Let’s take a closer look on a 5 year base with 120k miles driven a year/truck how it looks:
Cost: $25.000 More to buy a trailer or $5.000 Extra Cost Per Year
Benefit: Additional $24.000 Income/year compared to Dry Van Trailer
4. Flatbed Trailer Require Extra Insurance Cost
Depending of the good loaded and carried sometimes to make sure you have a full insurance coverage you will need to buy additional insurances policies. Carrying a flatbed load is way more risky compared to the standard dry van and for that reason you need increased coverage protection in case something unwanted happens.
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Being exposed to all kind of different outside factors like thieves or weather makes this type of loads more vulnerable and exposed to potential load damages and wreck. For that reason insurance wants you to pay more money for your annual insurance policy but not just that broker will require that as well to make sure you are 100% covered before they give you any loads.
5. To Operate Flatbed You Need More Experienced Drivers
Dealing with special kind of loads is not an easy task for unexperienced truck driver especially having in mind that in a lot of cases you are carrying goods that are very expensive and not easy to handle. Special tasks that may come up during driving and pick up, delivery is not a place where lack of focus can live.
Source: www.macktrucks.com
100% concentration and 100% focus is mandatory during the entire load driving and only the best an experienced truck drivers are able to handle this so I want to want you all trucking companies owners to give these kind of loads to your best drivers. And don’t forget to award them after doing a good job 🙂
6. It Takes More Pick Up and Deliver Time
Another thing to have in mind is that it will take you a lot more time to pick up the load and onboard it on the trailer. It is not easy to do it and drivers need to have a big role in this to makes sure everything is done perfectly.
