Flatbed companies and Military experience

Does anybody know of flatbed companies that will use my military experience as experience? I'm in a very weird place right now, because I have my class A, but because most companies won't ecpect me because not going to truck driving school. What I have learned its really not a company thing but a insurance thing. In the Army I was a heavy equipment operater and we hauled all our own equipment.
I'm going to go to truck driving school to refresh on driving manual transmission, since the military are automatics. I have problem doing that since my gi bill cover. Had a few companies offer refresher train with signing contract, but I don't want to be stuck with doing a contract and things go bad.
Can any one also recommend companies out of the Memphis TN area or companies that will hire out of the Tennessee.
Thanks for any advice or help you can offer.

 

Sho Nuff, thank you for the insight and I have thought about that also.
ZhenyaP1991, I agree with you that going to school will help out in a great way. I guess I need to rephrase to, that once I start with a company if or will they us my flatbed experience.

 

Gunner, they are on the top of my list. Talk to them a few weeks ago and said get 3 months of experience or go to one of their truck driving school they recognize.

 

I agree I have to start over again and have no problem with that. I think I heard the owner was prior military.

 

Thanks for that info on the owner. I saw on their website about the va ojt program and is one reason they are on the top of my list. Do you or have ever worked for TMC?