swift flatbed out of gary Indiana

Can anyone give some info on where flatbeds generally run and types of freight. Greer SC is my home terminal but will be dispatched out of Gary Ind. I will be finishing with my mentor soon and then go to one of the terminals for 5 days flatbed training. Just curious if any particular areas they predominately run in. My mentor is a van driver so we don't see a lot of flatbeds.

 

Loads go everywhere, all 48 states. There are a few major areas though. Tons of coils in the IL/IN/MI area. Freightliner chassis out of Gaffney SC. The "Triangle" is SC to IN area to Laredo and repeat. Good miles running that. It is not a dedicated run but one all the OTR flatbed drivers do at some point and time, so I hear. I run dedicated, chassis from SC to IN/MI and then a coil back. I too am dispatched from Gary but live close to Greer. We have loads going all over, just a lot fewer of us. Perry in Gary and Mike in Greer do the 5 day class. Both are good dudes. I know nothing of Phoenix so cannot help you there. I had a van mentor too. Good luck!

 

Where are you right now bab? I'm on a chassis load.

 

Parked the truck at Greer and drove home for a reset. Deliver Monday in Bristol, IN.

 

Plant, have you got box trucks or rv's? When did you pick up? Friday around 11AM for me.

 

Sturgis... on my way back to laredo, see you next go'round maybe!

 

Ahh, running the triangle! Hate that I missed ya but in all likelihood we'll run into one another at freightliner or Sturgis sooner or later. Just look for the Atlanta Braves or Carolina Panthers hard hat. I will be the ugly guy wearing it. Be safe

 

Well I found out I will be running the dedicated account after my securement training which starts tomorrow. Really looking forward to it after meeting a couple of ya'll and hearing about it. My DM is at Greer and really seems like a good guy. Hope I will be seeing quite a lot of you all out there.

 

Interesting your dm is out of Greer? Or is it Jason or someone else out of the trailer in gaffney?

 

No. I met him. He is in Greer. I had originally been told it would be someone in Gary Indiana but it ended up being Greer.