Is flatbed annual net really that far ahead of dry van and reefer?

Personally I think you can make the same money. When I left TMC I ended up at Marten making the same money with way less work. Every time I saw a TMC driver I wanted to tell them they could make the same money with way less work Some like flatbed because it is good exercise. I was getting old and with refrigerated there's no slowdown. People have to eat. Recession proof.

 

10-4 on refrigerated trucking!

 

Chillys were not my thing. If I’d been in the mobile cold storage rental business it might of worked out. As it was the time I lost my trucks to packer and grocery dc ######## made it all pointless.

 

I'm averaging 91 CPM as a company driver doing open deck specialized so far this year. And I deal with very few big warehouse places that treat drivers like scum. Two big pluses over dry van or refer.

 

I did $116k last year and will probably do around $125k if the bottom doesn’t completely fall out of the economy. Flat out, most won’t earn as much as me, I’m in a high paying niche. But $100k should be easily done pulling open deck otr. Maverick, tmc, ect are the megas of flatbed and have the low pay to back that up, but they are also a regional outfit for the most part.

 

Isn't reefer always pretty heavy ... mean close to 80k most of the time ?!

 

0.91..?!

I knew I should’ve been a lawyer.

 

Still a newb and I've only been in this business for a few months but it has so far seemed to vary. I've noticed meat loads have always been heavy, but pharmaceuticals can be light enough to be concerned when it gets windy out west.

So far enjoying it though...the consistent freight factor is what drew me in as well.