Melton Truck Lines...Your opinion? Advice?

Well said!

 

Freymiller is a good outfit: Rider and pet policies. www.drive4freymiller.com

 

Who's doing the driving? lol

Is he, or you, going to be willing to tarp/un-tarp in the wind, rain, snow, ice, cold, heat, on most loads? @stwik can let you know more about that stuff. Chain and or strap every load. Flatbed is night and day from reefer. The hours are better but it's a lot of work.

 

But you can hold your head high when you order supper. You've earned it
I'm not putting you down bear, just throwing in my two cents. Having to do a little work isn't all that bad

 

Can you read an atlas?

 

Good deal

 

You two will learn to embrace the suck. Or, you will quit within the first three months, maybe six. It takes a few months for flatbedding to settle in. It's not just bumping a dock at different yards -- there's more complexities to it. Far more regulated than most would believe.

The good news is... if you two start sometime in April. You'll have practically a year before the weather really gets rough again. I rather battle dehydration than hypothermia. I started two months before winter came and it was a doozy at times... got a lot of "first loads" during the winter months and just had to suck it up with the snow and muck.

Flatbedding is a niche thing. Some love it. Others can't run away fast enough. It's not all glory. If you're in it for the sights and money Heyl could be a better fit.

 

You will definitely get some mud on the floor boards running flats.