heavy haulers

Well i would suggest doing some flatbed, getting strapping and securement experience. I had a buddy when i was in schooling, he said after he got his cdl he was taking up a class for heavy construction hauler. That is near the field of heavy hauler's. Other than that if you know somebody to get your foot in the door, or just get your experience and start looking around and calling places. Hope that somewhat helped.

 

Just like Miles says. Learn all you can from someone that's been doing it for a long time. That's where you find the secrets for different loads. My first flatbed experience was hauling heavy construction equipment. It was OTR ( mostly from MD to UT) and it was in the service but only my green id card was different than anyone else. When you get all loaded up it's almost like a tanker. You don't want any type of driving except nice smooth no jerking slower down the grades driving. Do all that it says on the permit because you will be held liable for everything. You can try construction companies but they don't really have the miles. You might have better luck at the dealer of the equipment so you can see who's hauling and how they are doing.

If you want just the big trucks then you'll have to go out west where they run triples and oversize trucks alot. Tanker companies out there try to haul has much product as they can so you'll see what is called super tankers all the time. Those trucks are very heavy but nothing sticking out the side or over the top. Sometimes you get more pay for the size of the truck. I got 2½ cents more per mile for hauling triples but the runs were short and there was alot of work that went on. You just have to find the companies and talk to a few drivers and you'll find what is good and which are not so good.

 

A couple of companies come to mind.. Try calling ATS, & Keen for starters. They can at least tell you their basic qualifications. Right now heavy haul is SLOW.. with the economy and places like CAT laying off thousands of workers.. Hauling heavy equipment might not be a good place to try and get into?? If the economy picks up and the pres. starts rebuilding all the countries roads and bridges.. then maybe we'll see a upswing in the heavy haul arena??

I'm hanging in there with my 35ton RGN trying to pay the bills.. I do a heck of a lot of sitting. but when I do work I don't work for peanuts..