To TMC, Or To Melton? A Wannabe Flatbedder Inquires!

Tarren, your Melton Truck Lines story is more than ten times better than those "We treat you with respect! Earn up to $75,000 per year! All the mileage you want! Best benefits!" ads. Thank you!

Tarren, your Melton Truck Lines story is more than ten times better than those "We treat you with respect! Earn up to $75,000 per year! All the mileage you want! Best benefits!" ads. Thank you!

You're very welcome, Errol.

....and Old School is so right about flatbedders. You will run across one or two that can be real jerks. But for the most part, we help each other, no matter who you drive for.

Tarren

Congratulations Snappy, that's awesome!

You will be very happy over there at Melton, and I think you will enjoy flat-bedding also. It's one of those things that you will have to get accustomed to at first, but most flat-bedders are quite content with their jobs. It's somewhat of a personal preference thing, but I find flat-bedders to have just a little bit different approach to their jobs than most drivers. I can't really put my finger on it, but for the most part they are a great bunch of folks who will be more than happy to help you if they see you in need at a shipper or receiver. Of course this isn't 100% the case, but often times it proves true. I once had a flat-bedder from Boyd Brothers write my truck number down in his little pocket notebook he was carrying after I had jumped out and helped him with the tarps he was wrestling with in the wind, so I inquired as to why he was taking my truck number down. There were about ten other trucks sitting in the parking lot with drivers sitting in the seats that the Boyd Brothers driver pointed to as he said, "you see all those sons of beaches sitting in their trucks while I'm out here fighting this wind - the next time I see your truck I'm gonna get out and help you, but those guys won't get a helping hand from me!"

Don't know why I went into that story, but maybe you could use a little flat-bed humor for the day!

If and when I get cleared by the VA I'm gonna attend school and hope that Melton will be one of the 1st companies that calls me. Where I've been unemployable by the VA for over 10 years I wanna get the ok by them before I try anything as to I don't wanna screw up anything for my future.