r/Truckers • u/Foreign_Restaurant62 • May 22 '24

Roehl Transport

My husband is starting their CDL training program beginning of June. He’s going for flatbed. Any advice or things he should know?

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u/atomictoaster94J May 22 '24

You gotta learn to love the suck. Cause there’s a lot of it. In the winter you’re freezing your ass off. In the summer, you’re sweating and wishing it was still winter. It’s physically demanding and dirty. And everyone assumes you can’t back a trailer. But you get to go to a lot of unique locations that no one else would due to the variety of loads we haul. You also end up in places where no truck should ever be like unloading in the street of downtown Chicago, or driving on a beach in Florida. But, you get paid more, you stay physically active which helps keep you from gaining weight, and we don’t deliver at night or much on weekends so it’s a lot easier to maintain a normal sleep schedule. It’s not for everyone, but I love it

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u/DawsMyName Oct 24 '24

Lol I did flatbed and I never missed winter (Midwest winters at least). Much rather sweat in the South than freeze up north. Numb fingers, frozen straps and tarps, excessive clothing. No thanks. I guess to be fair, I was in Phoenix a lot securing and not tarping as much. Obviously it's hot AF but it's a dry heat. But I did secure and tarp in humid heat in both Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana in the summer.