Diary of a current Swift flatbed driver

you get more miles in flatbed, longer runs im on a 2100 mile run right now and have a preplan i just commited on that is 1292 miles we hardly ever get a short run our short run is from south carolina to indiana
In all honesty the flatbed division is a pretty tight knit group from what i've seen we all help each other out, securing loads, tarpin in such specially at laredo, we BBQ together, truck pool to the buffets together and give van drivers S$%t together...i enjoy it, it has its down falls like any other division in trucking but when i am running i quite enjoy it.
I allways like the off the wall runs they are the best, i have only been on my own since febuary and i have been through every state except maine,vermont,florida north dakota,rhode island

 

plus you will be in chicago all the time to pick up coils! i see you from chicago

 

i would say utah,im allways rolling through their

 

starting to get the swift weenie, 4 weekends in a row sitting. sat all last weekend in phoenix, grabbed a load 2 days ago ran it to houston, had a preplan to go to michigan took it off of me and tried to get me to pick up a load today and deliver it on monday in laredo at a broker. 300 miles for the weekend, srew that.
EVERYTIME I COME TO TEXAS I GET SCREWED. Anyhow im about tired of sitting around because of fals safety holds, and incompetent planners, im starting to look for a local job in phoenix or las vegas.

 

ill keep all of you posted im sitting at the houston swift/central yard right now waiting to drop some flat steel off and pick up some drilling pipe on monday. I haven't had any picture worthy loads lately however i will take a picture of this drilling pipe