Is flatbed work much different than reefer or dry van.

What he said ^^

 

For my brief time dragging a van years ago, never had anyone tell me, "you get to haul some really cool stuff".

Pretty much the same thing with my 6 years yanking tanks, but lots of "aren't you worried about blowing up" questions.

With open deck, especially with stuff other than the run of the mill construction equipment, you hear "that's cool, what is it"? Quite often.

 

This is just step deck,.. there are many many other segments of open deck. I have done some RGN as well,.. I'll post some of those pics also.

You have the weather to contend with,.. hot summer,.. and frigid winters.




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A little bit of everything.

Hurst

 

And RGN,..



















This is just a small taste of open deck.

You can keep it simple or go extreme. Door swingers (No offense) never get to experience any of this.





Hurst

 

After 30 years of reefer/van work I hooked up to a flatbed Jan 1st and love it ..those load locks in the corner of my garage can keep collecting dust .

 

Or you could use them to hang your clothes on to dry?

 

I've been debating going flatbed for quite a while now.... Best to work at someplace like TMC or Melton? Or go with Landstar after I have a truck, and learn as I go???

 

Probably work better than what I tried to use them for.

Lets just say they dont work well for doing pull ups and I'm very happy there were no secret spy cams in the back of the reefer.

Hurst

 

If you have had no experience at all with rigging and securing, I would at least get some basic training first. Its mostly common sense things. But there are many short cuts and tricks of the trade that you may or may not pick up on your own.

I dont know anything about any other flatbed companies,.. so I have no idea who is better or worse than the others. If you are in a position to buy a truck or soon to be. Give one of them a few months to learn the basics and then have at it.

The main thing if going on your own is to learn and understand DOT's rules for open deck. Unlike a van or reefer,.. your load is out there in the open for all to see and critique.

Hurst

 

Hey hurst, where was big red at? Looks like the one they used at Vikings Stadium