Flatbed Or Dry Van?
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OK I am going to bed now before I get into trouble.
I hate the East Coast. It's always late, earlier over there.
-mountain girl
Aren't you glad you asked, Jimbo? Look how we all got off on a tangent.... What was that? Something about flat bed vs. dry van?
uh-oh. We're in trouuu-ble.
-mountain girl
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
LOL....Glad I found time to hop on and read the replies! Old sweat sock cologne pretty much put Dry Van in first place now. Thanks for the advice. I'll have ALOT more questions as I go forward. Alot more.
Thanks again...be safe out there everyone
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
LOL....Glad I found time to hop on and read the replies! Old sweat sock cologne pretty much put Dry Van in first place now. Thanks for the advice. I'll have ALOT more questions as I go forward. Alot more.
Thanks again...be safe out there everyone
Lol don't let my commit about the smell turn ya away from flatbed. It has yet to turn flat bidders away. Lol I kid I kid. Seriously it not that bad. There are showers they can take.
Flat bed is a bit more physical and the weather makes it pretty rough at times but not everyone can be a flat bedder. Only the crazy ones.
Flat bed, refer or dry van is just about the same really. In the end you deliver freight. Everyone has their likes and dislikes about different types of freight.
The reason I was leaning more towards dry van I this post is cause I truly believe dry van is just about the easiest for of trucking and when you are first starting out you will be learning ALOT of stuff all at once and it can be overwhelming.
WWith flat beds you not only have to learn how to drive a tractor trailer but you also have to learn load securement. It can be tough. While I have never pulled a skateboard(flatbed) and probably never will I can only go by what I see and...... Smell 
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
OK...coming from a Lady Flatbedder.....the work may make you sweat.....but unlike box trucks...we actually have time to take a shower !!!!! I started on reefer...hated it. we sold out and went skateboarding...and loved every minute and every mile. The shippers are glad to see you, and the receivers don't jack you around. You don't have to worry about load locks, cuz you can see em in your mirror. And when your lucky, you get those sweet, low loads of flat steel. But on those bad days, you get suicide or shotgun coils...but what the hey....thats truckin' !!!
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
One of my best instructors at CDL school was a flat-bedder. Among the instructors, he was the most positive, patient instructors of all, the most self-confident, the best at building self-confidence among the new drivers, the cleanest, the cleanest smelling (for those of you who've made your funny comments about flatbedders sweating it out on the job) the neatest, the most perfectionist when it came to safety, the most fit, one of the oldest (60), and looked like he was one of the youngest. He never had one negative thing to say about anything. He just taught us how to get out there and get the job done and done well.
He didn't look a day over 40 because he was so fit. He was really great to learn from and I definitely had some of my very, very best days out there, learning from him. If he was an example of the typical flat-bedder, then he's the one I'd want to model myself after. Hands down.
-mountain girl
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
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Since my hands were tied I was going to say I was driving with my...... no not that..... My tongue. God yell have a dirty might. Or a talented tongue