Dry Van vs Reefer vs Flat Bed

Flatbed - lots of work tarping and securing load, but usually no docks to back into
Reefer - lots of grocery bs long unloads, loud noise while trying to sleep at breaktime
Dry - I dunno explains itself i guess all ive ever run is dry cant think of any pros or cons

 

Actually it doesn't matter a whole lot, what you pull. And asking us what we think, only starts a #### storm LOL.

I will give you my thoughts on this though.

Reefers suck year round, but you have access to more loads.

Flatbeds suck, in the winter. I don't care what anyone says

Dry vans suck, during slow freight periods.

It's a matter of preferance. Until you've done one or the other. You won't know which you prefer.

Personally, I would rather pull a reefer. If I didn't have to pull frozen/chilled food loads the majority of the time. If our company had reefers, and considered them to be 'dry" most of the time. I'd be a happy camper. Until then...I sticking with a dry van.

 

I don't like reefers because the ###### things are noisy - and it turning on and off all the time automatically used to just wake me up all night long. I don't like have to deal with fueling the things, either. And if they break down, you have a potential disaster on your hands.

I don't like dryvans any more - just boring.

I've pulled other - oddball - types of trailers, but you didn't mention those.

I'll take flatbed over any of it. I don't care about tarps and I don't have to deal with freezing winters - but even if I did, I would still like it better than the other two.

 

wait times are long but if you know how to work the log book you can still run once you are unloaded.

 

I had a choice w/ the Co. I'm starting at. I chose flatbed/national. Looking forward to the challenge of tarpng/securing. Plus I have been told that f/bdg takes you to some off the beaten path/places. I'll experience that. I came from manufacturing. 28+ yrs. I am looking forward to the aspects that challenges me physically and enduring weather changes. Maybe someday I will take another route but for now FlatBeddng is my start. Don't know much to ask Questions. Looking forward to learning and experiencing my new career!!

 

All I can say is, I've been pulling trailers for a while, and the only one that sticks out to me as something that has a bit of a challenge to it are flatbeds. The physical part of it is a BIG plus to me - I get a good workout every day I'm at work.
Success, adventure and good luck with your new career!

 

Hmmm... where'd ya' hear something like that?