Local driver wants to switch to OTR Flatbed - advice?

There's a bunch of them; where do you live; city/state.

 

Try this as a first choice : Lone Star Transportation,LLC ( www.lstinc.com)

Melton Truck Lines
Keim TS
Decker Truck Line
Jones Bros. Trucking
Halvor Lines
System Transport
Pride Transport - flatbed division
Celadon - flatbed division
Waggoners Trucking

There's more, but these are OK.

 

I hear maverick is pretty good as well. and I could be wrong, but I would think that 4 years local would still count to your driving exp?

 

Let us know how it goes, I'm in a very similar situation. I have almost three years experience, about 2 1/2 years on a flatbed, all of it local though, no OTR. Now I'm looking for a new job, haven't had much luck with local companies, and don't really want to go with a mega carrier. Seems like a lot of the decent OTR or regional companies want someone with OTR experience, don't want to have to train someone who has never driven out of state (technically went to Nevada once, but whatever).

Anyone with advice for someone in California, in Visalia, south of Fresno....

 

Youngs Transportation in Fresno.
Transport America
Freymiller
Earl Henderson Trucking - they have about 400 trucks or so.
KKW Trucking

 

Paul Transportation is in Tulsa / Sapulpa .... I would think they would be a good bet for home time and miles for the OP.

 

If you want a smaller regional fleet check out Jump Transport out of OKC, owner is a good man ...I know nothing about who runs his Tulsa operation though.