7mos EXP Looking for Flatbed Home

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  1. AkinNAUY

    AkinNAUY Bobtail Member

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    Hi everyone...! I'm new with 7mos experience as a flatbed. I'm looking for a new home and I'm looking for some suggestions.

    Currently working for Western Express.

    Any advice? Ty...
     
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  3. 1catfish

    1catfish Road Train Member

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    try to hang in there for a full year, then you can pick any flatbed carrier out there.......be safe.
     
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  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Yep, that's the best advice.
    Put your location on your profile so we know the hiring area you live in.
    If you absolutely can't wait until you have a year, then look:

    Keim TS
    Decker Truck Line
    Pride Transport
    System Transport
    Halvor Lines
    Melton Truck Lines

    Try to wait until you have 1 yr. experience though, for more choices.
     
  5. Knucklehead

    Knucklehead Road Train Member

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    For Anderson, it's 8 months. You could always try now, tho.
     
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  6. brsims

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    Builder's Transportation. We'll take ya with three months, as long as your record is clean.
     
  7. aileigh

    aileigh Bobtail Member

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    My husband is looking for a change... he has the experience, but he can't decide between Melto and BTC? Can anyone give me some insight on these two companies to help him decide? Thank ya!
     
  8. brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

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    I've never driven for Melton, so cannot offer an opinion on the company.

    However, I do work for Builder's. After kicking around this industry since 1998, I can honestly say that BTC is hands down the best company I've ever worked for. Everybody has been very honest with me, communication lines are always open between the driver and the office. Any and all issues are dealt with up front and right quick.

    Many carriers out there claim to be "driver friendly", but here at BTC that is the reality. We are also extremely safety focused, and work with the drivers to resolve anything that may come down the pike either at home or on the road.

    At the end of the day, it comes down to pay and treatment for me as a driver. I get paid a fair wage for the work I perform, and I get treated like an actual human being with valid concerns. While I was regional with them (I run local now), I never saw a paycheck under $1,000 @ 27% linehaul. And I was never more than 500 miles from the house unless I made a specific request to do so. Home Fridays, generally head out Monday morning unless circumstances required I leave Sunday night (rarely).

    If you or your husband have any questions, I'm always available through my pm box or you can give BTC's recruiting department a call. Our recruiters are also honest and up front. We work a zero BS environment.

    Brian
     
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  9. aileigh

    aileigh Bobtail Member

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    Thank you so much, Brian! You gave us some good information and it seems if he decides to go back to OTR he will be going with BTC.
     
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  10. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Waggoners Trucking has different types of flatbed/covered wagon/specialized. Don't know if they still have the auto hauling division or not.
     
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  11. AkinNAUY

    AkinNAUY Bobtail Member

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    Great responses and advice... TYVM
     
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