uncommon flatbed companies

Discussion in 'Motor Carrier Questions - The Inside Scoop' started by TNspeedy, Jan 22, 2009.

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  1. Jan 22, 2009 #1
    TNspeedy

    TNspeedy Medium Load Member

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    i recently went a round with marten and found out that bein in front of a reefer aint for me. i am lookin to go back out in front of a skate board as soon as possible. sometimes the less heard of companys are the better ones. i was wonderin if yall could share some good flatbed companies. thank yall for takein the time to read.
     
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  3. Jan 22, 2009 #2
    MarineVet32935

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    I'm going to orientation with PGT. You don't see them advertising much and there's very little intel on these boards on them. However they are rated in the top ten flatbed carriers in the country. So, no information is good.
     
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  4. Jan 22, 2009 #3
    pullingtrucker

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    Just remember that PGT does a lot of steel and thats not moving good right now.
     
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  5. Jan 22, 2009 #4
    Les2

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    Pat was supposed to park a bunch of his company trucks and not hire o/o's or company drivers.

    Pullingtrucker's right PGT is just a steel hauling company, mainly AK steel. They don't deal with alot of small steel places. I've got some friends who are still on with them out of cleveland and they are lucky to get 2 loads a week!

    Jones Motor is a smaller company but I don't know how busy they are?
     
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  7. Jan 22, 2009 #5
    He who is called I am

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    Good luck... seems like you are a job hopper from most of your posts on here.
     
    He who is called I am, Jan 22, 2009
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  8. Jan 22, 2009 #6
    TNspeedy

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    in the past 5 years i have had 4 different jobs only 2 of them have been drivein jobs.....one was drivein a bus and the other was a welder.......was a welder for 2 years and drove for one company for about 8 months and they quit movein me and i was losein everything i owned wich isnt much. so i come off the road to salvage it,and drove a school bus for 9 months and they cut our hours and so i thought i would go back out on the road.....just didnt go into the right divison reefer aint for me....so maybe i am a job hopper...maybe i am not. if its the lords will for me to have another otr job then i will have one. i made this post to find out some good flatbed companies....o yea i need to mention that i have only been out of high school working for a living for 4 years in may of this year.
     
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  9. Jan 22, 2009 #7
    kentuckyrambler2

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    if it flatbed you want look into "flanary and sons trucking", there out of church hill, Tn.
    Don't know if you qualify but they look like they are close to where you live.
     
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  10. Mar 1, 2009 #8
    boone315

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    Hey Devil Dog, get used to driving between east chicago and baltimore with stops at every city in between, the one good thing is you go to the same places all the time so after a couple weeks no excuse for the poor land nav
     
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  11. Mar 1, 2009 #9
    RickG

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    PGT recently opened an office in Owensboro and haul steel out of AK Steel in Rockport , IN . Rockport stays pretty busy .
     
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  12. Mar 18, 2009 #10
    lumberhauler_oh

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    been with pgt for 7 years this is the first week that has been really bad. till now have done really well. e chicago and balt. is not all we do. many north south lanes and lanes in and out of lerado drop and hook
     
    lumberhauler_oh, Mar 18, 2009
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