Flatbed advice

I'm fine with paying my dues everyone had to start somewhere and get a beginning. Im seriously considering mcelroy just because they are so close to the house. Heck i can walk there in maybe a half hour

 

My uncle drove for them back then he enjoyed the company but hes also one of the ones that loves a dry van mostly sitting and nothing else. He hated tarping. Its my understanding that mcelroy doesn't run many miles due to being regional but ive also seen some drivers say they've averaged good miles

 

Howard pays ok but low for flatbed 40cpm starting out and not a whole lot of miles i was told

 

So is that why a lot of companies pay percentage instead of miles. I met a howard driver not long back and he told me they averaged close to 2200 a week maybe a little less. They manufacturer transformers year round so pretty steady freight

 

I came across jordan just can't find any information