Flatbed training?

Boy, I can't remember, around $25,000 or there about. I had three of these units. Bought as a package.

 

I have hauled coils, and I agree, I hated them, LOL! But honestly, not knowing who you work for, a conestoga kit can be a real money maker if you find the right brokers to deal with. I took some scaffolding to Las Vegas for some stupid money out of Kansas City for a rental agency that needed them tomorrow. After I delivered I discovered they were having the ConAG show over at the Hilton... I took a day off and waited for the show to end, I strolled over there and bagged three partials, paid $15,000 back to Michigan. I routed it right to the house... That was a fun week, and I remember it for the fact I was able to just walk on in and find these loads. Landstar was one of the brokers, I forget who the other two were. It was a good week. One of many.

 

Well, I'll tell ya', you can't go into a new trucking venue, and not want to haul something. That will never work. When I hauled flatbed, I was green, REALLY green, but took whatever they told me to do. I said, "I never hauled coils" ( or whatever) and the boss said, "just watch how everybody else does it", and that worked. Tarping is indeed the worst. Once, while hauling containers, I was at a hardboard plant waiting, and the wind was a' howlin', and some poor dude was trying to tarp his load of sticks, and the tarp was clearly winning, and he was getting pissed. I couldn't just sit and watch, got out and helped him, he was very appreciative. I think, aside from tanker, flatbed is probably you're best bet today. Good luck.

 

Flatbed is something you learn how to do through reading the books and watching the videos... and then relearn as you make a bunch of mistakes during practical training/practice. It doesn't take much to grasp the fundamentals, but it takes a lifetime to master everything.

 

Come into my territory (Great Lakes region) and you'll change your,mind about coils right quick. Steel is bread and butter for flatbedders around here. Not the top dollar loads, but good, steady work with good, steady paychecks.

I run steel, rarely see anything but. And if I do drag something other than steel, it generally turns into a clusterflop of epic proportions!

Gimme a big honkin' coil I can chuck a bunch of chains at before I close up (Conestoga trailer), and I'm happy as a clam.