Flatbed companies like TMC

having never worked for tmc i cant help ya any there.
there are alot of flatbed outfit that you could work for, some better than others.
if you look around a bit you'll see that I am leased to davis transport, i was a company driver there for a bit and why i like this little outfit so much, you'll prolly find out about my rants and raves about them also.but in the intrest of saving you some time ill post what i can off the top of my head.

my idea of a pro

known by name, knows about your family, intrests.... at least i am, dont know about everyone else

dispatch and FM's are easy to get along with, they wont talk down to you

they do take rookies fresh outta school and train them, rookie pay is at .30/mile after training

kenworth t800 flattops, got some standups now too

extra stop pay, layover pay, advances ( i dont reccommend)

mt and iowa offices have showers, driver lounge and luandry availble at no cost

available medical/dental plans, 401k...all that jazz

no hazmat or canada


now my idea of cons

pay is by HHG, sucky but they alow you 100 miles over

trailers are old spring ride, talk of getting new ones

you will tarp 99% of the loads

no regional, all coast to coast and everywhere in between

trucks are a tad underpowered for my taste

for o/o you prolly wont see much fieght over $2.00 a mile

 

watkins shepard also has a flat bed division, and from all accounts they are a pretty decent outfit to work for, and i think thier trucks are all volvo condo's nowawdays....search for the watkins shepard thread and see for yourself

 

I would check out mcelroy or maverick.

 

Don't know if they hire up that far, but check out www.wvtonline.com

 

Try Falcon Transport. They just put a new shop in Michigan. They have good equipment. The flatbed division is strong.

 

flatbedfred

 

Try Roehl. They have flatbed and curtain side fleets and they are getting more miles than the van's are right now.

 

The Flatbedfred website is now defunct, I'm sorry to see, not sure why.

I still drive for TMC, and I couldn't ask for a better company. This company meets my needs and exceeds my expectations. I have posted several times in the "trucking company DAC reports" section of this website about my satisfaction with TMC.

The safety stats do not concern me. In six months I have only been asked to bring my paperwork in at a scale once, and that was becaue the folks at blue beacon overzealously washed the IFTA decal off the passenger side of my truck.