Do Any Starter Companies Run Flatbed Teams?

I'll keep the backstory part of this short: a friend offered me a job in IT and I stopped driving to take it. I've been doing it about two years and I like it, but I miss the road a lot. Foolishly, I let my CDL expire (didn't renew my medical card so it was downgraded), so I will effectively be starting from square zero.

A good friend of mine is looking to drive team, and I know I would be able to live in a small space with him (he was actually a college roomate). That said, I don't have interest in pulling any kind of freight besides flatbed. Does anyone know of starter companies that can keep a flatbed team busy?

McElroy

McElroy

I can't find anything on their website about teams. Do you have any more information on it?

I thought they did but they don't...sorry.

McElroy

I can't find anything on their website about teams. Do you have any more information on it?

Check with crst. I know they have some flatbeds but I'm not sure if they team with them or not tho.

Check with crst. I know they have some flatbeds but I'm not sure if they team with them or not tho.

Thanks, didn't even think of them (for some reason in my head they were just a reefer company).

I'm also going to see if Roehl does anything with team flatbed, because on the whole I like what I know about the company.

Steve, the opportunities for teams in flat-bed are very slim. Typically flat-bed freight doesn't need to go coast to coast in an expedited fashion, which is the whole purpose of teams.

CRST's flat-bed program is called the Malone division and all the trucks are lease operated.

If you want to team with your friend, I suggest looking at refrigerated freight.

Check with Swift. They have a modified team approach to their contract with Chrysler and Freightliner moving light duty vans and chassis assemblies.

I do not know all the details but basically the team pair runs two seperate loads in two seperate trucks, one a full size sleeper with a 53' drop deck flat. The second a single screw, baby Freightliner with a shorter trailer. Once the payload is delivered the smaller rig is flatbedded on the larger rig and deadheads back to the terminal as one unit as opposed to two. I think this account is based in Greer SC. That's all I know. Call Swift for more information.

What Old School said.......and no on McElroy team driving

If you want to team with your friend, I suggest looking at refrigerated freight.

Deep down I knew we'd probably have to go refrigerated, I just didn't want to. Thanks for telling me what I needed to hear instead of what I wanted to hear.

Check with Swift. They have a modified team approach to their contract with Chrysler and Freightliner moving light duty vans and chassis assemblies.

I do not know all the details but basically the team pair runs two seperate loads in two seperate trucks, one a full size sleeper with a 53' drop deck flat. The second a single screw, baby Freightliner with a shorter trailer. Once the payload is delivered the smaller rig is flatbedded on the larger rig and deadheads back to the terminal as one unit as opposed to two. I think this account is based in Greer SC. That's all I know. Call Swift for more information.

This sounds like a super interesting operation.