Why do flatbed over van/reefer? I don't see the extra money

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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    There’s a lot of politics and favoritism in the LTL business too which creates some terrible driver morale situations, and sometimes even workplace violence.
     
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  3. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    That’s true. The guys/gals that did well when we did it, kept their nose down, did the job and went home.
     
  4. blairandgretchen

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    Dang it - thanks for catching me.

    ‘Tis the bigger lie more easily believed”
     
  5. PoleCrusher

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    I don't know why anybody would do anything besides reefer right now. Only thing left that pays anything at all.
     
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  6. Rontonio

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    you just need to spec the right van....

    I might have to steal some of your long freight in the future, just a heads up....

    I will leave you the tarped ones, if that’s ok?
     
  7. jamespmack

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    I'd pay 3500.00 a month to pull oversized.
     
  8. PoleCrusher

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    I'm pretty sure most guys that do that stuff are darn near broke. Don't pay any better /mi than van freight, and with all the delays, plus gotta pay for permits and escorts.
     
  9. Espressolane

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    In the past, I did have to deliver to a few retailers distributing centers. At one I received a “ban for life” just because I insisted that they unload the trailer at the appointed time. The time they scheduled, no less.
    Probably for the best, my guess is bail would not be granted.
     
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  10. blairandgretchen

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    I can’t haul them all!
     
  11. Kenworth6969

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    I'm about to turn in my stepdeck and go back to being a door slammer.
    Not happy seeing Van rates higher than flatbed.
     
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