In order to be involved in a flatbed carrier, there are certain specifics:
- Stop deck
- Drop deck
- Covered wagon
- Strapping
- Chaining
- Tarping
In addition, a flatbed trucker needs to maintain a good balance when climbing upon the loads. Furthermore, every truck driver who has worked with flatbed has claimed that it is more physical activity involved than any other trucking job. To put it differently, it is no job for a “lazy” truck driver to do.
There are summed up conclusions by truck drivers that driving flatbed trucks might even get you an annual salary of $60,000. On the contrary, there are some who claim that in some cases you can even get more than the regular over the road trucking.
However, these are rare cases and may be true only for truck drivers who have years and years of experience in this profession. Truck drivers who have already been involved in this occupation have claimed that flatbed is the most dangerous when compared to other trucking jobs.
