Flatbed for a new grad?

Yeah, it was a shot from the hip and your right. I was thinking the points were doubled during the fist year of having a CDL but thats not how it works.



Edit: looks like there was a discussion about this recently.
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...sk-an-owner-operator/194238-csa-question.html

 

This is kind of true.

Although the OP didnt ask about this...here is some information:

I obtained Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan with a 48' spread axle Fontaine Renegade flatbed.
And, my tractor has well over 244" wheelbase.

Each Province has a myriad of rules and regulations.
Some are a simple permit (some even free) and others are serious money.
To get all my Canada legal permits (CVOR and other required business filings and permits and border tags etc etc) was about $1500. And this was without paying a 3rd party!
I did have to hire an Attorney as a local province contact for Quebec to satisfy their rules.

Some permits are yearly or longer. BC was the worst for me. I think BC means "Bring Cash".

My key was the year of the tractor and a THOROUGH understanding of each Province's rules.
Even the scale house guy in Windsor ON knew less about the rules than I did.
Not good.....

I have a long thread on this site somewhere if someone is really bored and wants to learn more
about the challenges and opportunities Canada brings...

 

you should fine going to flatbed right out of school,learn it now before you have any real bad habits,personally i think new guys are easier to teach flatbed loading and securment than try and teach somone who's been driving for years. good luck

 

I live in Quebec and that's one of the things I hate the most. We might have the exact same rules and regulations for different things as the other provinces or even federal government but the province will waste taxpayer money just to put its own stamp on the exact same thing.

 

You will probably love flatbedding. Usually the shippers & receivers are happy to see you, except for some of the union steel mills. Cranes or forklifts do the loading & unloading; you just secure the load once it's on the trailer. There are some very good companies out there. Congratulations on receiving your CDL.

 

Do it. Challenge yourself. More room for advancement as well.

 

Well its actually triple. Any csa points you get are tripled the first year, double the second and face value the trird. Securement violations carry big points and with flatbed securement is the name of the game.