im 21, in school, and want to flatbedd

Could you explain why you might want flatbed so bad? Money? Load type?

You kind of have the odds against you and you probably don't really know too much about getting out there. Please, I am trying to be constructive- not negative.

My advice to you is to get a local job which would be much easier for you to get into. You don't have to plan on it being permanent, but do consider how your work history and experience will look on your next driver application. Going to school for six months sounds great and that will look good on you, but you need experience. Any kind of experience. You will be building your own profile of yourself and you need to take it seriously, even if that means doing something other that flatbed at first as a means of getting you were you want to go which is flatbed. You can still make good money, just put in as many apps as you can and hurry up and wait for a response.

Hope this might help.

Ray James.

 

Hey Soontobe, sounds like your program must be very thorough to take six months. Good for you! I don't think there's such a thing as too much training. I just got out here on my own and there are things I wish had been covered. But we all have to go on our own eventually. I'm not sure of the age requirement part but for me ATS has been a good co. so far. You can read for your self if you want. Anyway, just keep trying and do as much research on each co. as you can stand. What doesn't sound good now may be perfect later. Who knows. Good luck!

 

From what Ive seen all your big boys (swift, werner, n schneider, prime) will teach you to flatbed at 21. Though I dont know why you would want to start out on the harder end of the spectrum fresh out of school. Best of luck to you whatever you choose.