Flatbed or Reefer?

You have plenty of experience for several good outfits:
Freymiller
Abilene Motor Express
Coast to coast running with these companies.
Put your location on your profile.

 

Melton pays way better than what you're making

 

Flatbed, pulled dry box and reefer, with reefer it's late night pick up and delivery, dry box kinda the same. Switched to flatbed and have never regretted it. Flatbedding is mostly done in the daytime, delivery and pickup. Plus, since I went Flatbed, the money's been MUCH better. In the yard Friday afternoon and off till Monday morning. Did $72,000 last year, this year at the new outfit I'm at, should do 80,000 plus. Get some bedding experience and door's will open.

 

It's not as hard as it looks. It's good exercise/ good break from sitting all day.

Personally, I liked hauling equipment. Chaining was kind of fun for me. Hauling lumber and tarping it then securing the tarp with 10,000 bungees- not as much.

 

Flatbed, try Melton Truck Lines or Celadon flatbed division or CT Transportation.

 

Go with Flatbed and never look back! You can thank me later

 

I live in Ft lauderdale and work for melton. I make a good deal more than that, even on slow weeks, and i dont feel like i work too hard. been here about a year

You too can live this glamorous life

 

Flatbed will open up doors for heavy haul if that's something you are inclined to do. Reefer will be reefer.

Don't allow the intimidation factor prevent you from getting into flatbed. Melton will give you a securement class. Use the flatbed forum as another learning tool. I switched from dry van to flatbed about 16 months ago, going with a small outfit that had two "ride alongs" as training, but relied heavily on the flatbed forum and help from other drivers to get me through. When in doubt I would take pictures and text them to other drivers or dispatch (who all had experience) to get advice. Now I am one of those receiving requests for advice. You are always learning and always a rookie at securing something in this part of trucking. You will find that other drivers are really helpful.