Dry van or flatbed or reefer?

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  1. Arnjjn

    Arnjjn Bobtail Member

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    Coming up on a year now and looking, many options but first question is should I run dry van, reefer or flatbed and why?
     
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  3. Derailed

    Derailed Road Train Member

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    D) none of the above
     
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  4. Arnjjn

    Arnjjn Bobtail Member

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    So what's option E
     
  5. Derailed

    Derailed Road Train Member

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    For a company driver I would pretty much recommend getting into tanker work. There is several different avenues you could go with as far as road or local and what type. All in all I've always felt it offers about the best quality of life that could be had in this line of work with the least hastles and good pay. My second choice would be car hauling if you live in an area that is active.
     
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  6. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    E) - Doubles.
     
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    thelushlarry Road Train Member

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  8. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Reefer, dry van, flatbed can all be good depending on the company and where you live.

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  9. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Dry van. It is the path of least resistance. Reefers are usually loaded pretty heavy and you have to know how to load a heavy load to get your axle weights right. Flatbed would require you to get dirty and know how to load, plus those flatbed guys are weird and sadistic and get excited about bondage stuff like chains and straps.
     
  10. lots of character

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    Strange ducks those skateboard pullers are.... No one likes a reefer driver either.... Especially when you pull in to a t/s at 0200 and have a live load on.... You might as well have pooped your pants, because you'll get the stink eye every so often....
     
  11. BeanDip

    BeanDip Medium Load Member

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    Yes. Maybe.
     
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