Am I in the Right Mindset?

Yup, that's why I would want to do flatbeds. But we'll see. And yes, MO = Missouri.

Thanks for all the info. Please feel free to add.

 

You could do flatbedding for my company...Keim TS...out of Sabetha,Ks. or Maverick HQ'd in Little Rock,Ar. -I think -or Arrow in Ok somewhere. They are all in that area constantly. TMC is all over the area as well. Basically, you go to one of those truck job sites, punch in the area and flatbed jobs and up pops 50 companies. Then you check if they hire students, their lanes, and whatnot. Don't think bigger is better;a lot of times it's not. Freedom of choice means a lot in this business.

 

I've been searching around and all I come up with are the big companies. I figure that when I graduate, there would be a list or something of some other companies. I know that if I do get my "A" I would like to move out to the Mid-West next summer. I figured I would have enough experience to start over somewhere else than this 120mph rat race town. It seems like most of the transport companies are located there.

I'm thinking Nebraska. Seems boring and cheap enough for me.

Edit: Not a bad thing. Live here in L.A. for any appretiable amount of time (I'm a native) and boring becomes very, very seductive.

 

You're preaching to the choir here brother. I'm thinking of moving to Missouri or Oklahoma. With this driving job, I can live where I want....another benefit.

 

As a fellow Skateboarder I can feel your pain in regards to tarping and strapping. Let me add that besides folding a wet tarp, try folding up a tarp in high winds, it sucks.

I wouldn't do anything else though. It's like I told my daughter: I have a job with an ever changing view.