Any decent flatbed companies that hire for western region flatbed with 2-3 years exp

a piece of advice, you may say you're prepared to tarp but tarping in my opinion is the easiest part of the job. most flatbeds are spread axle and you CANNOT turn as tight with a spread axle as you can a tandem. if you do you could A. pop the tires on the front axle off the bead or B. tear that front axle off it's mounts (I've seen it happen). once you get your first year flatbedding in then it should get easier. you're going to run into problems like how to secure certain pieces of cargo (I've had some things that are just a kick in the ### for getting it legal and secure). it's going to be one hell of a challenge, but it'll be fun. I love it. I feel flatbedders and tanker drivers are some of the safest drivers out there. we control how that cargo is secured unlike in a van or refer. we are trained on how cargo could react to different forces and we are much more aware than your standard steering wheel holder. that's just my opinion.

 

tri axles are a lot like spread axles, you still can't turn them as tight as a tandem but they are a slight bit easier. flatbed isn't as active as everybody makes it out to be. I started doing it hoping to lose some weight but it never happened. it helped me maintain my weight rather than gain it. but it's still better than bumping docks all day. since you don't like sitting all the time flatbed should be a great fit for you. you're going to find yourself stopping more to check your load and working somewhat normal hours. most flatbed deliveries are Monday-Friday between 5am and 5pm. you wont find yourself having to deliver at 3am very often. it has happened to me once for a lowes distribution center and once for a jobsite for a paving company.

 

was that COTC?

 

i'm not fond of governed trucks especially after driving ungoverned truck for the past 6 months. but it doesn't matter, as long as someone elses name is on the door then I live with it. it sucks but they pay for the truck and for my labor. that's how I look at it.