Is Flatbed Reliable for Home Weekly?

I originally started out regional, way back when they offered it. It was basically running a covered wagon around Ohio. After a few months, I switched to OTR and enjoyed it much better. Again, I was home every weekend.

 

https://www.buddymooretrucking.com/flatbed-1

 

OTR in the flatbed world isn't the same as reefer or dry van OTR. If you were to go to a flatbed company like Melton or Western Express, they are truly OTR. All the other companies may say OTR, but in the flatbed world, usually, it means you'll just sleep in the truck Monday thru Friday.

 

Even in dry van, I’m considered OTR, because I’m subject to anything, depending on the customer I work for. My current contract puts my house roughly equidistant from the supplier and customer, which happens to be a ~10hr trip between them. I split it, which gets me home every night. However, my previous contract had me gone all 7 days one week and gone 5 days the next, alternating. There are a whole bunch of options out there. It’s finding the right one that’s the problem.

 

You’re reading to far into this most weekend thing. Regional flatbed carriers, which is most flatbed Carrie’s are home
On the weekends. Usually for a 34. I don’t personally like regional flatbed, it’s a lot like work. Unloading and reloading 3-4 times a week, especially if you have to tarp is a lot of work. That’s why I do long haul, 8-10 loads a month, usually less then that.

 

McElroy is in Cuba Alabama. They used to get everybody home on the weekends. Lots of lumber. Lots of tarp. Don’t know anything else about them. Been years since I’ve seen a truck, but I went by the terminal a while back and they are still in business.

 

I thought KLLM had a Southeast Regional.