If you pay attention, you wont get killed or hurt! You can get hurt just as bad, getting hit by a forklift and freight falling top of you. I guess some think the safest job is the best hell nothing is safe anymore!
If you’re happy making less because you’re scared you might get hurt, then have at it, more for the rest of us anyway...lol
MOOOOOOOOO, MOOOOOOOOO,MOOOOOOOO.....lol
I had to do it, sorry, it struck me funny.... lol MOOO

Besides I have never tarped anything in the rain, or snowstorm that could not get wet, Maybe under a pole barn or some type of cover. You learn to adapt and overcome. Have a little adventure in your soul!!!!!

 

I always enjoyed flatbeds, but it to much for me over all. Straping the loads no problem. tarping always my down fall. But there is other types of trailers that can be close to it. Curtain sides and also The Covered Wagons. Still some challenges but looks to be easier.

Con's of those would be oversize loads. Takes that option away.

 

I haul a lot of crane's to get out of New England. These are those stationary cranes with a hoist that moves back and forth. They consist of big I beams then a variety of stuff put on top. Each crane is different and a tarp job from Hell because it's up, down, left and right and very odd angles. I unrolled the tarps and was at the back of the trailer on top when I realized I was 13' up in the air and no way to climb down the back. I had to make my way to the front on my hands and knees trying to feel for places to put my feet. It was not fun.

I've learned to chain these loads down and use most of my straps to hold the tarp down. I've only had 1 load of lumber that was square and my 8 foot drop tarps fit perfect. I didn't want to deliver it but instead ride around proud of how nice it looked. I'm not a fan of tarping for sure!!!

 

Scared? Hardly. I've been riding motorcycles for 25 years, I go skydiving and whitewater rafting so I'll pick my poison and tarping someone elses crap aint my choice. I maybe making less money, but I'm also doing 90% less labor.

BTW...I've driven flatbed for TMC and tarped loads and chained coil and greasy bar. So no matter what the pay is, there is nothing that attracts me to chaining coil in 100 degree heat and 90% humidity.

Hook and go, dont fall for the hype of flatbedding.

 

You’re right; it’s not for a LAZY man. Sit in your truck and watch yourself get fatter by the day...lol all so you don’t have to do much work....lol
Where do you get a job that is only 10% driving and 90% work, neverland...lol

Don’t contradict yourself, riding motorcycles which I have done sense I was a kid, and skydiving are not dangerous, hell you do them for free, wait you pay for that danger, you are scared I believe IT!!!!!!

 

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Curious as to WHAT shipper loads sheetrock in the snow??? Loading/tarping on moisture sensitive loads are done INDOORS.

 

Dang I sure didn't know that.

 

flatbedding isnt as hard as people make it out to be if
1 you arnt lazy 2 you dont mind a little work out
physicly they arnt that hard just alot moving and pulling and some climbing but not alot unless you get allot of tall lumber loads

i went from driving a local dump truck to pulling a flat, if you find the right place (i recommend maverick or tmc ( i like mav cause they have been good to me)) they will teach you the easiest ways to secure and tarp any load. I hardly ever wait to get loaded and when i do its cause im there early and wait no longer then 30min to a hour to unload, cause places want what i am bringing them, my miles are as much as i want to run, last week was 3100, next week im starting off with 1100 and will still have 2 days home this weekend.

dont let people scare you flat beding is not hard if you dont mind working for 30-40 mins a to load and half that to unload.

Griz

 

lol, never been there myself, but most sheet rock is loaded, {and if bad weather] tarped inside