Comments By Driver58

I find this to be the craziest thing ever. I have been off the road for 7 years and want to get back to driving. I have my CDL A but my Medical card just expired. I have 1 year doing coast to coast and 6 mos experience running NE regional. I have applied to several companies only to hear I need to take a refresher course. But on the same token they will accept someone with no experience or CDL and train them. I get the fact I would need some refreshing. But if you train, wouldn't it be just as easy to put an experienced driver in a truck with a trainer for x amount of weeks? That experience driver will be making the company money a lot sooner than a student. It just boggles my mind the fact is if I had let my CDL go years ago I would be in a better position than I am with my CDL. Does anyone know of any companies that would take someone in my position other than Western Express? I just want more options. I'm looking for a NE regional gig, preferably flatbed.

I'm getting back into driving soon. But this time I plan on doing flatbed rather than Dry Van. Does anyone on here drive for them in the Flatbed Division, preferably in the Northeast Region? I spoke to a recruiter today and he said that they would get me home by Friday evening each week. He then went on to tell me that the drivers are paid $200 a day until they reach 1500 miles. Then the pay is .50 per mile. He said the average for the NE Region is about 2200 miles but at the minimum I'm guaranteed $900 for the week. Can any W.E. Regional Flatbed drivers confirm this? I just don't wanna waste my time if its all BS. He was trying to rush me into going to orientation. I'm not new to all this, so I want it all in writing before I go to orientation and commit to the 9 months I will have to stay with them. Any info about how they run the flatbed guys in the NE region would be much appreciated.