Flatbed -VS- Reefer *07/09/16
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- Talking about the differences between Reefer and Flatbed and why I prefer open deck trailers. Started in July '16 and finished in Jan. '17, this video has been on the "to do" list for a while.....sorry it took so long!
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it's so refreshing to watch someone so pretty and knows what she is talking about , Thank you and be safe
George Hendrickson
Thanks, you too. :- )
People with bad attitudes reflect solely on their upbringing attention, or lack thereof . That's what I like about your videos,
your attitude , the way you present yourself, and no foul language! I love your videos. Stay safe!!
Been a flatbed driver for 20 years and I can't get enough of it 🤗
Flatbedders rule! Your load. Your load securement. Your safest checks every 25 then 200 miles. YOUR SATISFACTION that's its ALL done by YOU. You look in your mirrors on the highway and YOU did that.
Dry van and reefer are the same drama that I nearly hung up the keys. After many years out of flat bed decided to go back to it. Best decision made.
Ah ha! That explains it. I played with Tonka toys when I was a kid and now I think it's cool to haul them.
Mystery solved. Thank you 😎
You pretty much nailed it on pulling reefer. Been driving over 40 yrs, and most of it has been reefer; some dry van and end dump, but reefer most. Im too old now to switch to flatbed, although I have considered curtain side. Nowadays, with e-logs and governed trucks, it has really become trying. Keep positive, you post great videos and I know they help a lot of lesser experienced drivers, both male and female. I also enjoy the vids of your side trip adventures, so when freight picks up enjoy and share. God Bless
berhorst59
thanks, : - )
On top of the fact you have to listen to it all night. I did reefer years ago. You need to get used to listening to it! Years later I pulled pneumatic tanks. Yellow corn flour. The food industry in general is screwed up! But for all you reefer drivers out there, here is how you get around the long wait times. Now before I even get to the place I can hear the crying on the CB. "I've been here for 14 hours waiting to unload"! So I'd check in ON TIME! Yeah ok go get in line. Ok, but just so you know, I'm on time, I think I have enough fuel to run the reefer for an hour, maybe two. If your load gets hot, it's your problem. "BACK INTO DOOR #3"! Worked every time!
Well sure agree to that so it's why it's better to go dry van and hire driver that deal with that crap not me
Flatbed is the way to go I have seriously never waited more than one hour to either get loaded or unloaded. Plus it keeps you more fit. And nights and weekends off , just overall a better life on the road
Its not what you drive its how you drive it that represents
Your self on the road health weise yeah skate board or step deck is the way to go .
Garbage wagons (reefers) and
Dry Box will brake you down in a few short years ..
I should have stayed working a skate board .
I waited 6hrs one time Missouri for a load but it is rare to wait to long
Hi,
Enjoyed video.Been a reefer driver in Europe for 17 years.Really enjoyed it.Difference is we get paid by the hour so if a customer delays us we are getting paid and our company bills the customer waiting time.
Drive tippers now getting old.
Douglas Tindall
I know some people that like reefer, it just wasn't for me. :- )
And one more thing! How could anyone not like you? Your a real sweetie pie💐
Big R Phillips
Thank you, that's very kind :- )
sure bought back a lot of memories. I have done a little van, mostly reefer but i love flats. I can relate with your stories, I am the same way and had the same thoughts and fights with receivers. enjoy. cjcats.
Charles Bradford
:- )
You said it all when you said with a flatbed they are happy to see you.👍
loved your attitude, 26 1/2 years flatbeds and lowboys. never paid anyone to unload my truck. keep on trucking, I enjoy your videos.
david schabel
Thanks :- )
You helped me SOO much!!
All the things you mentioned have been driving me nuts also.
I've been OTR Reefer now for 5 months and am convinced to go flatbed.
Thanks so much
agree! i hauled reefer, dry van, and final ended up with flatbedding I love it, I'm currently training on "low boys" to start hauling heavy loads. love your videos!
Roberto Garcia
aw, I so jelly :- p
Being an outsider to the trucking industry I found this especially interesting, thanks for posting!
Phil Daniels
:- ) yw
I tried the flatbed trailer thing; didn't like it! I hauled steel coils out of LTV Cleveland Ohio. My trainer insisted on chaining down "Homicide style"!!! I was able to talk him into letting me load "suicide style". I STILL wasn't a fan. I was dedicated to hauling coils "eyes up". But, I wasn't making any money. I got lucky when I put my application in at Marathon Canton. That was much better. I retired 8 yrs ago at age 42. Doing my own thing now. Life is good!!!
you have rental property? stocks? no work retirement or different career retirement?
I'm glad that your doing well. This was a fantastic video, a great incite on the lousy side of the refrigerated industry. People wonder why grocery costs so much? Poorly operated, money hungry warehouses with no respect for the people who have to deal with them. Very sad. Thanks again for the great video.
dave johnson
thanks. :- )
Well said.
Another thought;
When you haul crap you get treated like crap.
When I haul a million $ Load I get treated like a Million Dollars.
Thank you for putting this video together...I am joining Prime as a student driver, and had already chosen flatbed based on assumptions of what you've mentioned you enjoy. Thanks for putting my mind further at ease.
What a breath of fresh air and the dimples help too. I will be starting soon, I am looking at a step deck now. I did consider reefer for a little but your commentary was right on spot. Not worth it to sit at loading docks all day and than have to deal with the attitude. I also take pride in what I load and believe it or not, securing loads. Nothing like a nicely secured load with a great tarp job to boot. Good luck and thank you for the info.
Started doing this in 1975, will be all done this july. I now flatbed with Mercer (good company). Also 30 years of hauling cars. Good luck,be safe.
great info. 'flat bed chick " Out of a 35 yrs driving career, semi retired and drive casually ,,,I pulled flat for 12 yrs , included maxi- and pole trlr & long loads ,and a knuckle boom for poles ,, then refer & van for 15 yrs and OMG your right on the mark . and other combo's ....back in the 80-90's refer wasnt bad ,,it's terrible now ....I instructed CDL for 6 yrs about 700 students .and was asked this one question alot !!
jon Rogers
thanks, stay safe out there. :- )
As you mentioned, I experienced pretty much all that stuff pulling a van, except the toll booth at the gate.
One time I went to a food place and my company (Schneider) informed me that they refused to pay a lumper fee to this particular outfit. So I was stuck unloading by myself. I got everything unloaded but was told that I had to sort the stuff out and place it on pallets. It took hours. I finally got that done and they then told me I had to shrink wrap all the pallets. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. I told them to go eff themselves. I got detained at the exit gate and just drove through the wooden stick retainer at the gate. I thought I was going to get arrested, or fired by Schneider, but nothing happened. Actually I was more pissed at Schneider for not having my back.
Maga company bull crap dude sorry that happened to u but u should have learned a thing or two from that
"Traffic is just part of the job"...it sure is tough to remember that sometimes with the way people drive nowadays. I'm pretty new to flatbedding and the carrier I'm with does a mix of flat/reefer/dry. I'm liking flatbedding so far though. Haven't tarped yet and haven't had to use chains yet(just straps). I'll never forget the first time I pulled a flatbed(after 10 years of pulling boxes)...every time looking in the mirror and expecting to see the side of the trailer and having to get use to seeing nothing there. Strange experience!
Thank you, this was the video to watch! I drove a reefer, you hit all the best points about how rediculous it was and how rotten most of the recieving and shippers were about everthing! I drove miles all the way through Los Angelos, no where to park but for goodness sake don't arrive an hour early, don't be late, as if I had that kind of control over traffic, Lol! I wondered weather flatbed driving and other trucking jobs were like OTR reefer jazz!
Back in the Eighties I hauled produce mostly from California to the Infamous Hunts Point Market in the Bronx. Back in those days, I drove for Carretta Trucking out of Paramus, Nj then I transferred to their terminal in Fontana California. At 67 I'm getting ready to retire and never want to look at another truck again...lol All kidding aside I had many good times driving long haul, but back in those day's you were expected to run in violation of the hours of service rules, load and unload your truck, back-breaking work. I don't know if I will miss driving or not but I'm going to have to give it up because my health is starting to go downhill. Be safe Cindy, God Bless you.
Thank you. God bless
This was an interesting video. Agree that the waiting can sometimes be ridiculous with reefer. But something to consider is the risk of injury. There's an element of risk in lifting and climbing. When I pulled reefer, I rarely touched freight.
sojutime
true :- )
Happy to see you again..hope for many more..
I just became a subscriber today, Cindy. I'm SO impressed with the great information you put out there that many of us had no clue about! Not only the content, but your down to earth and efficient delivery of it is just wonderful! You are GREAT!
Frank Swain
aww, thank you. :- )
I found your channel, I think its great. Brilliant work
My brother in law is a flatbed/grain hauler. He may drive a 15 mile loop in Illinois hauling grain. Nice, no logs to maintain. But he only hauls flatbed the rest of the time. He shares your sentiment.
Cool. Thanks :0)
I've been trucking for five years now and loving it. I have about a year in reefer experience and it truly sucks because of all the rude customers involved. I've been doing curtain van for the past three years now and loving it. Currently working on becoming an owner-operator in traditional flatbed trucking. Safe travels driver.
You are soooo rite. Im reefing for 4 days now. I miss flatbedding. Going back.
Hey Katie
Let us know if you need good loads.
We deal in Flatbed, DryVan and Reefer.
Weekly more than $5000 revenue.
We charge very nominal fee
I loved pulling a flatbed! I was picking up a load of steel in Chicago and seen a woman up on a trailer pulling tarps with high heel shoes on.
Not sure its the same person but sounds like someone I used to know... She had long legs and just liked to "shock" people when they would see her step out of the truck. She hauled steel for years. Owner op and she had built a set of customers with steady loads. She had it down to work 3 weeks off 1.
Pure curiosity Cindy.. best load, most unusual load, of course worst load, really terrible receiver location (you had one that was narrow city streets & just getting dark), any loads you will not haul, and the shortest & longest hauls. Thanks. You make this too interesting and like a lot of other people, we love your stories.
10susan10
hmmm, I'm gonna have to think about that. thanks :- )
Flatbed all the way! I drove past about 20 or 30 reefer trucks waiting to get loaded or unloaded one time as I was making my delivery. They looked like they had probably been there forever. They were on my truck like white on rice as usual when you are a flatbed driver. I was done in 20 30 minutes tops. I wonder how long those drivers were still sitting there after I left 😅😎🤔🧐..
Hey Hidden,
Let us know if you need good loads.
We deal in Flatbed, DryVan and Reefer.
Weekly more than $5000 revenue.
We charge very nominal fee
wow... I can totally relate to everything you said. I hauled bananas from Newark NJ to Toronto, 3 trips per week. All the hollering that went on wasn't worth it. So I switched to flat bed , and never looked back. great video for someone interested in wanting to get into reefer work.
Jeff Windsor
I'm with ya' lol
stay safe out there. :- )
Often spent two days doing multiple pick produce loads in Salinas or Yuma etc. Glad there were no electronic logs
This just totally blew me away!!! Yes and ditto on all of it! I'm 53 and female and in my 3rd year of skateboarding. I love it for every reason you mention and I've got 1 you might be discovering now since I'm a little late to your videos. You get to your 50s and realize how relevant the use it or lose it saying is. Even tarping- I look it at as helping me maintain the strength and flexibility I'm desperate to keep for as long as possible....
If you're still out here I hope I meet you some day;-)
Peace- Lee
I got 31yrs of trucking BS, welcome to my world, glad it's almost over for me,good luck
this video came at the perfect time for me. I'm applying to a flatbed company to get back into driving, after many years away from it. I'm not afraid of the tarps that so many people stigmatize. Just trying to figure out how it's done. Heck, if my late uncle in law could do it, being a life long smoker and on oxygen,anybody can.
It's not that bad. If you want to do it then GO for it ! :- )
I agree with you...reefer driver's are so difficult...we are much spent more time in waiting for offload rather than our usually trip...🤣🤣🤣 strees full actually🤣🤣🤣
I did OTR ref with my husband for 12years. We decided to go home but I found a company that needs drivers but it's flatbed 🤔I call and they told me that they was not hiring but when my husband call they offer him the job. But to make a long story short. My husband don't want anything to do with trucking, I fill out the application and they will be training me on 5/29/18..The Owner told me the last two womans did not make it after one month. So wish me good luck
Jenice Turner
I wish you the best, hope it's a good company, maybe there's a reason why those women left.... I'm sure he was implying it's because they were women and couldn't do the job, but it may be the company or the type of freight they haul, among other things. Hang tough, you can do it! 😊
They let me go due to saying my Trainer said I don't know where to place a Coil. BS. Now I'm looking into going to Mcelroy or Melton.
Jenice Turner That's the trainers job to teach you that..... I would definitely be questioning higher up the company ladder....
The Flatbed Chick I WAS IN MY FEELINGS SO I WROTE THIS TO THE MAIN OFFICE IN ALL METALS TRANSPORTATION 🤔🤔🤔🤔 WHAT You THINK...........THIS ISWHAT REALLY HAPPENED... TO ALL METALS Tim let me go due to my second trainer say I don't know where to place the Coil, not true. I have videos on everytime I did my job with my first Trainer he video tapes me. I know how to do the job and I love what I was doing. I was being rushed like always and yes I jumped off the side of the trl and hurt my knee. But I did not have these problems with the first guy that trained me. I don't think that was right for him to say that was the reason why he was letting me go.But now I see why he said no woman makes it at this company when it like you look for something wrong in a person. But I just wanted to say something. The next woman yall hire won't make it and I wonder why.I ask can I start with one load a day and work my way up to two loads a day and he said no. I really appreciate you guys giving me a chance and I'm going to miss it. But it will be greater later. God Bless All Metal.
The Flatbed Chick why can't you sue for discrimination
Thank you for sharing. I needed this video. Trying to decide between the 2, but I think you've convinced me to go flatbed. You're sweet.
Ed LaBar
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks
You had me at "match box cars as a kid" :) Great, thoughtful insight into your childhood reflection. Thanks for laying it out there... being as transparent and honest as possible with your drive, purpose, feelings for what you like about your job. --- FWIW... I was a match-box car kid in the fifth and six grade. :) I'm middle aged and considering a vocational/career change. I consider your videos, your feelings, your shared experiences a great resource as I ponder my future. ---- Be safe. Be you. Be happy! Time passes so quickly! --- me.
Thank you, best wishes 😊
Thanks for the info about pulling Refrigerated. I just marked that off the list. There are a lot of other things a guy/gal can haul without all that drama.
What makes a flatbed different than a reefer or dry van is that they offload you from the side... your schedule is much more flexible... the reefer and the dry van, are the same, you have to dock on an appointment time... the shippers and receivers, cause a lot of wait time... this is the big hullabaloo in truck driving, the drivers don't get paid for wait time and it cuts into their drive time!
Dan Stafford OR ANYONE’s thoughts/exper. welcomed!. I’ve got a few years exper driving., can an operate track hoes, skid steers, and lulls, and can run for lifts and cranes. You seem like a knowledgeable guy, so will I ever be presented with and/or benefit from loading/unloading my trailer at mainly job sites, I.e opr at lunch or just left (4-5pm) granted I have proper permission to use equipment? Or would there be soo much red tape to cut through with a middle-sized company to just be better off sitting and waiting?
Thanks for the video. I’ve seen videos by SuperTruckerDan who is also a flatbed driver, I was curious why he chose flatbeds, your video pretty much explains why. I’m not a trucker, but every since I’ve been little I’ve been fascinated with trucks, I really like the 70’s and 80’ Kenworths and Peterbilts, especially the cabovers, the ones I grew up with. Thank you for being a truck driver, and thanks for making this video, keep safe! 👍😀
Pulling a reefer will definitely tweek your backing skills because of the very tight docks at alot of the shippers/receivers.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you Cindy!!! this video is WONDERFUL and FULL of many confirmations I have been feeling. very grateful you posted When you did.. I DESIRE to end my procrastination Mastery :) My heart has been in Flatbed (still) Hoping for March (now) I was thinking a little about refer because of some saying more work longer seasons. thanks again!! FULL of vital info for me!! Shalom! see ya out there!
timmi Yes
Thank you my friend, but remember flatbed has its positives and negatives. I didn't really go into what are some of the downside of fb but I'm sure you already know ...tarps, weather, constantly checking your load, etc.
I hope you are happy with whatever you choose. :- )
Dug this video. I want to get into this business at age 51. You helped me make up my mind on what direction to go. Thank you.. Dave
Ride To Live Live To Ride
Thanks, I know everyone has their own likes and dislikes. I was just explaining why I chose flatbed, I know it's not for everybody. :- )
Great job thanks for all your hard work
gtothepowerof6
thank you. :- )
This video is 100% correct. This has been exactly my experience running reefer the last 3 months. Can't wait to start running dry van next week.
I didn't have any flat bed opportunities when I got started but this video is really making me want to switch to flat bed.
Great video, thanks!
The Jackson Hub
Thanks. Best wishes
At least you are still able to stay with us because we Love You...
My mom drives reefer and I drive flatbed, we love to share stories on her taking 4.5 hours to get unloaded and it takes me 30 mins. Even tarping a load I usually am looking at an hour most. she always tell me if it weren't for the fact that she is old, short and fat she would love to do flatbed ;)
I love open deck. :0)
Hey Katie
Let us know if you need good loads.
We deal in Flatbed, DryVan and Reefer.
Weekly more than $5000 revenue.
We charge very nominal fee.
Best job is tank truck pulling chemicals. I am doing it for 28 years and I love it
Thomas Badidos 😊👍
I have done both and agree with 99%of what you have said. With that said I do miss my discounts on fresh vegetables, seafood, and other miscellaneous meats and foods.
yup! that seems about spot on.
great video .. made me smile
just got done a 6 year stint with a refer company ... NEVER do it again
the 14 years prior was dry box and some flatbed ... SO much less stress
rigjockey67
I hear ya' lol. :- )
I've never hauled reefer but I've been through places like Dodge City, Ks and like you said they're sitting in this stinking mudhole of a truck stop waiting for their 2:00 AM appt. No thanks on reefer.
About women and flatbed....my company hired a bunch of women who either didn't like the work and quit or did crazy things and got fired. I like having some control over how and where the stuff is loaded. I agree with everything you said about flatbed hours, conditions, and extras compared to the others. I don't like oversize unless you're gonna do it all the time like a pro and have the equipment for the job.
Good video. you forgot the hassles of finding washouts and killing the clock waiting for washouts.
Steven Knighten
haha, see I knew I would forget something, lol. :- )
I'm watching your 18 80s town. Thanks for sharing. I love it.
Awesome, glad u like. :- D
The Flatbed Chick please do video on what you eat on the road. Maybe some tips & tricks 2 eating healthier. thx.
I am still working on eating healthier, my diet isn't the greatest and I don't think I would be a good example of how to eat healthy OTR, but I'm working on it. Thanks :- )
I've pulled everything but flatbed, my dad did though, maybe I need to give that a try before I quit this racket all together!
I am with you on this I love my step deck and double drop
thanks a bunch. I really loved all the reasons to pull deck. I've been learning reefer for the past 2 years and it all resonates now. I have always desired step deck for variety of delivery destinations and i have noticed the friendliness as well. You may just have made a difference in my life cause I am currently seeking info on reefer hauling as an owner operator.
Good information, very helpful. I've been trying to decide which division to get into and you definitely made it easy to make a decision. Thanks!
Thanks, cool 😊
Hi, nice finding your channel, I'm moving to my new adventure, "flat bed" next week, wish me luck!
rocagt05 Awesome, best wishes
I love flatbed, I was lucky enough to find a local job so I don’t do it anymore but I miss it. I worked for Melton out of Tulsa. Great company, equipment is amazing and benefits are really good too! Cool video!👍🏻
Jerry Ladd
Cool. Thanks
Hunts point......Enough to make anyone run away screaming lol
Michael Carlson
not sure I've been there
The produce district in NY. It is (or used to be) a terribly crime ridden area. Along with the worst in attitudes the east coast had to offer. It used to be if you got in bad with your dispatcher he'd run you around there for a few weeks to remind you who's boss. Yeah, I quit reefers pretty quickly lol.
Lol, sounds lovely. :- D
You are the prettiest flatbed driver for sure!!
Martez Graham
I doubt that, but thanks
The Flatbed Chick your so modest lol! Got a lot of good tips from you, keep up the good work!
love your vids I drive lowboy for the state of florida, I always learn great tips and info. from from your vids :)
brad
Thanks, I'm glad you like them. Stay safe out there. :- )
I started trucking in 2004. I had heard all the horror stories about Walmart jerking truckers around and decided that I would never pull a van. I would have hurt somebody. I bought a car trailer and in 2006 I bought a heavy haul trailer. Like you said, 98 % of the time the customer is happy to see you.
Hello Flatbed chick, Been running reefer and dry van, a lot of power only. A lot of the things you said are true! I''ve been driving for 22years. And it's not getting any better! I decided to buy my own, and its better. BUT I am so tried of it, so within weeks I'm headed in to Salt lake city to pick up my first flatbed ever! A little worried but I started not knowing anything about truck, so this is no difference. Happy trails stay safe!
Awesome, hope you like it :-)
One thing I didn't hear you address was the earning potential differences. If maximizing earnings is your goal, which way would you lean? Thanks. Enjoying your videos and insights!
mawarner2
well reefer vs flatbed? reefer vs over dimension ? heavy haul? if you chose a specialty in flatbed such as OD, heavy haul or hazmat I think you could make quote a bit more than reefer but you need to specialize, just flat vs reefer, reefer would probably be best
Right on . with dry van or reefer receivers think that you owe them. Flats it`s rare that you have to wait
I have pulled dry van, reefer and flatbed. I have had as many as 15 stops in a day on flat bed. Try hitting 15 docks/day on dryvan or reefer. I would rather pull flatbed. Not crazy about tarping, but it is part of the job.
Terry Dunlap
I've had quite a few, I think my max was 10 ? in one day hauling steel sheets. I def wouldn't want to do that in a reefer or van. Pull in, they come out to you with a forklift, sign your papers and off to the next stop. :-)
They definitely are a lot happier to see you arrive with a flat bed. Had some weird times with flat bed, like loading dump trucks that had to be hot-wired to start, on a boxcar loading ramp, parked on the rails near San Bernardino with a train coming. Been lucky with Reefer, lots of MacDonalds fries loads, and the Martin-Brower facilities are always very professional. No crap like "day pass" fees to get into the yard to deliver. My favorite was dry bulk. Delivering to cement silos, half the time nobody is even around. Just pull up, blow off the cement, and leave at your own pace.
Joshua Bradburn cool 😊
Thanks for this video. Really helped me with the decision to go flatbed with my upcoming career change!
Thank you for this, and all your videos! It confirmed which type of trailer I want to pull. Flatbed here I come!!!
Best wishes. :0)
I drove flatbeds and dry vans.. I like flatbeds more. I don't mind taking a walk and looking at what I haul. Dry vans are cool. Reefer trailers tend to be a lil bit more of a headache. Great pillow. Be safe out there. God bless
RMC Carrillo thanks, you too 😊
I do flatbed also. More specifically I do pods. It's great. I set my own etas. It's also pretty laid back. I still get to get out of the truck also to throw straps. Gatta get that excercie in u know.
jason glisson lol, yep 😊
On the downside, it would appear that you have to secure the load (and keep checking it) and tarp in all kinds of weather.
unless you can go w/ a company that has curtain sides ' flat bed " then you just throw straps Or Chain & binder ...
Russell Hltn
I know there are draw backs to every job, this is just my opinion & why I like fb. I guess I could do a whole video on what it's like to pull a fb..... :- )
Every job is not for everyone, you have to find what fits you best.
I used to drive years ago before cell phones and elogs...GPS was just getting going. I pulled a flatbed. What a royal pain!!! I was always filthy and sweaty. Plus I was climbing up on top of 15ft high lumber loads and it was super dangerous. I was young and dumb and didn't care then. I didn't get paid a single red cent for tarping back then. When I learned the company was charging the customer 2-300$ to tarp...I was pissed and that was it for me. I dreamed of pulling a dry van or reefer...You guys were always clean and wore sandals and shorts and had super clean cabs. I know there are huge lines at warehouses and now I hear about the load and unload "appointments'...sounds tough...but still. I dunno how you do it. Having a step deck is a little easier to clammer around on. And tie down can be a little quicker. One thing I thought would be great for stepdeck or drop deck would be to get a gig hauling aircraft engines. Easy load and drop, No lines. But I hear you need a billion $$ in liability ins.Anyway, if you enjoy it, so be it. Maybe do more vids of you loading unloading etc ...outside the truck stuff. Thanks. I like your attitude. You keep it cool most times. Hard to do in that profession.
Damon Harvey
I never liked hauling lumber, it wasn't too bad at a few of the places I went to they pulled the tarp over the load and all you had to do was bungee it. Lumber is heavy also....I haven't done a single load of lumber since I became an o/o and I try not to haul anything that's very heavy or require a big tarp, I love picking out my own loads. :-)
I agree....I also prefer flatbed, for the same reason. STAY SAFE !
Flatbed is the only way I go.. You get plenty of exercise. From lifting chains, tarps, throwing straps, up and down on the trailer.. Its areal good workout..
Good video I liked flatbed better too, for the same reasons, wish I was younger I would still be doing it, miss it big time
Judson Walker
thanks. :- )
WELL SAID but I would like to add..... as an owner operator, we love and prefer reefer loads any day. Reason; it SOMETIMES can bring $6+/mile try calculating $6x800 or sometimes 1200+ miles.. you get the picture RIGHT.... plus please don't forget about detention time our favorite, the longer they take to unload the more $$$ you make while you're resting. Yes there are CONS hauling reefer but there are more PROS then CONS for owner operators.
B4ZERO
Yeah, everyone is different. It made me tired waiting to get loaded or unloaded and then when they knocked on my door told me to leave I was so sleepy I could barely make it to the truck stop to take a nap. Didn't feel like driving most of the time.
B4ZERO
I'm glad you like it, sounds like you are making money, so that's good.
The Flatbed Chick, nothing is easy. It's all about the hard work that goes into it behind the scenes i.e. research, finding a niche market, keeping positive attitude, willingness to achieve and succeed.
Yeah, like I said we are all different and it is about finding what works for you :- )
everything you said about flatbed is right i love it im still the new guy im just getting in to the business but i like how people look at the trailer to see what your pulling
Aaron Gibson
lol. :- )
Wow, this woman is gorgeous
Wow I remember the madhouse of refrigerated receivers . Too hectic ! Pharmaceutical loads were my favorite . Almost like pulling an empty trailer. Show up at the receiver anytime and you're the only one there! Oh, hello.Only thing is they were very touchy about reporting in about the temperature on those . The fees for lumpers can be turned to the drivers advantage . In the company I worked for they would pay the same pay to the driver for doing the lumping ! I made some good extra money that way . Had a health problem and had to stop driving but coming back to it now considering flatbed actually for the reasons you explain ,or tankers frankly for the money . But we'll see . Spell correct doesn't think 'lumpers' is a real word...funny
Glad you noted you had sat on this vid for a while. I was like, "wait a minute...wth?" Lol....glad you cleared that up! I went to scrolling thru the comments to look at the dates...lol. But you are pulling stepdeck now right? Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it as always ✌
lol, thanks :- )
alot of the reasons you mentioned are reasons I enjoy heavy haul. and many companies have found through trials the women are perfect matches in this industry for many reasons such as motivation and equipment care. I will be totally honest I watched one of your videos because I thought you were cute, I continue to watch because I enjoy your content.
David MacNaughton
Thank you, I've always wanted to do heavy haul but it kinda looks like that's never gonna happen, oh well. :- (
Take care
Hey Cindy yes it’s me, glassgeek. Just starting a new channel. Trying something new, but I subscribed from it also, so don’t freak out
I have worked for wally world for 12 plus years now, and your are correct about the attitude. but in defense of the receiving associate, they are catching crap from so many they forget that not everyone are Asshats.
I'm sure they do :-(
Idk if flat beds do this but in reefer you are constantly asked to slide your tandems, chock your wheels or at some places even fully disconnect from the trailer all together.
Simply Harley I rarely disconnected from my trailer except to grease the 5th wheel
Lady you maybe a Trucker but you talk like a corporate executive, I mean that in a good way, your calm tone it's very professional and refreshing.
I have watched my share of trucker videos and a lot of them are negative and unprofessional.
I am in a CDL Training program now and waying my opinions.
Thanks 😊
This video is the ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!!
wow, good info to know
Hmmm its 03:24 in the morning here in Holland and i am still watching your vids
i got soooo many questions about driving in the US