Soon to be new driver considering tanker vs flatbed?

Bench 250 and work out 6 days come on you need to step that game up driver lol just busting *****

 

The slosh is the worst part. Once you have mastered that, there is no other real special "other" driving. Some companies may start you on the heavy stuff like "bunker grade C oil". At 70 degrees a slumped pile can be cut like warm butter. Very little slosh. As your experience goes up, you will get thinner materials. Tho the alternative is to haul gasses.

 

Okay, then. I am a 53 year-old female tanker hauler. If I can do it so can you!

 

Tarping in a stiff wind isn't nearly as bad as trying to fold the #### thing.

 

@MYSTYKRACER here are some of the outfits that hire new drivers in houston.

Service transport.
Transport service.
Highway transport.
Superior carriers.
Trimac.
Kegan advanced.
Dupree.
Sunco.

Good luck.

 

A&R Transport in Houston hires new cdl grads. www.drivewithar.com
"recent graduate from an accredited truck driving school."

 

Sorry 'bout that. Since that's not the case, I'd consider flatbed, only because I don't do well with 50,000 pounds of hazardous material behind me, especially with today's drivers, and with flatbed, usually the places are waiting for you, not t'other way 'round. Used to be, tanker drivers needed a lot of experience, but today, I think they just need to fill the seats and deal with the mishaps, if any, later on. So it's up to you, wrestling with chains and straps and tarps, in all types of weather, or hitch up the hose, open cover, ( don't forget that) where applicable, open the valve and bring out the wheel polish. I guess put that way, it's a no-brainer.

 

Here's a Houston flatbed outfit. You can check them out; I don't know anything about the company.
Flatbed -> McCurdy M. W. & Company
Well, web search has they're no longer active. Don't know if that's accurate or not.
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Here's another one:
Safelane Logistics LLC - flatbed using hotshots.
Address: 16010 Bernina Ln, Houston, TX 77044
Website -> SAFELANE LOGISTICS LLC

 

i wouldnt reccomend flatbed for regional or local work. its a pain in the ### to spend 3 hours securing and tarping and the #### is only going 300 miles or so. and remember u still have to put all that equipment away and tarps need rolled up .. if ur doing regional flatbed or say 5 days out and weekend off, its best to find a company that pull side kits and conestogas hauling steel out of say indiana and illinois. or something in the south that does similar. most of those companies will require experience tho. speaking as a flatbedder myself, i would go to tanker to start out especially if u wanna stay regional and be home every weeked