The revenue and breakdown of my first four loads at Landstar kzread.info/dash/bejne/hmafs7KtqJXahLQ.html

I love flatbedding. I started fresh out of driving school and always end up back under an open trailer. For new drivers, spread yourself around. Get experience with as much equipment as you can. You should build a resume in trucking just like any other job field. Use the company’s money to acquire new skills. I started in flatbed, moved through van, reefer, step deck and RGN I’m contemplating a move now to pick up some dry bulk and liquid tanker experience. Never stop learning and the second you think you know everything, park the truck before you kill someone. Keep the shiny side up.

I knew a guy who had a flat bed and a low boy. When he was out hauling heavy with his low boy, his son and grandson were his escort crew. They saved money by doing it that way for sure.

Be careful with a stretch RGN…. They are heavy, so you’re buy weight permits for loads that might be legal on a non stretch, or you’re wasting money buying the extra weight of the stretch. Example, I just loaded 84,000lbs on our 4 axle stretch, gross weight was 140,000lbs…. I would have been closer to 130,000 on a non stretch. So we paid for extra weight, which adds up in states that charge by the pound and by the mile.

So thankful for this video and more so your honesty about your purchase

Awesome break down man! As always. Your insight is insanely helpful! Great video as always!

Bro, Mad props to all drivers in this area of our industry. Found this video to be entertaining and educational. As a REEFER guy I can't relate to these trailers however I greatly enjoyed you presentation. Thank you for all you do. You keep posting and I'll stay driven. ☮️ from Cali.

Great video 👍🏻👍🏻love the shirt also

Glad you covered specs at the end of the video. Big consideration of getting into specialized RGN stuff. Truck spec plays a big part. Your gonna have a bad time trying to run heavy haul without tri-drive or a drop axle plus a 13/18 speed. Add the fuel to feed a 600hp X15 while you're at it. All that adds up to a higher tare weight which makes it hard for you to grab loads that would otherwise be legal.

I have a 48' low pro step deck all aluminum my ride height is close to 33" loaded I'm leased to a good company and have a good dispatcher. I rarely go over gross but I get pretty wide. You're right about the tires cheap or top of the line they take a beating. Don't take this the wrong way I don't really learn a lot here but I get some pretty good tips. You learn every day in this business. Keep up the good work.

Useful info!

thanks for the info was about to buy a low pro

Good Info.

Good info!

I liked the info.

The load king beaver tail step decks looks interesting

Only thing I'd add is subcategories to the flatbed and stepdeck side. Only real difference being adding axles. I picked up a brand new 6 axle flatbed before while I did power only to deliver to a customer.

Thought you said you were gonna put a link at the end of the video (the kick ass Landstar flatbed guy).

Thanks for the info! This helped me make an educated decision on which type of trailer to purchase. I almost pulled the trigger on a 2016 53 ft East (Low Pro). My only reservation was the availability of loads I could get on the spot market and the maintenance on those 17.5 tires.

@whitaker2062

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 2018 Fontaine GoPro with ramps I like it I just stay and average speed of 60 mph and my tires are fine I would rather have a regular size step deck but at the time this was offered to me with the ramps and everything for like $35,000 I couldn't pass that up

@whitaker2062

2 жыл бұрын

The last week I did purchase a 2013 48-ft Fontaine RGN which is made where in a feature I can add a third axle

@vicjjr31

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitaker2062 Have you started hauling with it yet?

what are your thoughts on East trailers and their step decks?

Hey brother SALUTE 🇺🇸

Hey you're wearing my shirt!

I pull 53” dry van for my whole 7 year carrier, 1st year in my own authority and thinking about switching to flatbed. I’m based in Ohio I really don’t know where to start or which trailer I should be pulling because I have 0 flatbed experience.

And I don’t know what are you talking about spot freight. Because we are loading loads that are paying well for step deck we are always busy

Owned stepdeck and flats work less with my conestoga snd make more Pulled rgn made great money. . Conestoga only freight pays well but to fill in i look for tarped loads to. My next two loads will pay 11000 to the truck on 4000 miles . Last round did 16000 on 6500 miles . Thats after mercer cut.

What you think of extreme xs60 step decks are they worth getting it

What type of tarps do you recommend for a 53 regular stepdeck?

If you could avoid any loads to get as a flatbed, which one or ones would that be? I’m jumping out on my own and just got me a 48ft flatbed, like really pain in the butt type for a newer guy

where you have been man

I run flatbed as a company driver. I want to go O/O next year. I’m in SoCal and want to do local flatbed, is that a reasonable plan?

Are you regret the buying a low pro step or just a step in general?

Those aluminum step decks really really suck the best way to go is a combination trailer the aluminum are always been doing is not billed for heavy haul

I am doing the western 11 on regional. I work for a company that does a majority of building material. We are non stop, local and regional. It's niche, in the sense that building materials is 90% of our work. But it is surely there.

@tonywalton6237

2 жыл бұрын

What company? Im looking at system trans to get started as a new cdl holder. They are closer to home for me than Melton.

@GreenHornTrucker

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonywalton6237 material transport sacramento

I'm looking for a flatbed trucking job

RGN's in the NE are triple that rate.

Great job…I know you’re a Landstar guy but I’ll be jumping into spot market in the next few weeks based out of NC. Flat or Step??

@MrBrokenhandskater

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man! I’m in NC and I have new Fontaine step deck, and we do fantastic! I will say, make sure you have the ramp/load leveler kit for stuff with wheels, and long stuff!

The other hands tell you it's not worth it because they don't want you stepping on their toes

Pictures of trailers would have helped

@DrivenTrucking

3 жыл бұрын

Noted

I just recently bought a Mac I like it but its like a fancy truck not worth what your going to pay for it my trailer must have been built on a Friday rub rails look like💩 and it was built in 2019 and bagged and registered as a 2022 not sure what to think about that I wanted a Dorsey but they wouldn’t return my calls.

I wouldn't worry about it the career path, get another tractor and hire someone to keep it rolling as passive income

Bro changes his underwear once a year, like his tires 😅

I saw one of them 3 axle low pro step decks on the highway and the front driver side closest to the tractor tire was Oscillating up-and-down I bet the tire couldn't last more than a 100 miles Doing that Must be a common issue

@matthewbehr5725

2 жыл бұрын

Most of these are all aluminum, they flex A LOT. that plus the low pro tires makes them wear fast. Not 100 miles fast but still.

@gusfc1842

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewbehr5725 I hear you But the tire was shaking up-and-down for miles and wouldn't stop I watched I should have record it

@matthewbehr5725

2 жыл бұрын

@@gusfc1842 Yeah, probably a big flat-spot making it bounce.

9:30 Been there, done it......gets old quick

Driver I don’t know why you were blowing tires on your stepdeck because my boss lets us run 70 MPH and we never blew a tire at the speed . We only blew tires when a driver decided to run 75 and 80 MPH where the speed limit sign said for him to go that speed. But his gone thankfully

Too bad no one has invented a stepdeck that can raise up and lock in place to become a flat deck

@DrivenTrucking

2 жыл бұрын

That would be cool

@vtfeurope4363

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the extra weight that would add.

Sorry I thought you were pulling an actual trailer not flatbed, the video just looks like it lol

4:45 hope you change underwear more often than that

Two mistakes, your trailer and a 6 x 2 tractor.

Well driver you may want to go get yourself a big dog truck frist like a 398😀 just joke driver I haven't mest with you in a wall

@scottbulach

2 жыл бұрын

A 398 driver? 🤣🤣 just messing with your typo

@dustinwillis1514

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottbulach sorry 379 old school lol

Two mistakes, your trailer and a 6 x 2 tractor.