Bad or good deal for OTR Flatbed?

Have never head of that.
Seems like new scam to screw driver.

Driving for free at times basically.

 

While I don't disagree with you in principle, I also think it's important for new drivers to hear from others that this industry is always going to be testing boundaries.

 

Say no to tarping for cheap

 

How about for free? I said yes to free tarping for 2 years and then got I a better job because I had a stellar resume. When you are brand new, it's a #####. But you start somewhere

 

We only get $50 as well... not a huge deal. Some guys think tarping is harder than crossing mt everest.. if you can tarp in in an hour or less, which the vast majority of experienced tarpers can do. you just made $50 an hour... sure on the harder to tarp loads that take longer it is what it is.. but i always thought tarping was part of flatbed work... maybe pull a reefer and go sit at a dock for 20 hours unpaid.. I know which one I'm choosing

 

I don’t get pay for dead head either, also no pay for tarp, however I get winter driving bonus 5 cents per mile and quarterly bonus for hitting certain mileage, which is usually $800-1100, also $100 per extra stop. I do get a good amount of miles weekly tho. everything comes with experience, always keep looking for better options and talk to different people about opportunities. At the end of the day, money talks BS walks

 

When they don't have to pay up for deadhead it means they'll look further out for loads since they can get you to move the truck for cheap/free. It used to be pretty common back in the day. I heard about how my company used to do low pay for deadhead in the 80s. Also keep in mind they're probably using PCMiler/zip to zip miles, not miles driven so if the numbers don't make sense that'll be why. Pretty much everybody does that.