High paying flatbed loads

LOL, there aren't any.

 

Oil/gas field is back up and paying well.

 

For the wrong company I suspect? If you were being paid mileage, you wouldn't have to worry about the "rate".
Or (since you appear to be "looking" for freight) do you own your truck? This post is a bit confusing.

 

Only the mercer guys are allowed to pull high paying no tarp light flatbed loads,we the rest of the population,we just fight over leftovers.

 

What company are you with? If you just started wouldn't you think you gotta work your way up?

 

Shhhh... Dont tell anyone

 

I gotta get my tarps out more often than id like. I don't mind the small 4 footers but those 8ft drops sucks. Used them twice last week and gotta get them out next week. Even these light weight ones are too #### heavy.

 

Im not gonna share specific freight or customers but some general advice.

Basically it's the same as any segment of trucking. The more time sensitive and valuable the better it will pay. Lumber, bricks, shingles, etc are always gonna pay less than finished goods.

Take a load of basic lumber for example. Its just going to some retailer or distribution center where its going to be unloaded and stacked beside dozens of bundles of identical product. If it shows up tomorrow or 3 days later it won't really effect the customer more than a minor annoyance of scheduling. Now compare that to a load of 50 ft cherry/oak/whatever fancy expensive lumber 10x10 ceiling beams going to a new church or civic center being built. If it doesn't arrive damage free at the time selected the entire construction project is delayed. You got equipment and crew sitting around being paid and not working. That costs customers a lot of money. These loads pay much more not because they are more difficult, in fact most of the time they go much smoother, but because the customer is willing to pay for a proven track record of on time damage free.

It takes a while to build up a reputation of on time damage free everytime, but once you do you can demand a higher rate than Billy Bob trucking who gets it there when he feels like it and covers it with shredded up tarps. But that reputation is easily lost with just one single late delivery. If your transmission lets go, you better be willing and able to get a rental to get that load there no matter the cost.