INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4561, 1, '2018-08-07 16:42:52', '2018-08-07 16:42:52', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Flatbed Driver Jobs for Company Drivers</h1>\r\n<h2><em>What You Receive as a Lone Star Company Driver</em></h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]We hire the best drivers on the road. We offer you better pay and benefits than our competitors.\r\n\r\nWe treat you with respect. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995  alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 16:42:52', '2018-08-07 16:42:52', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4562, 1, '2018-08-07 16:50:21', '2018-08-07 16:50:21', '[vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3489\" bg_position=\"center center\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" parallax_bg=\"true\" parallax_bg_speed=\"fast\" bg_color=\"#333333\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"3%\" enable_gradient=\"true\" color_overlay=\"rgba(10,10,10,0.2)\" color_overlay_2=\"#000000\" gradient_direction=\"left_to_right\" overlay_strength=\"1\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Watch Our Video \" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:26pt|text_align:left|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1531847697983{margin-bottom: -2px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_raw_html css=\".vc_custom_1533660618027{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}\"]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGSGUxVmJUVGdNeTglM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" top_padding=\"1\" text_align=\"center\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"0\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][split_line_heading]<span style=\"font-size: 38pt; line-height: 40pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">LONE STAR</span></span>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 23pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">TRANSPORTATION</span></span>[/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533061189647{margin-top: -7px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 22pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>Drivers Come First </em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=\"$6,000 Sign-On Bonus!\" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:32pt|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:34pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1533060735545{padding-top: 4px !important;padding-right: 4px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 4px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533659764194{margin-top: -3px !important;margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>866-750-8520</em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"jumbo\" open_new_tab=\"true\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" el_class=\"centermeok\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"APPLY TO DRIVE\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\" margin_top=\"-2px\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#cfb97f\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"25\" bottom_padding=\"40\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"5%\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533065179932{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532643303002{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533577905258{margin-bottom: -15px !important;padding-top: 45px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"419\" height=\"153\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=4081]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533155915402{margin-bottom: -25px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"378\" height=\"138\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=3914]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"1%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"top\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3899\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-icon.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Building\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Materials</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"25\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3527\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/construction.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Construction\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Equipment</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3528\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oil.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"83\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Oil\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Gas</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"5%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"90\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3529\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/air.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Aerospace\r\nProducts</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3525\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aerospace.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533320998868{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Renewable\r\nEnergy</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"5%\" bottom_padding=\"8%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533593664252{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321085650{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Construction-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321097269{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Oil-and-Gas-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321110777{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Aerospace-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321123015{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4011 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Wind-Turbines-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533578028504{padding-top: 20px !important;}\"]<img class=\" wp-image-4127 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/text-talk.jpg\" alt=\"tex talk\" width=\"466\" height=\"309\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=4081]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.”\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4127 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/text-talk.jpg\" alt=\"tex talk\" width=\"386\" height=\"256\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=4083]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632642389{margin-top: -36px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533006869369{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1531948174828{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; line-height: 27pt;\"><strong>Flatbed &amp; Heavy Haul Guide</strong></span></p>\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19pt;\">What OTR Drivers Need to Know About Open Deck</span></em></strong>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FLATBED DRIVER JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW</em></div>\r\nWhy should experienced over-the-road (OTR) truckers look into flatbed driver jobs?\r\n\r\nYou’ll make more money throughout your career - but there are even better reasons.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">READ ABOUT THEM</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FROM LEGAL TO SUPER LOADS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>FLATBED TRUCKING TERMS</em></div>\r\nKnow the difference between a lumber tarp and a smoke tarp? When to use a load binder?\r\n\r\nBefore you drive for a flatbed, trucking company, you need to\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">LEARN THE LINGO</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>A TRUCK DRIVER\'S GUIDE</em></div>\r\nHeavy haul jobs give truckers the chance to pull oversize loads with jaw-dropping equipment.\r\n\r\nDo you know which trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the limits of a legal load?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide/\">FIND OUT</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2656-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 16:50:21', '2018-08-07 16:50:21', '', 2656, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2656-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4563, 1, '2018-08-07 17:01:54', '2018-08-07 17:01:54', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][nectar_blog layout=\"masonry-blog-fullwidth\" blog_masonry_style=\"classic_enhanced\" category=\"lone-star-newsletters\" load_in_animation=\"none\" order=\"DESC\" orderby=\"date\" posts_per_page=\"44\"][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Lone Star Newsletter', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4537-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 17:01:54', '2018-08-07 17:01:54', '', 4537, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/4537-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4565, 2, '2018-08-07 21:12:29', '2018-08-07 21:12:29', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Why would an experienced “over the road” (OTR) trucker become a flatbed driver?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS MAKE MORE MONEY\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers typically make higher pay throughout their careers.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>They’re paid more per mile for their skill level.</li>\r\n 	<li>With experience, they can move larger, higher-paying loads.</li>\r\n 	<li>They\'re paid for tarping their loads.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS DRIVE MORE AND WAIT LESS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nOTR flatbed drivers don’t pull up to docks and wait while loaders shuffle pallets.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Freight is accessible from all directions for quick and easy unloading.</li>\r\n 	<li>The customer usually unloads freight. Drivers often are paid while they wait.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. FLATBED DRIVERS GET AROUND\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nTrucking can be a sedentary job. Many drivers are at risk for obesity or other health problems.\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers can beat the odds. Many choose this line of trucking for its challenging daily workout.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">Securing a load</a> requires much physical energy. Flatbed drivers climb around and over loads. They maneuver chains, winches, binders, straps, hooks, dunnage and coil racks. They pull heavy tarps to protect against weather, dirt, condensation and fumes.\r\n\r\nChecking loads at designated intervals every day, flatbed drivers get plenty of exercise.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. FLATBED DRIVERS CAN MOVE UP TO HAUL SPECIALIZED LOADS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIt takes a skilled flatbed driver to deliver huge <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">aerospace parts and wind turbines</a>. Heavy haul drivers with specialized trailers pull head-turning freight. They’re also paid more to pull such large loads.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. FLATBED DRIVERS ALWAYS HAVE A STORY TO TELL\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nSeasoned drivers say this is the toughest and most rewarding of trucking jobs.\r\n\r\nFlatbed truckers don’t just drive. They solve – and prevent – problems. The best flatbed driver jobs demand skill, patience and concentration.\r\n\r\nCareer growth means carrying <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">bigger, longer and wider loads</a> on more axels. It means earning the right to pull more valuable cargo.\r\n\r\nGreat stories – great pay.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"6. FLATBED DRIVERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIf you’re new to flatbed trucking, you have a lot to learn. You’ll master the art of load securement and tarping. The best drivers love the challenge of securing and protecting a “lumpy load.”\r\n\r\nExperienced flatbed drivers can go on to tackle over-dimensional loads. They learn to appreciate the complicated logistics of hauling highly regulated shipments. They relish the test of easing an extended trailer round a winding highway exit.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"7. FLATBED DRIVERS COMMAND RESPECT\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">Truckers admire the driver who can rise to the challenge of the oversized load. They respect the skill and training required to meet tight delivery deadlines safely. OTR flatbed and heavy haul drivers are the best and brightest of the trucking fraternity.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"8. FLATBED DRIVERS BECOME THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers who haul over-dimensional freight know more.\r\n\r\nThey’ve learned about complex federal and local transportation regulation. They understand the demands of overlapping state, county, municipal and load-specific permits. They\'ve studied the grade, bridges and narrow turns along their routes.\r\n\r\nA great flatbed driver knows how to deliver on time <b>in spite of</b> challenges.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"9. EXPERT FLATBED DRIVERS CAN DRIVE FOR THE BEST\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]You’re a professional. Look for a flatbed trucking company that respects its drivers. Pick one that <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">pays top dollar</a> for your experience. Make sure it’s watching out for your safety.\r\n\r\nChoose a company with integrity. Choose Lone Star Transportation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4485 \" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hood-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', '9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2847-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 21:12:29', '2018-08-07 21:12:29', '', 2847, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2847-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4566, 1, '2018-08-07 21:19:57', '2018-08-07 21:19:57', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver</h1>\r\n[break]\r\nWhy would an experienced “over the road” (OTR) trucker become a flatbed driver?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS MAKE MORE MONEY\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers typically make higher pay throughout their careers.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>They’re paid more per mile for their skill level.</li>\r\n 	<li>With experience, they can move larger, higher-paying loads.</li>\r\n 	<li>They\'re paid for tarping their loads.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS DRIVE MORE AND WAIT LESS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nOTR flatbed drivers don’t pull up to docks and wait while loaders shuffle pallets.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Freight is accessible from all directions for quick and easy unloading.</li>\r\n 	<li>The customer usually unloads freight. Drivers often are paid while they wait.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. FLATBED DRIVERS GET AROUND\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nTrucking can be a sedentary job. Many drivers are at risk for obesity or other health problems.\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers can beat the odds. Many choose this line of trucking for its challenging daily workout.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">Securing a load</a> requires much physical energy. Flatbed drivers climb around and over loads. They maneuver chains, winches, binders, straps, hooks, dunnage and coil racks. They pull heavy tarps to protect against weather, dirt, condensation and fumes.\r\n\r\nChecking loads at designated intervals every day, flatbed drivers get plenty of exercise.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. FLATBED DRIVERS CAN MOVE UP TO HAUL SPECIALIZED LOADS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIt takes a skilled flatbed driver to deliver huge <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">aerospace parts and wind turbines</a>. Heavy haul drivers with specialized trailers pull head-turning freight. They’re also paid more to pull such large loads.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. FLATBED DRIVERS ALWAYS HAVE A STORY TO TELL\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nSeasoned drivers say this is the toughest and most rewarding of trucking jobs.\r\n\r\nFlatbed truckers don’t just drive. They solve – and prevent – problems. The best flatbed driver jobs demand skill, patience and concentration.\r\n\r\nCareer growth means carrying <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">bigger, longer and wider loads</a> on more axels. It means earning the right to pull more valuable cargo.\r\n\r\nGreat stories – great pay.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"6. FLATBED DRIVERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIf you’re new to flatbed trucking, you have a lot to learn. You’ll master the art of load securement and tarping. The best drivers love the challenge of securing and protecting a “lumpy load.”\r\n\r\nExperienced flatbed drivers can go on to tackle over-dimensional loads. They learn to appreciate the complicated logistics of hauling highly regulated shipments. They relish the test of easing an extended trailer round a winding highway exit.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"7. FLATBED DRIVERS COMMAND RESPECT\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">Truckers admire the driver who can rise to the challenge of the oversized load. They respect the skill and training required to meet tight delivery deadlines safely. OTR flatbed and heavy haul drivers are the best and brightest of the trucking fraternity.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"8. FLATBED DRIVERS BECOME THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers who haul over-dimensional freight know more.\r\n\r\nThey’ve learned about complex federal and local transportation regulation. They understand the demands of overlapping state, county, municipal and load-specific permits. They\'ve studied the grade, bridges and narrow turns along their routes.\r\n\r\nA great flatbed driver knows how to deliver on time <b>in spite of</b> challenges.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"9. EXPERT FLATBED DRIVERS CAN DRIVE FOR THE BEST\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]You’re a professional. Look for a flatbed trucking company that respects its drivers. Pick one that <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">pays top dollar</a> for your experience. Make sure it’s watching out for your safety.\r\n\r\nChoose a company with integrity. Choose Lone Star Transportation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4485 \" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hood-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', '9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2847-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 21:19:57', '2018-08-07 21:19:57', '', 2847, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2847-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4567, 1, '2018-08-07 21:23:12', '2018-08-07 21:23:12', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>What We Haul</h1>\r\nWe are one of the nation’s best flatbed trucking companies. Over the years, we’ve developed nationally recognized expertise in five key markets. As a Lone Star driver, you’ll have a chance to move freight for each.\r\n\r\nWhat do you want to pull? Let us know. <a href=\"tel:+18667508520\">Give us a call</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. BUILDING MATERIALS \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Flatbed trucking is the most common way to transport building materials.</h2>\r\nIt’s ideal for heavy, bulky cargo. It permits convenient unloading from any direction, at any job site.\r\n\r\nThe average <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">flatbed driver</a> secures many loads of lumber in a lifetime. Oversize, overweight loads of more demanding cargo require specialized expertise. That’s the part of the market on which Lone Star drivers focus.\r\n\r\nOur diverse fleet of multi-purpose trailing equipment handles a variety of building materials. We also have trailers designed for specific cargo, e.g., wallboard, steel, roofing and pipe.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4402\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/what-we-haul-group.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"625\" height=\"362\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. CONSTRUCTION &amp; EQUIPMENT \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Leading engineering &amp; construction companies have awarded Lone Star’s customer service.</h2>\r\nThat’s high praise in an industry that demands safe, on-time equipment delivery. We do our part at keeping projects on track.\r\n\r\nLone Star serves all sectors of the construction industry. We haul heavy equipment, fabricated steel, refinery vessels, structural systems, mining equipment and much more.\r\n\r\nWe’re known for matching the right trucks, drivers and support personnel to each project. We transport both <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">legal and permitted loads</a> for this industry. <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide/\">Special trailers</a> often allow us to carry large loads within routine permit limits.\r\n\r\nTake a look at a recent over-dimensional job in this market.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGaWNqMGdjTVEyUmMlM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTI2YW1wJTNCc2hvd2luZm8lM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. OIL &amp; GAS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Rigs, equipment, supplies, piping &amp; parts</h2>\r\nOilfield transportation was Lone Star’s <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/about-lone-star-heavy-haul-drivers/\">first specialty</a>. We provide full service to major and independent oil and gas production companies. We also offer specialized transportation services to pipeline and compressor companies. Many customers look to us for their off-road delivery and pipe stringing needs.\r\n\r\nIn this market, our drivers need to know how to meet off-road challenges. October to March is peak season for oilfield trucking. That means driving through rain, snow, ice and muck in remote environments. The conditions put a heavy haul driver’s skills to the ultimate test.\r\n\r\nAt Lone Star, our entire team is committed to safe, on-time delivery. Drivers and dispatchers alike understand the risks of oilfield transportation. Together they meet delivery deadlines while following safety protocols and industry regulations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4403\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oil.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"625\" height=\"362\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. AEROSPACE PRODUCTS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Planes, engines, components, tooling &amp; ground support equipment</h2>\r\nAerospace components pose a shipping challenge. They’re heavy and oversized, expensive and easily damaged. They’re critical to national transportation and defense, which calls for careful tracking. They ALWAYS need to arrive on time.\r\n\r\nAerospace suppliers build to order, on tight delivery deadlines. Their customers include\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Manufacturers feeding internationally sourced supply chains</li>\r\n 	<li>Airlines with thin stocks of maintenance, repair and overhaul parts</li>\r\n 	<li>Anxious customers faced with unexpected breakdowns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nShipping delays cause expensive problems. New plane deliveries are postponed. Planes are grounded. Canceled flights trigger nationwide - even global - delays.\r\n\r\nLone Star is one of the most reliable shippers in this time-sensitive industry. Major aerospace suppliers and airlines have awarded our customer service.\r\n\r\nOur specialized flatbed trailers can safely handle oversize aerospace products. Correctly loaded, their smooth ride protects sensitive engine bearings and calibrated instrumentation.\r\n\r\nThe Lone Star drivers in this market have more training, skill and experience than most. They’re experts at\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Securing high-value cargo, preventing equipment from falling out of calibration.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarping to guard against weather and debris, while avoiding damage from strapping, tools or stray fasteners.</li>\r\n 	<li>Following complicated permit and security protocols.</li>\r\n 	<li>Safely piloting the oversize, overweight rigs needed to carry large aviation equipment.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4404\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/heli.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"625\" height=\"362\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. RENEWABLE ENERGY \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Lone Star is the recognized leader in wind energy transportation.</h2>\r\nWind turbines account for more than 30% of the new power generation built in the United States.\r\n\r\nTransportation is the wind power industry\'s primary challenge. One large turbine costs less to build than many small ones. The size of new turbines keeps growing, as does the difficulty of moving them from factory to wind farm.\r\n\r\nToday’s wind turbine components are among the largest of <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">super loads</a>. Blades can span 200 feet. Half a tower may be 15 feet wide and 120 feet long. Nacelles (including generator, gearbox and electrical apparatus) weigh up to 205,000 lbs. (They\'re also too wide to travel through many tunnels.)\r\n\r\nThis isn’t your average flatbed cargo. Wind turbine transport is a highly specialized heavy haul job. It requires custom rigs and experienced driver/support teams. It calls for extensive planning, scouting and permitting.\r\n\r\nDelivery of a wind turbine often requires a caravan of 7 to 10 heavy haul trucks. While some pull standard lowboys and drop decks, most haul highly specialized trailers. Three vehicles cradle the blades. One moves the nacelle. Three to four carry tower sections. One or two more transport smaller components.\r\n\r\nMultiply that by six if you’re shipping six turbines to the same wind farm in a week. Our expert drivers and support staff get every truck in the caravan to its final destination on time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4405\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/turbin.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"625\" height=\"362\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"KNOWN FOR OUR ABILITY TO HANDLE IT ALL \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Flatbed driver jobs &amp; over-dimensional heavy haul trucking jobs</h2>\r\nLone Star hauls cargo of all types, weights and sizes. We’re known as experts in planning, permitting and hauling complex super loads.\r\n\r\nAs our president and CEO, Tex Robbins, explains,[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<em>\"Our drivers and support team spends months planning every super heavy haul job. They develop optimal routes. They pay attention to the details. That includes what to do in a snowstorm and where to park the truck overnight.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Whether shipping cross-town or cross-country, planning and communication are critical. We make site visits along the route. We reach out to government agencies, police departments and utility companies. We make sure everyone understands our plan. We get them all involved in the move with us.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Together, we see that each load moves safely to its destination.\"</em>\r\n\r\nHear more about large load challenges from Tex:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGTlhpVFc3bkU5ckklM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTI2YW1wJTNCc2hvd2luZm8lM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"AWARD-WINNING SERVICE \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>FueLoyal ranks Lone Star 4th among the 25 best flatbed trucking companies.</h2>\r\nFueLoyal also ranks us 4th among the 10 Best Oilfield Trucking Companies in the US.\r\n\r\nHow did we earn our rankings? With\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The professionalism of our drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>Our driving and support team’s ability to “handle it all”</li>\r\n 	<li>A versatile fleet of multi-purpose trailing equipment</li>\r\n 	<li>A network of full-service operations throughout 48 contiguous states</li>\r\n 	<li>Our skill at providing efficient, safe and on-time transportation while minimizing costs</li>\r\n 	<li>Our team’s honesty and integrity</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLone Star has won many awards for service and expertise in our specialty markets.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">Drive for the best.</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4396 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/award.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. BUILDING MATERIALS \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Flatbed trucking is the most common way to transport building materials.</h2>\r\nIt’s ideal for heavy, bulky cargo. It permits convenient unloading from any direction, at any job site.\r\n\r\nThe average flatbed driver secures many loads of lumber in a lifetime. Oversize, overweight loads of more demanding cargo require specialized expertise. That’s the part of the market on which Lone Star drivers focus.\r\n\r\nOur diverse fleet of multi-purpose trailing equipment handles a variety of building materials. We also have trailers designed for specific cargo, e.g., wallboard, steel, roofing and pipe.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3760\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lonestar_9-4.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. CONSTRUCTION &amp; EQUIPMENT \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Leading engineering &amp; construction companies have awarded Lone Star’s customer service.</h2>\r\nThat’s high praise in an industry that demands safe, on-time equipment delivery. We do our part at keeping projects on track.\r\n\r\nLone Star serves all sectors of the construction industry. We haul heavy equipment, fabricated steel, refinery vessels, structural systems, mining equipment and much more.\r\n\r\nWe’re known for matching the right trucks, drivers and support personnel to each project. We transport both legal and permitted loads for this industry. Special trailers often allow us to carry large loads within routine permit limits.\r\n\r\nTake a look at a recent over-dimensional job in this market.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text max_width=\"481\"]<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/icj0gcMQ2Rc?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. OIL &amp; GAS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Rigs, equipment, supplies, piping &amp; parts</h2>\r\nOilfield transportation was Lone Star’s first specialty. We provide full service to major and independent oil and gas production companies. We also offer specialized transportation services to pipeline and compressor companies. Many customers look to us for their off-road delivery and pipe stringing needs.\r\n\r\nIn this market, our drivers need to know how to meet off-road challenges. October to March is peak season for oilfield trucking. That means driving through rain, snow, ice and muck in remote environments. The conditions put a heavy haul driver’s skills to the ultimate test.\r\n\r\nAt Lone Star, our entire team is committed to safe, on-time delivery. Drivers and dispatchers alike understand the risks of oilfield transportation. Together they meet delivery deadlines while following safety protocols and industry regulations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3755\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lonestar_11-2.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. AEROSPACE PRODUCTS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Planes, engines, components, tooling &amp; ground support equipment.</h2>\r\nAerospace components pose a shipping challenge. They’re heavy and oversized, expensive and easily damaged. They’re critical to national transportation and defense, which calls for careful tracking. They ALWAYS need to arrive on time.\r\n\r\nAerospace suppliers build to order, on tight delivery deadlines. Their customers include\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Manufacturers feeding internationally sourced supply chains</li>\r\n 	<li>Airlines with thin stocks of maintenance, repair and overhaul parts</li>\r\n 	<li>Anxious customers faced with unexpected breakdowns</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nShipping delays cause expensive problems. New plane deliveries are postponed. Planes are grounded. Canceled flights trigger nationwide - even global - delays.\r\n\r\nLone Star is one of the most reliable shippers in this time-sensitive industry. Major aerospace suppliers and airlines have awarded our customer service.\r\n\r\nOur specialized flatbed trailers can safely handle oversize aerospace products. Correctly loaded, their smooth ride protects sensitive engine bearings and calibrated instrumentation.\r\n\r\nThe Lone Star drivers in this market have more training, skill and experience than most. They’re experts at\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Securing high-value cargo, preventing equipment from falling out of calibration.</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarping to guard against weather and debris, while avoiding damage from strapping, tools or stray fasteners.</li>\r\n 	<li>Following complicated permit and security protocols.</li>\r\n 	<li>Safely piloting the oversize, overweight rigs needed to carry large aviation equipment.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4038\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aerospace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. RENEWABLE ENERGY \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Lone Star is the recognized leader in wind energy transportation.</h2>\r\nWind turbines account for more than 30% of the new power generation built in the United States.\r\n\r\nTransportation is the wind power industry\'s primary challenge. One large turbine costs less to build than many small ones. The size of new turbines keeps growing, as does the difficulty of moving them from factory to wind farm.\r\n\r\nToday’s wind turbine components are among the largest of super loads. Blades can span 200 feet. Half a tower may be 15 feet wide and 120 feet long. Nacelles (including generator, gearbox and electrical apparatus) weigh up to 205,000 lbs. (They\'re also too wide to travel through many tunnels.)\r\n\r\nThis isn’t your average flatbed cargo. Wind turbine transport is a highly specialized heavy haul job. It requires custom rigs and experienced driver/support teams. It calls for extensive planning, scouting and permitting.\r\n\r\nDelivery of a wind turbine often requires a caravan of 7 to 10 heavy haul trucks. While some pull standard lowboys and drop decks, most haul highly specialized trailers. Three vehicles cradle the blades. One moves the nacelle. Three to four carry tower sections. One or two more transport smaller components.\r\n\r\nMultiply that by six if you’re shipping six turbines to the same wind farm in a week. Our expert drivers and support staff get every truck in the caravan to its final destination on time.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3763\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lonestar2-2.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"KNOWN FOR OUR ABILITY TO HANDLE IT ALL \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Flatbed driver jobs &amp; over-dimensional heavy haul trucking jobs</h2>\r\nLone Star hauls cargo of all types, weights and sizes. We’re known as experts in planning, permitting and hauling complex super loads.\r\n\r\nAs our president and CEO, Tex Robbins, explains,[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<em>\"Our drivers and support team spends months planning every super heavy haul job. They develop optimal routes. They pay attention to the details. That includes what to do in a snowstorm and where to park the truck overnight.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Whether shipping cross-town or cross-country, planning and communication are critical. We make site visits along the route. We reach out to government agencies, police departments and utility companies. We make sure everyone understands our plan. We get them all involved in the move with us.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Together, we see that each load moves safely to its destination.\"</em>\r\n\r\nHear more about large load challenges from Tex:[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text max_width=\"481px\"]<iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXiTW7nE9rI?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"AWARD-WINNING SERVICE \"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>FueLoyal ranks Lone Star 4th among the 25 best flatbed trucking companies.</h2>\r\nFueLoyal also ranks us 4th among the 10 Best Oilfield Trucking Companies in the US.\r\n\r\nHow did we earn our rankings? With\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>The professionalism of our drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>Our driving and support team’s ability to “handle it all”</li>\r\n 	<li>A versatile fleet of multi-purpose trailing equipment</li>\r\n 	<li>A network of full-service operations throughout 48 contiguous states</li>\r\n 	<li>Our skill at providing efficient, safe and on-time transportation while minimizing costs</li>\r\n 	<li>Our team’s honesty and integrity</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLone Star has won many awards for service and expertise in our specialty markets.\r\n\r\nDrive for the best.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4396 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/award.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Our Markets', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4033-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 21:23:12', '2018-08-07 21:23:12', '', 4033, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/4033-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4568, 2, '2018-08-07 21:59:22', '2018-08-07 21:59:22', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver</h1>\r\n[break]\r\nWhy would an experienced “over the road” (OTR) trucker become a flatbed driver?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS MAKE MORE MONEY\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers typically make higher pay throughout their careers.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>They’re paid more per mile for their skill level.</li>\r\n 	<li>With experience, they can move larger, higher-paying loads.</li>\r\n 	<li>They\'re paid for tarping their loads.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS DRIVE MORE AND WAIT LESS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nOTR flatbed drivers don’t pull up to docks and wait while loaders shuffle pallets.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Freight is accessible from all directions for quick and easy unloading.</li>\r\n 	<li>The customer usually unloads freight. Flatbed drivers often are paid while they wait.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. FLATBED DRIVERS GET AROUND\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nTrucking can be a sedentary job. Many drivers are at risk for obesity or other health problems.\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers can beat the odds. Many choose this line of trucking for its challenging daily workout.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">Securing a load</a> requires much physical energy. Flatbed drivers climb around and over loads. They maneuver chains, winches, binders, straps, hooks, dunnage and coil racks. They pull heavy tarps to protect against weather, dirt, condensation and fumes.\r\n\r\nChecking loads at designated intervals every day, flatbed drivers get plenty of exercise.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. FLATBED DRIVERS CAN MOVE UP TO HAUL SPECIALIZED LOADS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIt takes a skilled flatbed driver to deliver huge <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">aerospace parts and wind turbines</a>. Heavy haul drivers with specialized trailers pull head-turning freight. They’re also paid more to pull such large loads.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. FLATBED DRIVERS ALWAYS HAVE A STORY TO TELL\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nSeasoned flatbed drivers say this is the toughest and most rewarding of trucking jobs.\r\n\r\nThese truckers don’t just drive. They solve – and prevent – problems. The best flatbed driver jobs demand skill, patience and concentration.\r\n\r\nCareer growth means carrying <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">bigger, longer and wider loads</a> on more axels. It means earning the right to pull more valuable cargo.\r\n\r\nGreat stories – great pay.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"6. FLATBED DRIVERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIf you’re new to flatbed trucking, you have a lot to learn. You’ll master the art of load securement and tarping. The best drivers love the challenge of securing and protecting a “lumpy load.”\r\n\r\nExperienced flatbed drivers can go on to tackle over-dimensional loads. They learn to appreciate the complicated logistics of hauling highly regulated shipments. They relish the test of easing an extended trailer round a winding highway exit.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"7. FLATBED DRIVERS COMMAND RESPECT\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">Truckers admire the flatbed driver who can rise to the challenge of the oversized load. They respect the skill and training required to meet tight delivery deadlines safely. OTR flatbed and heavy haul drivers are the best and brightest of the trucking fraternity.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"8. FLATBED DRIVERS BECOME THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers who haul over-dimensional freight know more.\r\n\r\nThey’ve learned about complex federal and local transportation regulation. They understand the demands of overlapping state, county, municipal and load-specific permits. They\'ve studied the grade, bridges and narrow turns along their routes.\r\n\r\nA great flatbed driver knows how to deliver on time <b>in spite of</b> challenges.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"9. EXPERT FLATBED DRIVERS CAN DRIVE FOR THE BEST\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]You’re a professional. Look for a trucking company that respects its flatbed drivers. Pick one that <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">pays top dollar</a> for your experience. Make sure it’s watching out for your safety.\r\n\r\nChoose a company with integrity. Choose Lone Star Transportation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4485 \" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hood-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', '9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2847-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 21:59:22', '2018-08-07 21:59:22', '', 2847, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2847-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4569, 2, '2018-08-07 22:09:52', '2018-08-07 22:09:52', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver</h1>\r\n[break]\r\nWhy would an experienced “over the road” (OTR) trucker become a flatbed driver?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS MAKE MORE MONEY\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers typically make higher pay throughout their careers.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>They’re paid more per mile for their skill level.</li>\r\n 	<li>With experience, they can move larger, higher-paying loads.</li>\r\n 	<li>They\'re paid for tarping their loads.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. OTR FLATBED DRIVERS DRIVE MORE AND WAIT LESS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nAs an OTR flatbed driver, you won’t pull up to the dock and wait for loaders to shuffle pallets.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Freight is accessible from all directions for quick and easy unloading.</li>\r\n 	<li>The customer usually unloads freight. Drivers often are paid while they wait.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. FLATBED DRIVERS GET AROUND\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nTrucking can be a sedentary job. Many drivers are at risk for obesity or other health problems.\r\n\r\nA flatbed driver can beat the odds. Many choose this line of trucking for its challenging daily workout.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">Securing a load</a> requires much physical energy. Flatbed drivers climb around and over loads. They maneuver chains, winches, binders, straps, hooks, dunnage and coil racks. They pull heavy tarps to protect against weather, dirt, condensation and fumes.\r\n\r\nChecking loads at designated intervals every day, flatbed drivers get plenty of exercise.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. FLATBED DRIVERS CAN MOVE UP TO HAUL SPECIALIZED LOADS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIt takes a skilled flatbed driver to deliver huge <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">aerospace parts and wind turbines</a>. Heavy haul drivers with specialized trailers pull head-turning freight. They’re also paid more to pull such large loads.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. FLATBED DRIVERS ALWAYS HAVE A STORY TO TELL\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nSeasoned drivers say this is the toughest and most rewarding of trucking jobs.\r\n\r\nThese truckers don’t just drive. They solve – and prevent – problems. The best flatbed driver jobs demand skill, patience and concentration.\r\n\r\nCareer growth means carrying <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">bigger, longer and wider loads</a> on more axels. It means earning the right to pull more valuable cargo.\r\n\r\nGreat stories – great pay.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"6. FLATBED DRIVERS ARE ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nIf you’re new to flatbed trucking, you have a lot to learn. You’ll master the art of load securement and tarping. The best drivers love the challenge of securing and protecting a “lumpy load.”\r\n\r\nAn experienced flatbed driver can go on to tackle over-dimensional loads. They learn to appreciate the complicated logistics of hauling highly regulated shipments. They relish the test of easing an extended trailer round a winding highway exit.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"7. FLATBED DRIVERS COMMAND RESPECT\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">Truckers admire the driver who can rise to the challenge of the oversized load. They respect the skill and training required to meet tight delivery deadlines safely. OTR flatbed and heavy haul drivers are the best and brightest of the trucking fraternity.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"8. FLATBED DRIVERS BECOME THE INDUSTRY EXPERTS\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nFlatbed drivers who haul over-dimensional freight know more.\r\n\r\nThey’ve learned about complex federal and local transportation regulation. They understand the demands of overlapping state, county, municipal and load-specific permits. They\'ve studied the grade, bridges and narrow turns along their routes.\r\n\r\nA great flatbed driver knows how to deliver on time <b>in spite of</b> challenges.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"9. EXPERT FLATBED DRIVERS CAN DRIVE FOR THE BEST\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]You’re a professional. Look for a flatbed trucking company that respects its drivers. Pick one that <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">pays top dollar</a> for your experience. Make sure it’s watching out for your safety.\r\n\r\nChoose a company with integrity. Choose Lone Star Transportation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4485 \" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hood-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"604\" height=\"339\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', '9 Reasons to Become an OTR Flatbed Driver', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2847-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:09:52', '2018-08-07 22:09:52', '', 2847, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2847-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4570, 2, '2018-09-24 21:01:19', '2018-09-24 21:01:19', '<p>[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"3%\" width=\"2/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1537822437369{margin-bottom: -15px !important;}\"]<br />\n<h1>Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h1>\n<p>[break]<br />\nLooking for flatbed company driver jobs? Lone Star hires the best flatbed and heavy haul truckers on the road today.</p>\n<p>We also hire safe, experienced OTR drivers who want to make a move to open deck.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<br />\n<h2>Pay &amp; Benefits for Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\n<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\n<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\n<li>Annual pay ranging from $55,000 to $95,000, depending on experience</li>\n<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\n<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\n<li>Toll tags and CAT scale pass</li>\n<li>Quarterly fuel bonus program</li>\n<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\n<li>Free health insurance option</li>\n<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\n<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\n<li>401(k) with company match of up to 4% - paid and invested every week, immediately fully vested</li>\n<li>Vacation pay</li>\n<li>Paid orientation</li>\n<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\n<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\n<li>No cost rider program</li>\n<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Lone Star\'s pay and benefits are better than our competition\'s. Equally important, we treat you with respect. As we\'ve said before, we demonstrate that in at least a <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\">dozen ways</a>.</p>\n<h2>What You\'ll Drive &amp; Pull</h2>\n<p>We know professional drivers want to know about the equipment they\'ll be driving, along with the types of trailers they\'ll be pulling.</p>\n<p>When you decide to accept one of Lone Star\'s flatbed company driver jobs, you\'ll drive in comfort in one of our late model Kenworth or Peterbilt tractors.</p>\n<p>As you gain <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/otr-flatbed-driver-job-describe/\">flatbed</a> experience, you\'ll have the opportunity to move up to more exotic trailer equipment that\'s built to handle unique loads. Our fleet includes step decks, double drops, removable goosenecks, stretch trailers and multi-axle equipment.</p>\n<p>There are always more ways to make more money driving for Lone Star - just <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\">one more reason</a> to take one of our flatbed driver jobs.</p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/tex-talk/\">Tex Robbins</a>, our President and CEO, says:</p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We offer a quality environment - quality equipment - and quality pay - to great drivers looking for a challenge. We want them to have the best experience of their careers here at Lone Star. That\'s why we say, \"Drivers Come First.\"</span></em></p></blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span></p>\n<p>[button open_new_tab=\"false\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed company driver jobs\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1537822837673{margin-top: -55px !important;}\"]<br />\n<h2>Pay &amp; Benefits for Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\n<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\n<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\n<li>Annual pay ranging from $55,000 to $95,000, depending on experience</li>\n<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\n<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\n<li>Toll tags and CAT scale pass</li>\n<li>Quarterly fuel bonus program</li>\n<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\n<li>Free health insurance option</li>\n<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\n<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\n<li>401(k) with company match of up to 4% - paid and invested every week, immediately fully vested</li>\n<li>Vacation pay</li>\n<li>Paid orientation</li>\n<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\n<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\n<li>No cost rider program</li>\n<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Lone Star\'s pay and benefits are better than our competition\'s. Equally important, we treat you with respect. As we\'ve said before, we demonstrate that in at least a <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\">dozen ways</a>.</p>\n<h2>What You\'ll Drive &amp; Pull</h2>\n<p>We know professional drivers want to know about the equipment they\'ll be driving, along with the types of trailers they\'ll be pulling.</p>\n<p>When you decide to accept one of Lone Star\'s flatbed company driver jobs, you\'ll drive in comfort in one of our late model Kenworth or Peterbilt tractors.</p>\n<p>As you gain <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/otr-flatbed-driver-job-describe/\">flatbed</a> experience, you\'ll have the opportunity to move up to more exotic trailer equipment that\'s built to handle unique loads. Our fleet includes step decks, double drops, removable goosenecks, stretch trailers and multi-axle equipment.</p>\n<p>There are always more ways to make more money driving for Lone Star - just <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\">one more reason</a> to take one of our flatbed driver jobs.</p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/tex-talk/\">Tex Robbins</a>, our President and CEO, says:</p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We offer a quality environment - quality equipment - and quality pay - to great drivers looking for a challenge. We want them to have the best experience of their careers here at Lone Star. That\'s why we say, \"Drivers Come First.\"</span></em></p></blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span></p>\n<p>[button open_new_tab=\"false\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed company driver jobs\" width=\"718\" height=\"479\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]</p>\n<h3>Minimum Requirements, Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h3>\n<p>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\n<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\n<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\n<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Have more questions? Find the answers in our list of <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/frequently-asked-questions/\">frequently asked questions</a>.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"4%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Join Our Family\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:28pt|text_align:center|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\"][vc_column_text][button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"large\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?r=ride4lsws\" text=\"Fill Out Application\" color_override=\"\"]</p>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"></div>\n<p>[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"large\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now: 866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]</p>\n', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-09-24 21:01:19', '2018-09-24 21:01:19', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4571, 2, '2018-08-07 22:49:56', '2018-08-07 22:49:56', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>What You Receive When You Become a Lone Star Company Driver</h1>\r\nWe hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who take our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]We hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who take our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.\r\n\r\nWe provide you better pay and benefits than our competitors. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:49:56', '2018-08-07 22:49:56', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4572, 2, '2018-08-07 22:54:10', '2018-08-07 22:54:10', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>What You Receive As A Lone Star Company Driver</h1>\r\n[break]\r\nWe hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who apply for our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.\r\n\r\nWe provide you better pay and benefits than our competitors. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:54:10', '2018-08-07 22:54:10', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4573, 1, '2018-08-07 22:55:39', '2018-08-07 22:55:39', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"3%\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Tex Talk</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"5px\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1534967783221{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}\"]\r\n<h2>Tex Talk November 2018</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[player id=4081]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" style=\"minimal_small\" accordion=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie, and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It’s entitled Tex talk — and no it’s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This, my friends, is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let’s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today — the Tex talk man himself — Lone Star CEO, Mr. <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/about-lone-star-transportation/\">Tex Robbins</a> -- Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You, Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018? And tell us about on into the future.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, Howie, I think that overall I think we’re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing, and that’s giving us opportunities that we probably haven’t had or been able to experience in the previous years. So — I think the future’s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously — no different than other industries as well. Labor is going to be a challenge for us. I think that’s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique, that we have opportunities that will attract people to our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, that’s a good question, Howie. I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we at Lone Star are doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture? Things that are important to us obviously are is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So — it’s a focus that we’re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges. I think what Lone Star brings to the table is <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/loads-heavy-haul-drivers-pull/\">the opportunity of a higher challenge</a> with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time to share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family — my dad — was in the transportation business, and I just grew up around trucks – and we were in the oilfield industry, you know, connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs. That business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our business portfolio and he got out of his business, and we migrated and worked for another company. Being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1994, Lone Star called on me, and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more — and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations. And then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners, and you know – here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees — what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience — and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them — you get it. And you understand what’s important to them, and they understand what’s important to you. So, you know obviously <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/lone-star-transportation-improves-driver-bonuses/\">it comes down to pay</a> and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time. And I think again, as we talked earlier we’re in unchartered waters and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team — we want that to be <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\">the best experience that they can have</a> -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time, however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical -- it goes up and down and obviously the market, the industry, has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that, and we do that as well.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But — what we tried to do is we put in what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be. So if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour work week based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this. So this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make. He has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualified flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now, these are drivers that may have been hauling dry van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now, this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that, Howie, what we do is we have a <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-training-terms/\">paid training</a>. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need.  They can handle and manage the equipment, the truck -- the driver -- they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/otr-flatbed-driver-job-describe/\">looking for a little different challenge</a> in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a little bit. I think that’s just human nature.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You know, we want to challenge ourselves. So that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challenge into each level.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged, and we encourage them, to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can. But again, it all comes down to the person -- and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well — they can get to a level five.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To give you an idea, most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done. We see it done every single day, every week, every month — it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. So we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-company-driver-jobs/\">want to drive for Lone Star</a>?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for a quality environment. And I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you, Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too, my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home, why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520. Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off, and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"4%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Join Our Family\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:28pt|text_align:center|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\"][vc_column_text][button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"large\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?r=ride4lsws\" text=\"Fill Out Application\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"></div>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"large\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now: 866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Tex Talk', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'tex-talk', '', '', '2018-11-04 17:25:30', '2018-11-04 17:25:30', '', 0, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/?page_id=4573', 0, 'page', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4574, 1, '2018-08-07 22:55:28', '2018-08-07 22:55:28', '[vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3489\" bg_position=\"center center\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" parallax_bg=\"true\" parallax_bg_speed=\"fast\" bg_color=\"#333333\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"3%\" enable_gradient=\"true\" color_overlay=\"rgba(10,10,10,0.2)\" color_overlay_2=\"#000000\" gradient_direction=\"left_to_right\" overlay_strength=\"1\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Watch Our Video \" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:26pt|text_align:left|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1531847697983{margin-bottom: -2px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_raw_html css=\".vc_custom_1533660618027{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}\"]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGSGUxVmJUVGdNeTglM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" top_padding=\"1\" text_align=\"center\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"0\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][split_line_heading]<span style=\"font-size: 38pt; line-height: 40pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">LONE STAR</span></span>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 23pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">TRANSPORTATION</span></span>[/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533061189647{margin-top: -7px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 22pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>Drivers Come First </em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=\"$6,000 Sign-On Bonus!\" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:32pt|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:34pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1533060735545{padding-top: 4px !important;padding-right: 4px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 4px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533659764194{margin-top: -3px !important;margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>866-750-8520</em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"jumbo\" open_new_tab=\"true\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" el_class=\"centermeok\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"APPLY TO DRIVE\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\" margin_top=\"-2px\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#cfb97f\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"25\" bottom_padding=\"40\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"5%\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533065179932{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532643303002{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533577905258{margin-bottom: -15px !important;padding-top: 45px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"419\" height=\"153\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=4081]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533155915402{margin-bottom: -25px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"378\" height=\"138\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=3914]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"1%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"top\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3899\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-icon.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Building\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Materials</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"25\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3527\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/construction.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Construction\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Equipment</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3528\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oil.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"83\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Oil\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Gas</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"5%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"90\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3529\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/air.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Aerospace\r\nProducts</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3525\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aerospace.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533320998868{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Renewable\r\nEnergy</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"5%\" bottom_padding=\"8%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533593664252{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321085650{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Construction-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321097269{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Oil-and-Gas-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321110777{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Aerospace-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321123015{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4011 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Wind-Turbines-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4127 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/text-talk.jpg\" alt=\"tex talk\" width=\"386\" height=\"256\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=4083]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632642389{margin-top: -36px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533006869369{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1531948174828{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; line-height: 27pt;\"><strong>Flatbed &amp; Heavy Haul Guide</strong></span></p>\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19pt;\">What OTR Drivers Need to Know About Open Deck</span></em></strong>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FLATBED DRIVER JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW</em></div>\r\nWhy should experienced over-the-road (OTR) truckers look into flatbed driver jobs?\r\n\r\nYou’ll make more money throughout your career - but there are even better reasons.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">READ ABOUT THEM</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FROM LEGAL TO SUPER LOADS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>FLATBED TRUCKING TERMS</em></div>\r\nKnow the difference between a lumber tarp and a smoke tarp? When to use a load binder?\r\n\r\nBefore you drive for a flatbed, trucking company, you need to\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">LEARN THE LINGO</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>A TRUCK DRIVER\'S GUIDE</em></div>\r\nHeavy haul jobs give truckers the chance to pull oversize loads with jaw-dropping equipment.\r\n\r\nDo you know which trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the limits of a legal load?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide/\">FIND OUT</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2656-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:55:28', '2018-08-07 22:55:28', '', 2656, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2656-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4575, 1, '2018-08-07 22:55:39', '2018-08-07 22:55:39', '', 'Tex Talk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4573-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:55:39', '2018-08-07 22:55:39', '', 4573, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/4573-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4576, 1, '2018-08-07 22:56:55', '2018-08-07 22:56:55', '{\"style\":\"minimal_small\",\"accordion\":\"\"}', 'text talk transcript', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'text-talk-transcript', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:56:55', '2018-08-07 22:56:55', '', 0, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/text-talk-transcript/', 0, 'vc_settings_preset', 'vc-settings-preset/toggles', 0),
(4577, 1, '2018-08-26 19:49:07', '2018-08-26 19:49:07', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"3%\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\n<h1>Tex Talk</h1>\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"5px\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1534967783221{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}\"]\n<h2>Tex Talk September 2018</h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[player id=4081]</p>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" style=\"minimal_small\" accordion=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie, and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It’s entitled Tex talk — and no it’s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This, my friends, is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let’s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today — the Tex talk man himself — Lone Star CEO, Mr. <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/about-lone-star-transportation/\">Tex Robbins</a> -- Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\nThank You, Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018? And tell us about on into the future.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nWell, Howie, I think that overall I think we’re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing, and that’s giving us opportunities that we probably haven’t had or been able to experience in the previous years. So — I think the future’s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously — no different than other industries as well. Labor is going to be a challenge for us. I think that’s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique, that we have opportunities that will attract people to our nature of business.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nWell, that’s a good question, Howie. I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we at Lone Star are doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture? Things that are important to us obviously are is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So — it’s a focus that we’re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges. I think what Lone Star brings to the table is <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/loads-heavy-haul-drivers-pull/\">the opportunity of a higher challenge</a> with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time to share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nMy family — my dad — was in the transportation business, and I just grew up around trucks – and we were in the oilfield industry, you know, connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs. That business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our business portfolio and he got out of his business, and we migrated and worked for another company. Being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1994, Lone Star called on me, and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more — and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations. And then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners, and you know – here we are today.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees — what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience — and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them — you get it. And you understand what’s important to them, and they understand what’s important to you. So, you know obviously <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/lone-star-transportation-improves-driver-bonuses/\">it comes down to pay</a> and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time. And I think again, as we talked earlier we’re in unchartered waters and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team — we want that to be <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-apply/\">the best experience that they can have</a> -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time, however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical -- it goes up and down and obviously the market, the industry, has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that, and we do that as well.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But — what we tried to do is we put in what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be. So if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour work week based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this. So this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make. He has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nLone Star is always looking for qualified flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now, these are drivers that may have been hauling dry van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now, this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nWell, you know in reference that, Howie, what we do is we have a <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-training-terms/\">paid training</a>. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need.  They can handle and manage the equipment, the truck -- the driver -- they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/otr-flatbed-driver-job-describe/\">looking for a little different challenge</a> in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a little bit. I think that’s just human nature.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You know, we want to challenge ourselves. So that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challenge into each level.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged, and we encourage them, to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can. But again, it all comes down to the person -- and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well — they can get to a level five.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To give you an idea, most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done. We see it done every single day, every week, every month — it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. So we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-company-driver-jobs/\">want to drive for Lone Star</a>?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for a quality environment. And I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\nThank you, Howie, appreciate it.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\nYou too, my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home, why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520. Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off, and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"4%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Join Our Family\" font_container=\"tag:p|font_size:28pt|text_align:center|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\"][vc_column_text][button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"large\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?r=ride4lsws\" text=\"Fill Out Application\" color_override=\"\"]\n<div style=\"padding-top: 10px;\"]\n</div>\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"large\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now: 866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Tex Talk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4573-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-08-26 19:49:07', '2018-08-26 19:49:07', '', 4573, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/4573-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4578, 1, '2018-08-07 22:57:04', '2018-08-07 22:57:04', '[vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3489\" bg_position=\"center center\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" parallax_bg=\"true\" parallax_bg_speed=\"fast\" bg_color=\"#333333\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"3%\" enable_gradient=\"true\" color_overlay=\"rgba(10,10,10,0.2)\" color_overlay_2=\"#000000\" gradient_direction=\"left_to_right\" overlay_strength=\"1\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Watch Our Video \" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:26pt|text_align:left|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1531847697983{margin-bottom: -2px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_raw_html css=\".vc_custom_1533660618027{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}\"]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGSGUxVmJUVGdNeTglM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" top_padding=\"1\" text_align=\"center\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"0\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][split_line_heading]<span style=\"font-size: 38pt; line-height: 40pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">LONE STAR</span></span>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 23pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">TRANSPORTATION</span></span>[/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533061189647{margin-top: -7px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 22pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>Drivers Come First </em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=\"$6,000 Sign-On Bonus!\" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:32pt|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:34pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1533060735545{padding-top: 4px !important;padding-right: 4px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 4px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533659764194{margin-top: -3px !important;margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>866-750-8520</em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"jumbo\" open_new_tab=\"true\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" el_class=\"centermeok\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"APPLY TO DRIVE\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\" margin_top=\"-2px\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#cfb97f\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"25\" bottom_padding=\"40\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"5%\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533065179932{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532643303002{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533577905258{margin-bottom: -15px !important;padding-top: 45px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"419\" height=\"153\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=4081]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533155915402{margin-bottom: -25px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"378\" height=\"138\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=3914]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"1%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"top\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3899\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-icon.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Building\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Materials</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"25\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3527\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/construction.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Construction\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Equipment</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3528\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oil.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"83\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Oil\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Gas</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"5%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"90\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3529\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/air.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Aerospace\r\nProducts</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3525\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aerospace.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533320998868{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Renewable\r\nEnergy</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"5%\" bottom_padding=\"8%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533593664252{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321085650{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Construction-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321097269{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Oil-and-Gas-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321110777{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Aerospace-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321123015{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4011 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Wind-Turbines-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4127 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/text-talk.jpg\" alt=\"tex talk\" width=\"386\" height=\"256\" />[/vc_column_text][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632642389{margin-top: -36px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533006869369{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1531948174828{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; line-height: 27pt;\"><strong>Flatbed &amp; Heavy Haul Guide</strong></span></p>\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19pt;\">What OTR Drivers Need to Know About Open Deck</span></em></strong>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FLATBED DRIVER JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW</em></div>\r\nWhy should experienced over-the-road (OTR) truckers look into flatbed driver jobs?\r\n\r\nYou’ll make more money throughout your career - but there are even better reasons.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">READ ABOUT THEM</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FROM LEGAL TO SUPER LOADS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>FLATBED TRUCKING TERMS</em></div>\r\nKnow the difference between a lumber tarp and a smoke tarp? When to use a load binder?\r\n\r\nBefore you drive for a flatbed, trucking company, you need to\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">LEARN THE LINGO</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>A TRUCK DRIVER\'S GUIDE</em></div>\r\nHeavy haul jobs give truckers the chance to pull oversize loads with jaw-dropping equipment.\r\n\r\nDo you know which trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the limits of a legal load?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide/\">FIND OUT</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2656-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:57:04', '2018-08-07 22:57:04', '', 2656, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2656-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4579, 1, '2018-08-07 22:58:43', '2018-08-07 22:58:43', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" style=\"minimal_small\" accordion=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle color=\"Default\" title=\"Section\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Tex Talk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4573-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 22:58:43', '2018-08-07 22:58:43', '', 4573, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/4573-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4580, 2, '2018-08-07 23:01:29', '2018-08-07 23:01:29', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Specialized Heavy Haul Jobs</h1>\r\n<h2><em>A Truck Driver\'s Guide</em></h2>\r\n[break]\r\nFlatbed company driver jobs[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>What You Receive As A Lone Star Company Driver</h1>\r\n[break]\r\nWe hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who apply for our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.\r\n\r\nWe provide you better pay and benefits than our competitors. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:01:29', '2018-08-07 23:01:29', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4581, 2, '2018-08-07 23:04:29', '2018-08-07 23:04:29', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h1>\r\n<h2><em>What You Receive as a Lone Star Driver</em></h2>\r\n[break]\r\nWe hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who apply for our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]We provide you better pay and benefits than our competitors. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:04:29', '2018-08-07 23:04:29', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4582, 2, '2018-08-07 23:05:54', '2018-08-07 23:05:54', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h1>\r\n<h2><em>What You Receive as a Lone Star Driver</em></h2>\r\n[break]\r\nWe hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who apply for our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.\r\n\r\nWe provide you better pay and benefits than our competitors. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:05:54', '2018-08-07 23:05:54', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4583, 1, '2018-08-07 23:06:37', '2018-08-07 23:06:37', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4127 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/text-talk.jpg\" alt=\"tex talk\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" />[player id=4081]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" style=\"minimal_small\" accordion=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][toggle color=\"Default\" title=\"Section\"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Tex Talk', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '4573-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:06:37', '2018-08-07 23:06:37', '', 4573, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/4573-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4584, 2, '2018-08-07 23:10:20', '2018-08-07 23:10:20', '[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>Flatbed Company Driver Jobs</h1>\r\n<h2><em>What You Receive as a Lone Star Driver</em></h2>\r\n[break]\r\nWe hire the best drivers on the road. That\'s because we treat the professionals who apply for our flatbed company driver jobs with respect.\r\n\r\nWe provide you better pay and benefits than our competitors. You’re family, and we’ll help you provide for yours.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>$6,000 Sign-On Bonus</li>\r\n 	<li>$0.48 to $0.66 per mile for all miles (depending on experience), empty &amp; loaded miles paid</li>\r\n 	<li>Guaranteed Pay at least $1,050 weekly ($150 per day available for dispatch)</li>\r\n 	<li>Average annual pay $70,000, with many of our drivers making $95,000</li>\r\n 	<li>Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</li>\r\n 	<li>Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and final delivery</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</li>\r\n 	<li>Free health insurance option</li>\r\n 	<li>Basic term life/accidental death and dismemberment and short-term disability insurance</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable supplemental insurance coverage available</li>\r\n 	<li>401(k) with company match</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid orientation</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid flatbed driver training program for drivers with OTR experience</li>\r\n 	<li>Career advancement program for flatbed truck drivers</li>\r\n 	<li>No cost rider program</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver referral bonuses for existing drivers</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe operate late model Kenworth and Peterbilt tractors, designed with both the job and driver comfort in mind.\r\n\r\nWe haul the most diverse freight in the industry. That includes heavy machinery, aerospace components, building materials, wind turbines and oilfield equipment.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have the most versatile trailing fleet in flatbed and heavy haul trucking. Our equipment includes double drops, RGNs, stretch and multi-axle equipment.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Want more details?</strong></span>\r\n\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-12-reasons-you-should-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 Reasons to Become a Lone Star Company Driver\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-3995 alignleft\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bottom-flatbedriverjobs-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h3>Minimum Driver Requirements</h3>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Must be 22 years of age</li>\r\n 	<li>Must have 1 year of verifiable OTR experience within the last 3 years, or 2 years of verifiable OTR experience within the last 5 years</li>\r\n 	<li>No more than 3 moving violations within the past 36 months (non-serious)</li>\r\n 	<li>No DUI within the past 5 years (only 1 in your lifetime, and none in a CMV)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"2926\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"10%\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; color: #ffffff;\">JOIN OUR FAMILY</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+8667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Company Driver Jobs', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3708-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:10:20', '2018-08-07 23:10:20', '', 3708, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3708-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4585, 1, '2018-08-07 23:13:41', '2018-08-07 23:13:41', '', 'what-we-haul-header', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'what-we-haul-header', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:13:48', '2018-08-07 23:13:48', '', 4033, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/what-we-haul-header.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0);
INSERT INTO `wp_posts` (`ID`, `post_author`, `post_date`, `post_date_gmt`, `post_content`, `post_title`, `post_excerpt`, `post_status`, `comment_status`, `ping_status`, `post_password`, `post_name`, `to_ping`, `pinged`, `post_modified`, `post_modified_gmt`, `post_content_filtered`, `post_parent`, `guid`, `menu_order`, `post_type`, `post_mime_type`, `comment_count`) VALUES
(4586, 1, '2018-08-07 23:15:41', '2018-08-07 23:15:41', '[vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3489\" bg_position=\"center center\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" parallax_bg=\"true\" parallax_bg_speed=\"fast\" bg_color=\"#333333\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"3%\" enable_gradient=\"true\" color_overlay=\"rgba(10,10,10,0.2)\" color_overlay_2=\"#000000\" gradient_direction=\"left_to_right\" overlay_strength=\"1\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Watch Our Video \" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:26pt|text_align:left|line_height:30pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1531847697983{margin-bottom: -2px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_raw_html css=\".vc_custom_1533660618027{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}\"]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGSGUxVmJUVGdNeTglM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" top_padding=\"1\" text_align=\"center\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"0\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][split_line_heading]<span style=\"font-size: 38pt; line-height: 40pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">LONE STAR</span></span>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 23pt; font-weight: bolder; color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\">TRANSPORTATION</span></span>[/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533061189647{margin-top: -7px !important;margin-bottom: -10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22pt; line-height: 22pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>Drivers Come First </em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=\"$6,000 Sign-On Bonus!\" font_container=\"tag:div|font_size:32pt|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff|line_height:34pt\" google_fonts=\"font_family:Seaweed%20Script%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal\" css=\".vc_custom_1533060735545{padding-top: 4px !important;padding-right: 4px !important;padding-bottom: 4px !important;padding-left: 4px !important;}\" el_class=\"centermeok\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533659764194{margin-top: -3px !important;margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: #000000 2px 2px 2px;\"><em>866-750-8520</em></span></strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"jumbo\" open_new_tab=\"true\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" el_class=\"centermeok\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"APPLY TO DRIVE\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\" margin_top=\"-2px\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Drive For The Best\r\nFlatbed Trucking Company</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=\"homecolumnswids\"]At Lone Star Transportation you can be sure you\'ll be treated with respect. You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. We give you the opportunity to pull bigger loads for more pay. <em><strong>There are at least a dozen reasons</strong></em> you should make the move to a high-paying flatbed driver job with Lone Star.[/vc_column_text][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\" text=\"12 REASONS TO DRIVE FOR LONE STAR\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"70px\"][vc_column_text el_class=\"flatbedhomemarg\"]\r\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px;\">Flatbed Drivers\r\nMore Pay, Better Benefits</h2>\r\n[/vc_column_text][fancy-ul icon_type=\"standard_dash\" color=\"Accent-Color\" alignment=\"left\"]\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Sign-On Bonus</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Top Dollar Per Mile, empty &amp; loaded miles paid</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Guaranteed Pay</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Great Benefits/Free Health Insurance Option</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>401(k) With Company Match</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Vacation</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Paid Flatbed Driver Training Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Career Advancement Program </b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>No Cost Rider Program</b></span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>AND MORE!</b></span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[/fancy-ul][nectar_btn size=\"large\" button_style=\"regular\" button_color_2=\"Accent-Color\" icon_family=\"default_arrow\" url=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-for-company-drivers/\" text=\"Flatbed Driver Jobs\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_background\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#cfb97f\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"25\" bottom_padding=\"40\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" top_margin=\"5%\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533065179932{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 30px; line-height: 32px; color: #000000;\">Get Paid to Train</span></strong></p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Lone Star\'s Flatbed Driver Training</i></span></p>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver with one year’s experience? Want to move into a high-paying flatbed driver job? Lone Star has a training program just for you.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pay for everything: travel expenses, all hotel and meal costs - PLUS $750 A WEEK while you train. After training — MAKE MORE MONEY! <em>Limited positions available.</em></span>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000; line-height: 20pt;\"><i>Career Advancement Program</i></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you an OTR driver pulling legal loads on a traditional flatbed?</span>\r\n\r\nWe can have you moving bigger freight for better pay. Start with over-dimensional loads. Move up to super heavy haul. Just tell us you’d like to take the path beyond the standard deck TO BETTER PAY.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532643303002{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}\"]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3985 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/want-to-make-more.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"670\" height=\"434\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533683733981{margin-bottom: -15px !important;padding-top: 45px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"419\" height=\"153\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=3896]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533155915402{margin-bottom: -25px !important;}\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/radio3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"378\" height=\"138\" />\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[player id=3914]</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"1%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"top\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3899\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-icon.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Building\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Materials</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"25\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3527\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/construction.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Construction\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Equipment</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"79px\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3528\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/oil.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"83\" height=\"81\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Oil\r\n</span><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">&amp; Gas</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"full_width_content\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" equal_height=\"yes\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"3%\" bottom_padding=\"5%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"90\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3529\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/air.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Aerospace\r\nProducts</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3525\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/aerospace.png\" alt=\"flatbed trucking\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533320998868{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt; line-height: 23pt;\">Renewable\r\nEnergy</span></a></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_color=\"#e2e2e2\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" top_padding=\"5%\" bottom_padding=\"8%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"both\" shape_type=\"fan\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632412481{margin-bottom: -5px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 34px; color: #987e50;\"><strong>What We Haul</strong></span></p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=\"default\" text_align=\"left\"][vc_column_inner column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" centered_text=\"true\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533593664252{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Building-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321085650{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Construction-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321097269{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Oil-and-Gas-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321110777{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4010 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Aerospace-button.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533321123015{margin-bottom: -7px !important;}\"]<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4011 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Wind-Turbines-button-1.png\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"321\" height=\"88\" /></a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column centered_text=\"true\" column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4127 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/text-talk.jpg\" alt=\"tex talk\" width=\"386\" height=\"256\" />[/vc_column_text][toggles style=\"minimal_small\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"Click Here for Text Version of “Tex Talk.” \"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</strong></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Highway Howie</strong>\r\nWell, hello everyone this is your host highway Howie and do we have a jam-packed show for you today. It\'s entitled Tex talk -- and no it\'s not a show about the Housewives of Texas or Texas politics, thank goodness. This my friends is a show geared for professional truck drivers. So just buckle up, hang on to your seats, let\'s get these wheels a turning. I have with us today -- the Tex talk man himself --Lone Star CEO, Mr. Tex Robbins – Tex, good to have you here my friend.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex Robbins</strong>\r\nThank You Howie, look forward to our conversation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nTex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell Howie I think that overall I think we\'re in some unchartered waters. I think that you know our economy is growing and that\'s giving us opportunities that we probably haven\'t had or been able to experience and in the previous years so -- I think the future\'s bright in our industry. We have some challenges ahead of us obviously -- no different than other industries as well -- labor is going to be a challenge for us and I think that\'s what makes Lone Star somewhat unique that we have opportunities that will attract people to our -- our nature of business.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow there continues to be a truck driver shortage in the over-the-road part of the industry as more and more baby boomers retire and leave the industry. What can carriers do to attract younger generations into choosing professional truck driving as a career?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell that\'s a good question Howie -- I think that all of us are being challenged to look at who we are and what we do and I think one of the things that we are at Lone Star doing is looking at our environment and trying to challenge ourselves in our environment that will attract the Millennials into our type of business and our type of work culture. Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team. Without those drivers none of what we do works. So -- it\'s a focus that we\'re looking at trying to create those drivers that want to come and be a part of who we are, what we do, and at the same time give them a challenge. If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge. And I think Millennials in this particular environment also want those type of challenges and I think that\'s what Lone Star brings to the table is the opportunity of a higher challenge with the type of cargo and the type of things that we handle and that our customers throw at us -- we create those opportunities that bring those challenges to the new workforce.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. Could you take some time share with our audience here how you got started as a truck driver -- and how did it ultimately lead you into becoming the CEO of Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nMy family, my dad was in the transportation business and I just grew up around trucks and and we were in the oil field industry and you know connected with a lot of different aspects of the business and storage pipe and handling pipe and moving drilling rigs and that business cycled in and out. We graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry. And in 1994, Lone Star called on me and I transitioned from where I was at to Lone Star Transportation, with the opportunity to be involved more -- and little did I know where that was going to go. Ultimately moved up through Lone Star from a manager of an operation on up to the vice president of operations and then in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAs a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers? I guess what I’m saying, do you feel like you have a better understanding of their needs such as pay, getting them home to spend time with their families and other needs that are just part of the lifestyle of being a truck driver?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nI think anytime that you can relate to the scope of your employees and what you’re asking of them and what they have to experience and you can relate to those experiences -- I think that all helps you better connect with those people. You talk their lingo – you can walk the walk with them -- you get it -- and you understand what’s important to them and they understand what’s important to you – so, you know obviously it comes down to pay and that’s obviously an important thing and that’s something that has challenged our industry for a long time -- and I think with again as we talked earlier were in unchartered waters, and we’re taking steps necessary to ensure that our team members are compensated for what they’re being asked to do.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nIs it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nDrivers do come first. It starts with how we attract them, it starts with when they first get here, how they’re treated, how they’re viewed, through the first impression of somebody joining our team -- we want that to be the best experience that they can have -- and that’s what we focus on now.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nNow here’s one that really hits home. We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us. They have bills that come due throughout the month that need to be paid on time however -- you know that paychecks can sometimes vary from week to week. At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guaranteed pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nHowie what we’ve done is obviously with our business it’s cyclical it goes up and down and obviously the market the industry has a scenario where the norm is a cents per mile pay. And we understand that and we do that as well. But -- what we tried to do is we put in this what we call a guaranteed minimum, which allows that driver to know exactly what his least amount of home pay is going to be -- so if you kind of equate it to a 40-hour workweek based on an hourly wage, this is how we’ve kind of looked at this and so this driver coming into our company, he knows that if I’m here to work and available to work, this is the minimum I’m going to make – he has an upside to that because along with that he will make more than that if he’s willing to work and he’s willing to engage in the opportunities that we provide to him.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nLone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers. But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience. Now these are drivers that may have been hauling drive van or refrigerated goods that now want to move up in their career and begin hauling loads that require a higher skill set that also pays more. Now this sounds like a great opportunity -- why don’t you tell us about it?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nWell, you know in reference that Howie what we do is we do have a paid training. Typically a lot of these guys they have the over the road experience that you need – they can handle and manage the equipment, the truck, the driver they know all the ins and outs of that – they’re just looking for a little different challenge in life. They’ve got tired of for all practical purposes – they’ve been in a box – so they want to expand outside of that box a litte bit and I think that’s just human nature. You know, we want to challenge ourselves and so that’s what these guys are looking for. So we provide and created an opportunity where we can take that driver and give him load securement training and at the same time with our level progression, have the opportunity through that to work their way up to a different challege into each level. Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that. So, they are encouraged and we encourage them to be able to get to those higher levels as quick as they can, but again, it all comes down to the person and that person’s ability to be able to manage and handle their work duties. And if they do that well -- they can get to a level five. To give you an idea most of our level five drivers today all started from a level one or level two category and have been moved up in a progression to that. So it works. It’s done, we see it done every single day, every week, every month -- it happens. And we look forward to that and encourage that. S o we feel our system allows and provides that opportunity for those to be able to take advantage of that.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nAll right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nA quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay. You can say what you want to -- but people look for quality environment and I never ask anybody at Lone Star Transportation to do anything I wouldn’t do or haven’t done. And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nThat’s all the time we have for today. Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Tex:</strong>\r\nThank you Howie, appreciate it.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Howie:</strong>\r\nYou too my friend. And all professional truck drivers looking for a great home why don’t you give us a call here at Lone Star Transportation – 866.750.8520, again, that’s 866.750.8520 -- Or you can simply fill out an application by going to, Ride4LoneStar.com. Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</p>\r\n[/vc_column_text][/toggle][/toggles][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidemobilebgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1532632642389{margin-top: -36px !important;}\"]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\" custom_height=\"40px\"][vc_column_text]<em><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 22pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" bg_image=\"3487\" bg_position=\"left top\" bg_repeat=\"no-repeat\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"light\" text_align=\"center\" top_padding=\"10%\" bottom_padding=\"15%\" class=\"hidedeskbgbottom\" color_overlay=\"#0a0a0a\" overlay_strength=\"0.8\" enable_shape_divider=\"true\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_divider_height=\"200\" shape_type=\"triangle\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1533006869369{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">Great company to work for. They treat their drivers good.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Murphy Joseph</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1531948174828{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}\"]<em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 16pt;\">This is my first flatbed company and they make me feel at home.</span></em>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">– Jacob Hall</span>[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 22pt; color: #ffffff; line-height: 26pt;\">Make Your Move\r\nto Lone Star Today!</span></p>\r\n[button open_new_tab=\"true\" color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"https://intelliapp.driverapponline.com/c/lonestarllc?uri_b=ia_lonestarllc_83108081\" text=\"Fill Out\r\nApplication\" color_override=\"\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[button color=\"accent-color\" hover_text_color_override=\"#fff\" size=\"jumbo\" url=\"tel:+18667508520\" text=\"Call Now\r\n866-750-8520\" color_override=\"\"][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\" offset=\"vc_hidden-lg\"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/1\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; line-height: 27pt;\"><strong>Flatbed &amp; Heavy Haul Guide</strong></span></p>\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 19pt;\">What OTR Drivers Need to Know About Open Deck</span></em></strong>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FLATBED DRIVER JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>9 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW</em></div>\r\nWhy should experienced over-the-road (OTR) truckers look into flatbed driver jobs?\r\n\r\nYou’ll make more money throughout your career - but there are even better reasons.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">READ ABOUT THEM</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">FROM LEGAL TO SUPER LOADS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>FLATBED TRUCKING TERMS</em></div>\r\nKnow the difference between a lumber tarp and a smoke tarp? When to use a load binder?\r\n\r\nBefore you drive for a flatbed, trucking company, you need to\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">LEARN THE LINGO</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1/3\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SPECIALIZED HEAVY HAUL JOBS:</span></h2>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px;\"><em>A TRUCK DRIVER\'S GUIDE</em></div>\r\nHeavy haul jobs give truckers the chance to pull oversize loads with jaw-dropping equipment.\r\n\r\nDo you know which trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the limits of a legal load?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide/\">FIND OUT</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2656-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-07 23:15:41', '2018-08-07 23:15:41', '', 2656, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2656-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
