Good Flatbed Companies!
Topic 1792 | Page 1
Welcome aboard Mike!
Well, we have a listing of Trucking Companies That Hire Inexperience Drivers and several of those companies are either flatbed companies or have a flatbed division.
I know TMC, Maverick, and Prime all hire students straight out of school. We have several flatbedders here in the forum and they'll be here soon to chime in with more ideas.
Have you figured out where you're going to school yet?
You should also read through our Truck Driver's Career Guide. It has mountains of information pertaining to getting your trucking career underway.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
It would help to know where you live. There are some regional companies that only hire in their areas.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
Michael, welcome to the forum! I'm a flat-bedder, and glad to have you here.
Here's four companies that I know of off the top of my head that will hire new drivers into their flat-bed divisions. Check out their web sites and see what you think.
- TMC
- Prime
- Western Express
- Maverick
Ignore all that cry-baby stuff on other trucking forums it will only steer you wrong. Those whining "somebody done me wrong" stories are useless and detrimental to try and base your decision on. When you are a truck driver you are the captain of your own destiny, you determine whether you're a success or not. It's a false premise that says "this is a good company and that is a bad company". They are all trucking companies - they are all doing the same thing, and trying like crazy to build some efficiency into their operations.
Again, Welcome aboard, and feel free to ask us anything you're curious about.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Melton just started a student driver program for recent CDL graduates.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
I'm currently with Melton and they are taking on new CDL grads. Like anything other part of trucking, you have figure out what company is the best match for you and your goals. I am very impressed with Melton since everything that I have been told they have followed through on. Let me know if you have any questions specific to Melton.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
I drive for Prime Inc in their flatbed division (recently transferred from reefer). So far I have been treated very well. I am a lease driver, but I know several company drivers in the flatbed division and they are also treated very well.
As Old School said, it is what you make it, so it does not matter what company you choose. Check out all the links here about the different companies & decide which one best suites your wants/needs.
Ernie
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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Hi, My name is Mike and I'm about to go to truck driving school. I was wondering if anybody knew what flatbed companies are good to submit applications too for a new cdl graduate.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
BMI:
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI is a formula that uses weight and height to estimate body fat. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. The BMI's biggest weakness is that it doesn't consider individual factors such as bone or muscle mass. BMI may:
It's quite common, especially for men, to fall into the "overweight" category if you happen to be stronger than average. If you're pretty strong but in good shape then pay no attention.