Advice For After CDL School/ Getting Into Flatbed
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Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
Howdy Fred, and WELCOME TO TT !
Personally, I would suggest applying with TMC, RIGHT HERE on this site, and let THEM train you, and guarantee you a JOB!
We ALWAYS recommend company paid training, exactly for that ^^^ reason. Knight also trains for flatbed, as do many companies.
Other than that, read ALL you can, from Old School, Turtle, Chief Brody, and some of the 'bigger' haul f/b guys.. i'll tell ya later...or they will show up, Lol! (Robert B., Bird One, et al . . . )
Best wishes;
~ Anne ~
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
TMC is a flatbed company that hires drivers right out of CDL school. Swift has a flatbed division. Maverick is a flatbed company that hires right out of school and also has a glass division that pays slightly higher than the standard flatbed division. Estes runs flatbed. Western Express runs flatbed. Melton is flatbed company. Prime has a flatbed division. Knight Transportation has a regional flatbed in PNW (hiring area includes the Bay Area). 1 year experience preferred with that dedicated division, but they are willing to train. I believe Roehl had a flatbed division.
I am sure that there are other companies that other members here can suggest.
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.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
Howdy Fred, and WELCOME TO TT !
Personally, I would suggest applying with TMC, RIGHT HERE on this site, and let THEM train you, and guarantee you a JOB!
We ALWAYS recommend company paid training, exactly for that ^^^ reason. Knight also trains for flatbed, as do many companies.
Other than that, read ALL you can, from Old School, Turtle, Chief Brody, and some of the 'bigger' haul f/b guys.. i'll tell ya later...or they will show up, Lol! (Robert B., Bird One, et al . . . )
Best wishes;
~ Anne ~
Hi, Anne! Pleasure to meet you and thank you for your advice! Funny you bring up TMC! That friend of mine from the Navy that I brought up, he worked for them and recommended them as well! Thing is, they aren't taking people from California at the moment. I have considered moving to one of the states they are recruiting truckers from, but I don't know yet. I will try to read up on those fellas.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
Howdy Fred, and WELCOME TO TT !
Personally, I would suggest applying with TMC, RIGHT HERE on this site, and let THEM train you, and guarantee you a JOB!
We ALWAYS recommend company paid training, exactly for that ^^^ reason. Knight also trains for flatbed, as do many companies.
Other than that, read ALL you can, from Old School, Turtle, Chief Brody, and some of the 'bigger' haul f/b guys.. i'll tell ya later...or they will show up, Lol! (Robert B., Bird One, et al . . . )
Best wishes;
~ Anne ~
Hi, Anne! Pleasure to meet you and thank you for your advice! Funny you bring up TMC! That friend of mine from the Navy that I brought up, he worked for them and recommended them as well! Thing is, they aren't taking people from California at the moment. I have considered moving to one of the states they are recruiting truckers from, but I don't know yet. I will try to read up on those fellas.
Pleasure is MINE! Dang about them not hiring out there. . . correction, Kerry .... they DO train!!!
Some of the others Kerry mentioned train as well. Roehl would actually be a good PNW choice; as would Knight.
Did you try this/these link(s) ?? >>Paid CDL Training Programs
Yep, many of these DO have flatbed...Apply For Paid CDL Training Get ya IN! :)
We're here to help~!!!
~ Anne ~
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
Howdy Fred, and WELCOME TO TT !
Personally, I would suggest applying with TMC, RIGHT HERE on this site, and let THEM train you, and guarantee you a JOB!
We ALWAYS recommend company paid training, exactly for that ^^^ reason. Knight also trains for flatbed, as do many companies.
Other than that, read ALL you can, from Old School, Turtle, Chief Brody, and some of the 'bigger' haul f/b guys.. i'll tell ya later...or they will show up, Lol! (Robert B., Bird One, et al . . . )
Best wishes;
~ Anne ~
Hi, Anne! Pleasure to meet you and thank you for your advice! Funny you bring up TMC! That friend of mine from the Navy that I brought up, he worked for them and recommended them as well! Thing is, they aren't taking people from California at the moment. I have considered moving to one of the states they are recruiting truckers from, but I don't know yet. I will try to read up on those fellas.
Pleasure is MINE! Dang about them not hiring out there. . . correction, Kerry .... they DO train!!!
Some of the others Kerry mentioned train as well. Roehl would actually be a good PNW choice; as would Knight.
Did you try this/these link(s) ?? >>Paid CDL Training Programs
Yep, many of these DO have flatbed...Apply For Paid CDL Training Get ya IN! :)
We're here to help~!!!
~ Anne ~
Hi, Anne! Sorry for getting back to you so late. I did use that link! Filled out the info and sent it to recruiters last night! We'll see where it goes from there!
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
TMC is a flatbed company that hires drivers right out of CDL school. Swift has a flatbed division. Maverick is a flatbed company that hires right out of school and also has a glass division that pays slightly higher than the standard flatbed division. Estes runs flatbed. Western Express runs flatbed. Melton is flatbed company. Prime has a flatbed division. Knight Transportation has a regional flatbed in PNW (hiring area includes the Bay Area). 1 year experience preferred with that dedicated division, but they are willing to train. I believe Roehl had a flatbed division.
I am sure that there are other companies that other members here can suggest.
Hello, Kerry! Pleasure to meet you. Thank you for that information. Knight having a regional in the PNW has me very intrigued!
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.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
TMC is a flatbed company that hires drivers right out of CDL school.
Just want to clarify. TMC is a flatbed company that will allow recent CDL grads to come in for an INTERVIEW not necessarily hire you right out of CDL school. They do a 2 week training process and if you pass you will then be eligible for employment. TMC from my experience seems to be a great company to work for. Right now I'm scheduled to start with Knight doing flatbed, just waiting for a trainer to free up.
From what I've heard from this forum, Prime, Maverick and Knight are good flatbed companies. Good luck with your search and good luck starting a career.
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.
Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
TMC is a flatbed company that hires drivers right out of CDL school. Swift has a flatbed division. Maverick is a flatbed company that hires right out of school and also has a glass division that pays slightly higher than the standard flatbed division. Estes runs flatbed. Western Express runs flatbed. Melton is flatbed company. Prime has a flatbed division. Knight Transportation has a regional flatbed in PNW (hiring area includes the Bay Area). 1 year experience preferred with that dedicated division, but they are willing to train. I believe Roehl had a flatbed division.
I am sure that there are other companies that other members here can suggest.
Hello, Kerry! Pleasure to meet you. Thank you for that information. Knight having a regional in the PNW has me very intrigued!
You are welcome. I utilize an app called Driver Pulse by Tenstreet to gather information on all sorts of trucking companies. The app shows hiring areas for various companies and the types of work for which they are currently hiring. It's through this app that I learned about the PNW flatbed regional with Knight.
Knight is a pretty decent company. Old School and Davy are two prominent members here that I know drive for Knight. I think Old School drives flatbed for them, but I am not certain about that.
Best of luck to you.
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.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
TMC is a flatbed company that hires drivers right out of CDL school.
Just want to clarify. TMC is a flatbed company that will allow recent CDL grads to come in for an INTERVIEW not necessarily hire you right out of CDL school. They do a 2 week training process and if you pass you will then be eligible for employment. TMC from my experience seems to be a great company to work for. Right now I'm scheduled to start with Knight doing flatbed, just waiting for a trainer to free up.
From what I've heard from this forum, Prime, Maverick and Knight are good flatbed companies. Good luck with your search and good luck starting a career.
Clarification appreciated.
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.
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Hello, Truckers! I am hoping to become one of you very soon! I earned my CDL permit thanks to the High Road Training program, and I'm starting a private trucking school next week out in the Bay Area! However, beyond that I am not sure where to go, or maybe I should say I am not sure what to do. A good friend of mine from my time in the Navy was a Trucker, and he suggested I do flatbed. Any advice in how to get my foot in the door with flatbed trucking, or really anything in general, would be greatly appreciated. To those who read and/or respond to this thread, thank you for your time.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.