Heavy Haulers

Hand, I don't take it as you callin' me out, do to the fact I know what I'm talkin' about. Guy M. Turner, I don't really know if you HAVE to be experienced to get on with them. However, I don't quite think you or anyone for that matter, will just come aboard and start pulling one of their 19's right off the jump! I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that you have to have some amount of experience. They do have some flatbeds and stepdecks and smaller RGN's, though. With a good safety record and an acceptable MVR, I'm sure they are probably hiring. I think the Heavy Haul office is the one in Rock Hill, SC, give 'em a call. I think the POC is Rick, or something like that, I don't really know, I don't work for them. When they can pay a salary guy around $1400.00 a week to pull a 19 axle, huh, nah, they can't afford me, but you didn't ask me that!!

Diamond, well when I was interested in Diamond, I spoke with Eric, and he told me that my resume looked great and they were interested, but they wanted their drivers to live in or around the Cincinnati area. This was a while back, and I couldn't even entertain that!!! I responded to an ad in a publishing in my area, but it didn't mention anything about having to move. I can't see moving for a truck driving job, not when I see so many of their trucks down here at the ports, all the time, at that time, anyway. This was a few years ago, back when Steve Engel, the owner/ founder of the company was still alive... I don't know if they have any flatbeds, but I would think that they would, in the event they needed to mob out and build a trailer on site..... I've transloaded alot of their loads onto trailers I was pulling to take to storage or to shipside, or to certain customers.. I hope I could help, maybe not, any way, good luck......Peace.

 

I didn't pay attention to where you list that you're from at first, but being from the area you listed, Keen Transport, Dailey Express, are two that I can think of, that you could get the experience that your looking for. I don't know too much about the east coast, as they aren't too friendly to big loads over there and it's entirely too time consuming to move anything really BIG. I didn't say heavy, I said BIG, there's a difference. There are alot of ports over there and alot of construction equipment comes in and out of there, all of the time. ATS, would be a place that a guy could go to cut his teeth in Heavy Haul to get that experience. They're a big company and could probably get you home, I really don't know. Miller Transfer and Rigging out of Ohio, might be a place you could start, also... Good luck...... Peace.

 

I worked for a few companies that were heavy haulers and most was company equipment, since the majority of what you haul is very expensive or can do mega damage with a screw up they required a good bit of experience. I got on with the first oversize, heavy hauler doing lowboy moves with a construction company.

I am not sure what most would require but all I have worked for wanted 3 plus years and a clean accident record, which included you did not damage the equipment as well since securing the load incorrectly can be a bad mistake.

 

i've read all the post's,and i still don't get this thread.

 

I'm thinking the first post said it all. I was actually trying to network and get in touch with others that do what I do. I now have a facebook account and I find that I can connect and keep in touch with people in this segment of the industry much better. Sorry for your confusion.

 

you can't just jump in a 19 axle at turner even if you have years of experience...you have to start with 10 axle or 13 and they put you with a driver too. after a load or two you or on your own. pay weekly and on time. but you do come back to turner after each load. always come back to greensboro

 

was parked in a truckstop for the night with a wide load,,parked in the far back,,got a loud knock on the door about 3 AM,,it was a hooker,,when I pointed my gun at here she took off running and ran into my wide load and fell down,,knocked her silly but did not get bothered again,,there are advantages haul wide loads,