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anyone know anythings about tmc

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I had a friend who worked there and he said he didn't mind it. He just wanted to get into flatbed and haul steel.

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Flatbed company HQ'd in Des Moines, IA. There unofficial logo on the road among drivers is Tarp More Cargo. This is well earned because if a tarp can cover it the load will be tarped, and tarped to meet TMC's specs which means that you will get your butt chewed if it is not done very neatly and very precisely.
TMC has very strict standards for drivers to follow. They are very particular about how the truck, trailer, securement equipment, etc is kept up. They are also very particular on the appearance of thier drivers. If you fail to keep those standards TMC is known to let drivers go.
Ok on the plus side. If you are the type who can follow the rules and company policy, are not afraid of hard work and want to learn the flatbed end of trucking then TMC can very well be the place to start. You will spend approx 1 week doing little else but learning how to secure and tarp loads before you ever hit the road. There equipment is very well maintained, and the pay while not at the top of the newbie pay scale isn't at the bottom either.
http://www.tmctrans.com/
I will always be a mutter trucker at heart.
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And as per their own website they only pay $10.00 to tarp, yet they want it very neat.
You'd think they'd pay more for this considering their policy means the driver spends more time wrapping up the presents for the receiver thus less moving it down the road actually earning.
Not to be completely negative here... perhaps the other benefits make up for this.

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Well here at Roehl the tarp pay is even worse. I get $5.00 for steel tarps and $11.00 for lumber tarps. I also get paid to "unwrap" them, so if I load and unload I actually get $10 for steels and $22 for the lumbers. Melton pays $40 for tarp work, but they do not hire newbies. There is nothing funner then playing with lumber tarps when it is about 95+ degree's out. Well maybe 20 degree's out when the tarps are frozen, that will be fun also. I have mixed feelings about a newbie jumping straight into flatbed. I did it, there are days I am glad I did. My main reasoning behind doing it was to hopefully head towards heavy haul. There is soo much to learn just driving a truck let alone learning securements. But even with all of the head aches that tarping can bring you, it is all trade offs. Van drivers have to deal with weird appointment times and lumpers. With flatbed you generally unload early in the morning and are loaded by that after noon. You also will not have many weekend appointments. With the exception of steel plants, you will find that you do not spend much time at the customer waiting to be loaded or unloaded. TMC was my first choice but they declined to offer me a job. I went to Roehl. If you are wanting flatbed and things do not work out with TMC you can give Roehl a shot. IMHO Roehl is probally one of the better companies for a newbie to start out on. I realize that no ammount of fore warning you about the extra work involved with flatbeds will change your mind until you actually do it. It is not for everyone. You will get very dirty and disgusted. But stick with it if you enjoy it.
DRIVER BY CHOICE
Buzzdog

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TMC is part of Annett Holdings. All of their trucking divisions are listed. Check www.annettholdings.com. BOL