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Old 08-27-2007   #1
    Van v/s Flatbed
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I am currently attending Truck Driver school in Cincinnati Ohio and I get to speak with a lot of recruiters. Most are promoting Flatbed to make more money. Is this true or is it bait and switch? Pays more but you get fewer loads due to tarping and averaging out the same as a dry van with no touch. Or is it as they describe and you can make as much as 10K more a year just doing Flatbed.
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10K? HA! Flatbed pays just the same, only its more work. Some people do it and love it, others like myself didn't understand the point.
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With flatbed, you get "tarp pay". Outside of that, the money is basically the same. For me, the "tarp pay" isn't worth it.
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