that’s how God created man to be, so I wouldn’t shave my beard off for a job. Not that I’m currently interested in a job, but I have talked to a recruiter in the past.

My Dad worked in the Walmart automotive department in the days of Sam Walton. He was big on no beards too, but in my dad’s case he made an exception since it was for religious reasons.