Roehl Flatbed

I have been in some places I never imagined a truck would fit. Construction zones tend to be the tightest and there are usually multiple trucks in there. It's like one of those sliding puzzles you did as a kid, where you had to move on piece to move another, to move another until everything was lined up and you could see the picture. One truck has to pull up as far as he can, so one can back up as far as he can, so one can swing wide to avoid Pedro operating the crane. It's a good time. A lot of coil shippers are bad too, like NoTarp's photo. And to top everything off, we have to worry about ripping the tires of our front axle if we turn it to sharp. No spinning around in small circle like you can with closed tandems.

As for winter, I don't care. You spend enough time out in it, you get used to it. I'd still rather throw lumber tarps in the winter than pull a box.

 

Worst part is when you get a 102 in a old 96 dock that is tight for a 96. Of course the dock is one of them sunken one's that halfway back starts climbing again. You have about and inch on each side and it is a side load that is level with your rub rail. Now before you pull out you have to cover the load with your tarps and now you can't even see the sides of your trailer until you can get your tarps secured after you pull out. Better hope you don't sneeze as you are pulling forward because you are hoping that you come out with your rub rails and tarp boxes still on your trailer...

 

My husband was in flatbed, he was on the Great Lakes Division, which ran mainly the northeast over to Wisconsin I think, there's a map with it on their site or there was anyway lol.

 

the guys i talked to with roehl flatbed said there miles are gettin better but still not good

 

I called the recruiter and she said their 14 on 7 off were 2800+ miles a week. Well, I will apply for them in December. By then I will be moved up to NY. Roehl seems to be a good company and offers many opportunities from what I have read.

Curtainside does go into FL as well Van and Refer. I have seen only one or two flats though.

KH

 

It can be a challenge getting to Florida on a flat. I usually go in with a van or reefer.

 

Can you become qualified on all three types of equipment they use?

KH

 

Only flatbed drives can pull everything. Curtain drivers can pull vans and reefers, and vans and reefers can pull each others equipment, but only the flatbed division can pull it all.

Biggest issue I have is once you've shown yourself to be reliable they don't want to release you back to the flatbed fleet and you get stuck pulling their stuff longer.

 

Don't get this treatment pullin a box

 

While driving down the interstate you will see a constant array of bungies, straps, chains, tarps, binders, 4X4s and other items that fall off our skateboard brothers trucks. This is not just random junk please don't pick it up or move it as it is the only way they can find there way back home. This spring I passed a road side clean up crew and at the next exit ramp there were 37 flatbeders going in circles.