Which fleet for new Roehl driver?

Door closer is the only way because we actually know how to back up. Lol! Well the majoroty of us do.

 

How many miles is a good average for the 7/4 7/3 flatbed fleet in the SE? I done think I want to slip seat, but , and I done t

 

If you are in a hometime fleet, (7/7, 7/3-7/4, 14/7) you will probably have to slip-seat. Sometimes if they don't have enough drivers in the rotation, you can go for a while without slip-seating, but eventually you will be sharing a truck with someone. If you want your own truck, you need to go National, and not on a Hometime fleet.

 

Whoa whoa whoa... You trying to insult us flatbeddddddaaaasss? Ohhh you must pay for that comment! I know how to back darn it... Well I know the mechanics of backing atleast! Haha

 

I had been pulling van the past three months and the backing is a lot easier than what I had to do with a flat. But I still am thinking about coming back to Roehl flatbed.

 

The 3 months I backed with a van this summer actually helped me to back better with a flat. Flats are definitely different to back, but the constant van backing has helped my flat backing.

 

Not saying my backing is perfect, but I like backing spreads alot more.

THOUGH I am rusty at backing duals.. It's a completely different experience then spreads. When I ran van, I could put that 53 anywhere you wanted. It's the same with my 48' spread now to. But I got a curtain the other day with duals and I had some overhang on the back that threw me off. So I know I'd be rusty at backing a van trailer. To be honest, the transition from 53' van to 48' spreads wasn't all that difficult to me. I think the other way around it would take me a couple backs to get the hang of it again.

 

I will be honest. I have my good days and then there are the days when I can't even back up straight. Lol!

 

Or when you stay at the con and they bang on your door at 5 am "hey we'll unload u now" backing just jumping out of bed lol

 

Oh I remember those situations.. Wake up all disoriented and have to ask the guy twice which door because your brain can't process information just yet. Then backing... oh boy, always a challenge at the old grocery warehouses built for smaller trailer and it always seem that they gave you the tightest on between two trucks with a building infront of you.

I guess I just have bad luck!