New Driver purchasing flatbed. Length question

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  1. shooter19802003

    shooter19802003 Road Train Member

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    Lol, I totally missed that.
     
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    LOL!!!! THAT was a mistake!! Of course 3/8 is what I meant. And yes….The legend would be true about me still dragging them to the tuck! Haha
     
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    Thanks for the advice on the three piece tarps guys. I was within a short and curly of ordering them last night before I posted the question.
     
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    When I used to call brokers about flatbed loads they had posted, I would ask them weight, dimensions, type of commodity or freight, etc. Many did not know the answers to those questions. I pulled a sidekit and it mattered to me. Don't be surprised if some of the people you talk to at the brokers don't seem to know as much as they should about the loads they offer.
     
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    @Tonytruck98 - any update on how it is going with your setup? Have you started to get everything ironed out?
     
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    Used to hate calling brokers tell em the type of trailer like covered wagon and they were like whats that even worse was telling them a sidekit and the still were clueless. or have the truck posted on the dat board or 123 and right in the the comments section of the posting i put driver is not willing to break the other side down to get loaded or unloaded and still would call about bull crap load that wouldn't work.
     
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