Newbie With Questions.*********

The best advice would be to pick out a flatbed company that will give you a shot then keep your record clean until the opportunity comes where you can go over to TMC. At least you ll have some flatbed experience under your belt by then.

 

I've talked with maverick drivers. They seems decent but he said you won't get home much. Check out builders transport. (Btc) they pay the best & living in nc. After training you should get home every weekend. Flatbed is the way to go. I enjoy it. I'd stay away from Werner.

 

I sent you a PM.

 

I understand Maverick semis have automatic transmissions. I'm only a CDL student myself, but for me I want my first job to be with a manual shift so I won't be limited in the future. Melton is a flatbed company that hires CDL school grads, but not sure about the age requirement. Roehl has a flatbed division.

G'luck

 

Oh yeah, Melton,Boyd,maverick, ct transport many to choose from a lot of the big companies are going with automatics. 6 weeks of training is tough where ever you decide. Once u get some experience & keep yor mvr clean you can go anywhere.

 

Good luck. Try asking in the flatbed forum for info on these companies. Maybe? I haven't driven for any of them. I drive for a smaller flatbed co. in NC . I've talked with a lot from different companies. Nobody ever has bad things to say. Flatbedders just must be a happier bunch? Lol

 

Is old man Nichols still running the show at NC Truck Driver Training School at Johnson Tech in Smithfield? When I went there the total charge was $78 for all 10 weeks as a NC resident ... times have certainly changed.