flat vs van for a rookie?

There is times I would give my left arm for a sloped hood that turns within a football field radius. Just about every job site I hit anyway..

 

*simply takes names for the "no cookie" list*

 

Look into Mavrick.

 

Its all part of lookin' good my friend.

 

Lookin good is fine while running down the road... not practical at some job sites...

 

Awww now driver lol

 

Beancounter, what was it you read on here that changed your mind about TMC? I'm considering TMC myself and have read the good and the bad. To be honest, for me anyway, all the good with TMC far outweighs the bad comments from the guys who couldn't cut it. For me, the biggest problem with TMC would be the same problem with any flatbed company. That is the hard work. Don't misunderstand me. I'm not afraid of any hard work and I'm more than willing to take the chance. It's just that I'm not exactly the biggest guy around. In my opinion, I think the key here will be the same as it is with any company, whether it is flatbed, van, reefer, or tanker: attitude. With a can-do attitude, you can accomplish anything. I may be scared as hell getting into this, or any other outfit, flat or van, but I have a can-do attitude and I believe I can do this. Ok, enough rambling now. Carry on.

 

You don't have to be a big ol' boy to run a skateboard. Yeah those tarps are heavy as hell. More often than not you can get someone to lift them up with a forklift. 9.9 times out of 10 that will work out for ya. The chains and binders aren't all that heavy. And don't worry about not being able to strap your load down tight enough, you have a pretty good sized bar to tighten them up. Tarping will get easier with time. At first it may look like a pile of spaghetti with tarp straps everywhere but soon you'll have it all even and pretty with perfect x's or z lines. Pay attention to what they teach you on load securement and make it stick! You'll do just fine.