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what companies are good for flatbed in the north-east

The big boys, Maverick & TMC run in the northeast. Out of the two, I'd choose Maverick handsdown. Seem like a more driver friendly company from what I've read on here. Do a search. There are endless posts.

Also, Melton & Path seem to be OK, nice equipment, but not sure about hometime or pay.

TMC & Maverick both get you home on the weekends (I think).

http://www.pathtrucklines.com/index.php

L.J. Kennedy.

Arrow also runs northeast. There is a terminal in Masury, OH that has a Northeast Regional even.

Where in the northeast do you live? Keeler out of Clarks Summit Pa
has a real good local thing going on.

Go with Maverick or L J Kennedy. Stay clear of TMC

L J Kennedy, I have seen their ads and they look like a good outfit to work for but do not remeber seeing any posts on here from any of their drivers. Has anybody drove for them before that can give any info on them?(where they run, cpm, tarp pay, loh, etc) Sorry not trying to change topic, just wanted to know and it may help the poster also.

here is a journal of someone just starting with LJ http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb...php?tid/45152/

Re: flatbed
 

It depends what you are looking to do.
Home everynight?...Out for a few days, or a full blown dweller job.

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Last I checked, Maverick didn't hire out of the North East.

here is a journal of someone just starting with LJ http://www.truckersroad.com/fusionbb...php?tid/45152/[/quote]

Thanks mike3fan. He only put up a post for a couple days though. It sounded like a lot of east coast and NY, but he acted like they pay pretty good.

Try Roehl they have a east coast regional...
I was gonna take that when I pulled for them but changed my mind and stayed OTR but had left for a stupid reason but I like where I'm at now.

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we do hire some out of northeast just not way up in New England or up against coastline. If you live in pa, we go basically along I-70 and below in east pa and it goes all the way up the state of pa up above pittsburg. Not sure give Maverick a call and they can tell you. Bol
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Yeah, LJ Kennedy is not so bad, if you don't mind tarping for $10.00

Omg, and I thought tarping for $20 was bull :dung: . I couldn't stand to do it a first, but I just started thinking that I was doing it to get excersize to stay in better shape and it helped a lot. 8) Still, I am happy that they finally raised it up to $30. but next job will probably not be flatbed, it's still not really worth it. :asta:

I am extremely happy at L J Kennedy. Yeah the $10 to tarp sucks but I might tarp 2 loads a month, 3 on a bad month . Most of our tarped loads are sheetrock and they are all drop and hook pre-tarped. You get paid $15 everytime you load and $15 every unload so that makes up for the low tarp pay. Plus they give you $25 cash on your comdata card for every night you have to sleep in your truck. CPM is .43 I average about $850-$900 bring home plus the $100 cash they give. They get you home for every holiday and pay you $125.

I run 2000-2400 miles a week and am usually home by 5pm on Friday and get at least 48hrs HT every weekend.The company is very family and driver oriented. They are treating all thier system drivers to a weekend gettaway at the races this weekend all meals, hotel provided by the company. There are few jobs like them in trucking imho.


Aside from the low tarp pay my only other complaint is they have no rider policy.