Guess im a flatbedder now!

Just bought my first truck and signed onto a local company doing mostly local right now with some overnights here and there. The plan was to pull containers out of the ports but after riding with another o/o for a day running the ports, fukc that bs. #### was crazy and just didnt look like fun. I knocked out a few van loads and they were quick easy money. I tried my first flatbed load yesterday and i was fun, pay was pretty #### good too. So, i told them to keep me on flatbed and lets see how it goes. Got another one lined up to go first thing monday morning. Its preloaded so i dont know if that means its already strapped down or what. Just a quick 90 mile turn and burn and hopefully get anothe one preloaded for tuesday. Anyway, never thought this would be my forum but here we are so im just checking in!

 

Another thing, I gotta figure out a way to store my straps. I have an apu on the drivers side, which really sucks. I have steps on the passenger side but there is not a lot of room in there. I was thinking about some toolbox steps on that side. I also need more catwalk, maybe an between frametoolbox? From what I hear I wont be using chain very often mostly straps until i start pulling step decks.

 

I know it can suck. My dad pulled flatbeds for a long time and he trys to talk me out of it lol. I get it, but I have been pulling dry vans for 7 years and im bored, I need excercise and a change of pace. Good thing is that i can pick up a dry van any time I want. They are cool with us moving around. 160 drivers, most pull containers, some pull vans and 7 including me are pulling flatbed. My hope is that I can stay busy.

 

Thats a really good idea. I have a sleeper but that may still work. I have a t680 and the air lines come out of a box welded to the left frame rail. It sticks up about 5 or 6 inches. I might have to relocate the air hoses to another place.

 

Yea, that would be ideal. I guess i'll hold out a while until i can comfortably afford one. I just got started so need to rebuild the bank. So right now everything is in my side boxes under the bed and its killing me getting my new to me truck all dirty in there lol.