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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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>End </b></span></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\" 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class=\"s1\">Well, 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>End </b></span></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. 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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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></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 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Highway Howie</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></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/10-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-driversterminology/\">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/specialized-heavy-haul-jobs-a-truck-drivers-guide/\">FIND OUT</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]', 'Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2656-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:31:21', '2018-08-02 19:31:21', '', 2656, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2656-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4486, 1, '2018-08-02 19:38:32', '2018-08-02 19:38:32', '[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 Truck Driver</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Why should experienced “over the road” (OTR) truckers consider flatbed 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=\"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\" 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]<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 Truck Driver', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2847-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:38:32', '2018-08-02 19:38:32', '', 2847, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2847-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4487, 1, '2018-08-02 19:39:11', '2018-08-02 19:39:11', '[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 Truck Driver</h1>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Why should experienced “over the road” (OTR) truckers consider flatbed 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=\"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. 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(4488, 1, '2018-08-02 19:43:32', '2018-08-02 19:43:32', '[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>Flatbed Truck Drivers Terminology</h1>\r\n<div id=\"fws_5b6356eca4035\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\">\r\n<div class=\"col span_12 dark left\">\r\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-2\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"solid\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\r\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n<h2><em>Learn The Lingo</em></h2>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"fws_5b6356eca492c\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\">\r\n<div class=\"row-bg-wrap instance-3\">\r\n<div class=\"inner-wrap\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Before you pull an <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">open deck</a>, you need to understand the language of flatbed truck drivers.[/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. STANDARD FLATBED TRAILER\"][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]Standard flatbed trailers that carry \"legal loads\" share the following characteristics:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A flat, level bed with no sides or roof. (That’s why they\'re called “open decks.”)</li>\r\n 	<li>Width less than or equal to 8’6”</li>\r\n 	<li>Height 60” from the ground before loading</li>\r\n 	<li>Length 48’ to 53’</li>\r\n 	<li>Carries a load of up to 46,000 lbs.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFlatbed trucks carry cargo that won\'t fit on standard pallets or in box vans. A flatbed trailer can transport any bulky item its bed will hold. This includes wrapped stacks of construction materials, oddly shaped parts and big equipment. Flatbeds are best for cargo that can withstand extreme temperatures or conditions.\r\n\r\nThe flatbed trailer\'s chief advantage is quick and easy loading. Cargo is brought on from the back at a dock, from the side by forklift or from overhead by crane or helicopter. Flatbed trailers are perfect for pickups and deliveries at off-road or unconventional locations.[/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-4259\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/standard-flatbed.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. LEGAL 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]A \"legal load\" meets all federal size and weight rules, as well as those of the states through which it passes. In general, the loaded truck is no more than 13’6” tall and 8’6” wide. Legal lengths and weights vary from state to state.\r\n\r\nOversized cargo may be carried on specialty trailers to stay within legal dimensions.\r\n\r\nLoads that exceed legal dimensions are subject to federal, state or local restrictions. (See \"Over-dimensional Loads\" below.)[/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. SECUREMENT\"][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]Freight must be properly secured to prevent shifting. It has to stay on the trailer and off the roadway. It also has to remain in place on the bed, distributed over the axles as originally loaded. This keeps the trailer balanced and stable. It prevents dangerous stress on any one tire or section of the bed. In the event of a quick stop, it prevents cargo from pushing into the cab and injuring the driver.\r\n\r\nThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issues detailed regulations on securing cargo. Many municipalities have requirements, too.\r\n\r\nTo help contain a load, some flatbeds have “drop sides” that are hinged to fold down for loading. A “stake truck” uses steel uprights, often removable, for the same purpose. Or a “side kit” can be installed. (Scroll down for a detailed description.)\r\n\r\nFlatbed truck drivers secure freight to open beds with nylon straps or steel chain.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Flat webbing straps are more user-friendly and less likely to damage freight. They\'re available in longer lengths for taller loads.</li>\r\n 	<li>Chains are stronger. While nylon has a 5,000-pound working load limit, chains handle up to 12,000 pounds. They\'re more suitable than straps for heavy steel products. Chains are also less susceptible to abrasion on sharp corners. (Nylon straps need extra padding there.)</li>\r\n 	<li>A driver attaches straps to one side of the trailer with a metal hook. They connect the other side with a winch, which tightens down the load.</li>\r\n 	<li>Chains are looped through a special “rub rail” on either side of the trailer. A load binder takes up the slack in the middle of the chain to tighten down the load.</li>\r\n 	<li>Drivers also use rope, bungees or coil racks to secure loads.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n“Dunnage” fills open spaces between cargo items and prevents shifting. It can create space under or between cargo items, so a forklift blade slides in for easy lifting. Wood, matting, drywall strips and air-filled bags commonly serve as dunnage.\r\n\r\nSecurement may involve concentrating weight or pressure in a small area. Removing securement devices requires caution. If done incorrectly, strong forces suddenly are unleashed, destabilizing the load and endangering everyone in the vicinity.[/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. SIDEKIT TRAILERS \"][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]A standard flatbed trailer can be equipped with a “side kit.” Removable plywood or fiberglass side panels form the trailer\'s sidewalls. They provide structure, support and extra protection for the load.\r\n\r\nWith a side kit, a flatbed truck hauls loose cargo that’s not crated or packaged. That includes granular material, like soybeans - small objects, like watermelons - or oddly shaped pieces, like scrap metal. A side kit forms a protective barrier, too. It can be built around heavy freight or equipment that’s already loaded on the deck.\r\n\r\nA tarp and bow system may be installed over a side kit to protect cargo from the elements. Then the trailer is called a “covered wagon.”\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. TARPING\"][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]Some loads need protection from weather, wind, dirt or moisture. Flatbed truck drivers cover them with tarpaulins, or tarps.\r\n\r\nTarps usually are made of a heavy vinyl or PVC for water, weather and tear resistance. Rows of D-rings and grommets run its length. They’re used to accommodate the ratchet straps, bungees, ropes or chains that pull a tarp tight over cargo.\r\n\r\nTarps come in a variety of shapes, sizes and weights to cover specific types of freight. The largest weigh up to 80 pounds when dry, and far more when wet or icy. These are a few of the most common types:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><strong>Lumber tarps</strong> originally were intended for specialized lumber hauling. They’ve become all-purpose covers to protect pallets and other bulky cargo. Commonly 24’ wide and anywhere from 26’ to 30’ long, they cover large, high loads. The lumber tarp features a flap that folds down over one end of the load. The flap provides a tighter seal and prevents “parachuting” (when wind fills and billows a tarp).</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Steel tarps</strong> are smaller than lumber tarps – typically either 12’ or 16’ wide and 24’ long. They are four-sided, without flaps. Steel tarps protect heavy loads with a low profile, such as steel rods, sheet steel and cables. They also provide “top only” protection for loads of crated material.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Smoke tarps</strong>, at 10’ or 12’ by 12’, are much smaller. Also known as nose tarps, they cover the top front of a load, protecting against exhaust, bugs and road debris. They can be secured over the front of a load of pipes to prevent wind from whistling through. Smoke tarps can cover small portions of cargo on the open bed, too.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Coil tarps</strong> also are called bag tarps, because they’re sewn in a bag shape. Like a fitted cap, they’re pulled over steel or aluminum coils or cable spools to keep them dry and tightly wound.</li>\r\n 	<li><strong>Machinery tarps</strong> protect valuable manufacturing or machine equipment from weather and road vibration. They cover the oversized, odd-shaped loads carried on specialty trailers. Many are manufactured to custom specifications.</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=\"1/4\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"6. BULKHEAD AND HEADACHE RACKS\"][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=\"col span_12 dark left\">\r\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-14\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"solid\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\r\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\r\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\r\nBulkheads and headache racks are safety barriers. They protect the driver from cargo that breaks loose during a sudden stop.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>A headache rack is a reinforcing panel attached directly to the tractor’s frame, behind the cab or sleeper. If the cargo pushes forward, it knocks the cab off its frame rather than penetrating it.</li>\r\n 	<li>A bulkhead is attached to the trailer itself, on the end of the deck closest to the tractor. It’s meant to block the cargo’s forward motion. Impact causes the bulkhead to bend and push the load up, over the cab.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOTR cabs often are equipped with headache racks. Bulkheads are more commonly used on local routes.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\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. OVER-DIMENSIONAL 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]There are more than 14 different types of flatbed and specialty trailers. The weight and dimensions of their loads range from “legal” to extremely oversized. (See “Legal Loads” above.)\r\n\r\nFlatbed trailers are flexible. The road system is not. Delivering an over-dimensional load presents serious technical, legal and logistical challenges. Lane width, bridge strength, signal height, ramp curvature and traffic patterns are just a few.\r\n\r\nIt takes skill and concentration to deliver an oversized load on time. It takes great care to travel safely in traffic without damaging your surroundings.\r\n\r\nThat’s why it takes <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">special permits</a>, too.\r\n\r\nTo travel legally, an oversized load needs a permit in every state through which it travels. Many cities and counties require permits, too. All permits are load-specific and valid for a limited number of days.\r\n\r\nOver-dimensional trucking is meant for the transport of large and heavy units, not small units combined into an oversized load. A permit is issued only if a shipment can’t be divided into smaller legal loads in less than 8 hours without decreasing its value.\r\n\r\nPermitted loads are subject to federal, state and local safety restrictions. They might include any or all of the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>In most states, permitted loads may be moved only during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, and not on holidays.</li>\r\n 	<li>The driver often is limited to the use of pre-approved travel routes.</li>\r\n 	<li>Paid police escorts may be required along designated stretches.</li>\r\n 	<li>The hauler may need to arrange to move overhanging signals or wires en route.</li>\r\n 	<li>The load may have to be marked by red safety flags, banners and amber lights.</li>\r\n 	<li>Loads wider than 11’6” and/or taller than 13’6” typically require pilot/pole/escort cars from origin to destination.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nExtremely wide, tall, long or heavy loads are known as “<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">super loads</a>.” The definition varies from state to state. A loaded truck that’s over 16’ wide, 16’ tall, 160’ long and/or 200,000 lbs. qualifies in most. Super loads are subject to special, extensive permitting processes.\r\n\r\nSpecialized trucking companies like Lone Star often handle <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">over-dimensional cargo</a>. Our specialty trailers and expert drivers can handle the complex challenges of a permitted load.\r\n\r\nWant to be <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">paid more</a> to haul oversized freight?[/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\" 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]', 'Flatbed Truck Drivers\' Terminology', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2823-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:43:32', '2018-08-02 19:43:32', '', 2823, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2823-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4489, 1, '2018-08-02 19:50:52', '2018-08-02 19:50:52', '[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=\"3/4\" 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\nSpecialized heavy haul jobs let truckers pull the largest loads with jaw-dropping equipment. Specialty trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the dimensions of the legal load.\r\n\r\nStep deck and drop deck trailers provide a few more feet of clearance for the tall load. Stretch trailers offer the option turning that load on its side to remain legal. These trailers also carry oversized cargo.[/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\"][/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. STEP DECKS - OR SINGLE DROP DECKS\"][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]The best-known specialized flatbed trailer is the step deck. It’s also called the single drop deck.\r\n\r\nThe step deck trailer has two levels. Unlike a standard flatbed, the step deck’s bed drops down after clearing the tractor. The top deck is 60” off the ground. The lower main deck is about 2’ lower than the front deck.\r\n\r\nStep deck trucking is used for tall loads. Step deck trailers can carry legal loads with cargo up to 10’ high. They commonly haul construction vehicles, machinery and heavy freight over 9’ tall.\r\n\r\nBecause step deck trailers are so low, forklifts can load them from ground level. When equipped with removable goosenecks, their cargo can roll to the ground.[/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-4026 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stepdeck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. REMOVABLE GOOSENECKS (RGN) – OR DETACHABLES\"][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]Some specialty flatbed trailers are equipped with removable necks. When detached and moved away from a trailer’s bed, the front end of the trailer lowers to the ground. It creates a ramp for self-powered cargo, like heavy vehicles and equipment.[/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-4024\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gooseneck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. DOUBLE DROPS - OR LOWBOYS\"][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]A double drop deck trailer carries the tallest loads. It looks like a step deck or RGN in the front. It has another short deck over the trailer’s rear tires. Between these two short decks runs a long, very low main deck. Dropping below the trailer’s axles, this center deck is called the “well.”\r\n\r\nThe double drop trailer’s deep well and low-profile wheels permit it to carry legal loads with cargo up to 11’6” high. Most double drops have a “flip axle” to handle the weight of these large loads. The flip axle is attached to the trailer’s rear frame by hinge plates and pins. It folds down for heavy loads, then back up onto the back deck for storage.\r\n\r\nRGN double drops carry vehicles that drive on for easy loading. That includes construction equipment, forklifts, trucks and tanks.\r\n\r\nConventional double drop trailers (those without RGNs) more often are loaded by crane.[/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-4022\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/double.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. STRETCH &amp; EXTENDABLE (TELESCOPIC) TRAILERS \"][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]A stretch trailer features a sliding mechanism that grows or shrinks the size of the cargo bed. It adjusts to ideal size for the load.\r\n\r\nStretch trailers come in flatbed, step deck, double drop and RGN configurations. You can find them in lengths of up to 80’ and widths of 96” to 102”.\r\n\r\nGenerally of steel construction for maximum support, stretch trailers are heavy. So are their loads: lumber, rebar, steel beams, train tracks, wind turbins. Total weight often limits the size of these loads.[/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-4027 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stretch.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. OTHER SPECIALIZED TRAILERS \"][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]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4356 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9-axle-tractor-combo-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4257 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Schnabel.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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-4357 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/13-Axle-Tractor-Trailer-Combination-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Heavy Loads</h2>\r\nTruck weights have been regulated since the early 20th century. The first laws attempted to prevent damage by early iron and solid rubber wheels to dirt or gravel roads. Current law protects bridges and pavement from the weight of ever-larger loads.\r\n\r\nFederal law limits the gross truck weight of routine permitted loads to 80,000 pounds. Each state has its weight limits, typically 46,000 pounds for legal loads and 80,000 pounds with a routine permit. (See “Super Loads” below.)\r\n\r\nIn some cases, the <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula</a> further reduces that limit. (Many states also have bridge formulas, most notably California). The Formula calculates weight limits based on the number and spacing of truck axles. It prevents the concentration of weight in short trucks or on short spans of long trailers.\r\n\r\nFederal law also limits total weight carried on any axle to the following:\r\n\r\n• Steer axle: 12,000 lbs.\r\n• Single axle: 20,000 lbs.\r\n• Drive axle: 34,000 lbs.\r\n• Tandem axles: 34,000 lbs.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axles provide flexibility when placing heavy loads on a trailer. The same gross weight limits bind a spread axle trailer, but it can carry more weight per axle.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Standard tandem axles are 5’ apart; together they may carry 34,000 lbs. “Split” tandems are at least 10’ feet apart. Each counts as a separate axle when calculating per axle weight limits. Under federal law, spread axles may carry 40,000 lbs. on the two axles. (State laws vary.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axle trailers are more stable when loading and unloading. Cargo weight between axles is better distributed. Spread axles provide a smooth ride that’s less damaging to road surfaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, the spread axle\'s wider turning radius can be difficult to maneuver. Tires, wheels, suspension parts and pavement all suffer if the driver takes too tight a turn.</p>\r\n<a name=\"heavyloader\"></a>\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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4029 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-9.36.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Heavy Load Trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4171\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spread.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Super Loads</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some shippers need to move cargo that far exceeds “routine permit limits.” The definition of a super load varies from state to state. A loaded truck that’s over 16’ wide, 16’ tall, 160’ long and/or 200,000 lbs. qualifies in most.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These “super loads” require special, often custom, versions of flatbed and specialty trailers. They present potential disruptions and risks to fellow motorists and physical surroundings. That’s why most states and cities tightly regulate them.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state or city’s permitting process</a> for super loads may require any or all of the following:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n 	<li>Engineering survey of the load</li>\r\n 	<li>Route survey to see that overhead signals, lines and bridges don\'t pose a contact hazard</li>\r\n 	<li>Bridge analysis determining the weight limit and axle configuration</li>\r\n 	<li>Analysis of traffic patterns and emergency vehicle routes</li>\r\n 	<li>Railroad crossing schedules and plan for special ramps to cross tracks</li>\r\n 	<li>Drawing of shipment</li>\r\n 	<li>Shipper’s letter</li>\r\n 	<li>Explanation of why other transportation isn’t available</li>\r\n 	<li>Practice run of the route</li>\r\n 	<li>Assignment of state-vetted escort support</li>\r\n 	<li>Schedule that accommodates day and/or time restrictions in different states. (In some states, super loads travel only during daylight hours on weekdays. In others, they move only at night or on a Sunday. In some jurisdictions, super loads may not travel during the spring thaw.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Surety bond</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lone Star is the recognized leader in planning, permitting and hauling super loads. Our drivers get paid more for their experience pulling over-dimensional freight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want to earn more for taking on a challenge?</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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3419\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Picture31.jpg\" alt=\"over the road flatbed trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"368\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/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]', 'Specialized Heavy Haul Jobs: A Truck Driver\'s Guide', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3111-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:50:52', '2018-08-02 19:50:52', '', 3111, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3111-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4490, 1, '2018-08-02 19:52:43', '2018-08-02 19:52:43', '[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\"][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=\"3/4\" 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\nSpecialized heavy haul jobs let truckers pull the largest loads with jaw-dropping equipment. Specialty trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the dimensions of the legal load.\r\n\r\nStep deck and drop deck trailers provide a few more feet of clearance for the tall load. Stretch trailers offer the option turning that load on its side to remain legal. These trailers also carry oversized cargo.[/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\"][/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. STEP DECKS - OR SINGLE DROP DECKS\"][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]The best-known specialized flatbed trailer is the step deck. It’s also called the single drop deck.\r\n\r\nThe step deck trailer has two levels. Unlike a standard flatbed, the step deck’s bed drops down after clearing the tractor. The top deck is 60” off the ground. The lower main deck is about 2’ lower than the front deck.\r\n\r\nStep deck trucking is used for tall loads. Step deck trailers can carry legal loads with cargo up to 10’ high. They commonly haul construction vehicles, machinery and heavy freight over 9’ tall.\r\n\r\nBecause step deck trailers are so low, forklifts can load them from ground level. When equipped with removable goosenecks, their cargo can roll to the ground.[/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-4026 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stepdeck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. REMOVABLE GOOSENECKS (RGN) – OR DETACHABLES\"][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]Some specialty flatbed trailers are equipped with removable necks. When detached and moved away from a trailer’s bed, the front end of the trailer lowers to the ground. It creates a ramp for self-powered cargo, like heavy vehicles and equipment.[/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-4024\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gooseneck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. DOUBLE DROPS - OR LOWBOYS\"][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]A double drop deck trailer carries the tallest loads. It looks like a step deck or RGN in the front. It has another short deck over the trailer’s rear tires. Between these two short decks runs a long, very low main deck. Dropping below the trailer’s axles, this center deck is called the “well.”\r\n\r\nThe double drop trailer’s deep well and low-profile wheels permit it to carry legal loads with cargo up to 11’6” high. Most double drops have a “flip axle” to handle the weight of these large loads. The flip axle is attached to the trailer’s rear frame by hinge plates and pins. It folds down for heavy loads, then back up onto the back deck for storage.\r\n\r\nRGN double drops carry vehicles that drive on for easy loading. That includes construction equipment, forklifts, trucks and tanks.\r\n\r\nConventional double drop trailers (those without RGNs) more often are loaded by crane.[/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-4022\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/double.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. STRETCH &amp; EXTENDABLE (TELESCOPIC) TRAILERS \"][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]A stretch trailer features a sliding mechanism that grows or shrinks the size of the cargo bed. It adjusts to ideal size for the load.\r\n\r\nStretch trailers come in flatbed, step deck, double drop and RGN configurations. You can find them in lengths of up to 80’ and widths of 96” to 102”.\r\n\r\nGenerally of steel construction for maximum support, stretch trailers are heavy. So are their loads: lumber, rebar, steel beams, train tracks, <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">wind turbines</a>. Total weight often limits the size of these loads.[/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-4027 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stretch.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. OTHER SPECIALIZED TRAILERS \"][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]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4356 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9-axle-tractor-combo-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4257 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Schnabel.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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-4357 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/13-Axle-Tractor-Trailer-Combination-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Heavy Loads</h2>\r\nTruck weights have been regulated since the early 20th century. The first laws attempted to prevent damage by early iron and solid rubber wheels to dirt or gravel roads. Current law protects bridges and pavement from the weight of ever-larger loads.\r\n\r\nFederal law limits the gross truck weight of routine permitted loads to 80,000 pounds. Each state has its weight limits, typically 46,000 pounds for legal loads and 80,000 pounds with a routine permit. (See “Super Loads” below.)\r\n\r\nIn some cases, the <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula</a> further reduces that limit. (Many states also have bridge formulas, most notably California). The Formula calculates weight limits based on the number and spacing of truck axles. It prevents the concentration of weight in short trucks or on short spans of long trailers.\r\n\r\nFederal law also limits total weight carried on any axle to the following:\r\n\r\n• Steer axle: 12,000 lbs.\r\n• Single axle: 20,000 lbs.\r\n• Drive axle: 34,000 lbs.\r\n• Tandem axles: 34,000 lbs.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axles provide flexibility when placing heavy loads on a trailer. The same gross weight limits bind a spread axle trailer, but it can carry more weight per axle.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Standard tandem axles are 5’ apart; together they may carry 34,000 lbs. “Split” tandems are at least 10’ feet apart. Each counts as a separate axle when calculating per axle weight limits. Under federal law, spread axles may carry 40,000 lbs. on the two axles. (State laws vary.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axle trailers are more stable when loading and unloading. Cargo weight between axles is better distributed. Spread axles provide a smooth ride that’s less damaging to road surfaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, the spread axle\'s wider turning radius can be difficult to maneuver. Tires, wheels, suspension parts and pavement all suffer if the driver takes too tight a turn.</p>\r\n<a name=\"heavyloader\"></a>\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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4029 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-9.36.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Heavy Load Trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4171\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spread.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Super Loads</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some shippers need to move cargo that far exceeds “<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">routine permit limits</a>.” The definition of a super load varies from state to state. A loaded truck that’s over 16’ wide, 16’ tall, 160’ long and/or 200,000 lbs. qualifies in most.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These “super loads” require special, often custom, versions of flatbed and specialty trailers. They present potential disruptions and risks to fellow motorists and physical surroundings. That’s why most states and cities tightly regulate them.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\">state or city’s permitting process</a> for super loads may require any or all of the following:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n 	<li>Engineering survey of the load</li>\r\n 	<li>Route survey to see that overhead signals, lines and bridges don\'t pose a contact hazard</li>\r\n 	<li>Bridge analysis determining the weight limit and axle configuration</li>\r\n 	<li>Analysis of traffic patterns and emergency vehicle routes</li>\r\n 	<li>Railroad crossing schedules and plan for special ramps to cross tracks</li>\r\n 	<li>Drawing of shipment</li>\r\n 	<li>Shipper’s letter</li>\r\n 	<li>Explanation of why other transportation isn’t available</li>\r\n 	<li>Practice run of the route</li>\r\n 	<li>Assignment of state-vetted escort support</li>\r\n 	<li>Schedule that accommodates day and/or time restrictions in different states. (In some states, super loads travel only during daylight hours on weekdays. In others, they move only at night or on a Sunday. In some jurisdictions, super loads may not travel during the spring thaw.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Surety bond</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lone Star is the recognized leader in planning, permitting and hauling super loads. Our drivers get paid more for their experience pulling over-dimensional freight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want to earn more for taking on a challenge?</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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3419\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Picture31.jpg\" alt=\"over the road flatbed trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"368\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/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]', 'Specialized Heavy Haul Jobs: A Truck Driver\'s Guide', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3111-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:52:43', '2018-08-02 19:52:43', '', 3111, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3111-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4491, 1, '2018-08-02 19:53:56', '2018-08-02 19:53:56', '[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\"][/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>Specialized Heavy Haul Jobs</h1>\r\n<h2><em>A Truck Driver\'s Guide</em></h2>\r\nSpecialized heavy haul jobs let truckers pull the largest loads with jaw-dropping equipment. Specialty trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the dimensions of the legal load.\r\n\r\nStep deck and drop deck trailers provide a few more feet of clearance for the tall load. Stretch trailers offer the option turning that load on its side to remain legal. These trailers also carry oversized cargo.[/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\"][/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. STEP DECKS - OR SINGLE DROP DECKS\"][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]The best-known specialized flatbed trailer is the step deck. It’s also called the single drop deck.\r\n\r\nThe step deck trailer has two levels. Unlike a standard flatbed, the step deck’s bed drops down after clearing the tractor. The top deck is 60” off the ground. The lower main deck is about 2’ lower than the front deck.\r\n\r\nStep deck trucking is used for tall loads. Step deck trailers can carry legal loads with cargo up to 10’ high. They commonly haul construction vehicles, machinery and heavy freight over 9’ tall.\r\n\r\nBecause step deck trailers are so low, forklifts can load them from ground level. When equipped with removable goosenecks, their cargo can roll to the ground.[/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-4026 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stepdeck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. REMOVABLE GOOSENECKS (RGN) – OR DETACHABLES\"][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]Some specialty flatbed trailers are equipped with removable necks. When detached and moved away from a trailer’s bed, the front end of the trailer lowers to the ground. It creates a ramp for self-powered cargo, like heavy vehicles and equipment.[/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-4024\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gooseneck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. DOUBLE DROPS - OR LOWBOYS\"][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]A double drop deck trailer carries the tallest loads. It looks like a step deck or RGN in the front. It has another short deck over the trailer’s rear tires. Between these two short decks runs a long, very low main deck. Dropping below the trailer’s axles, this center deck is called the “well.”\r\n\r\nThe double drop trailer’s deep well and low-profile wheels permit it to carry legal loads with cargo up to 11’6” high. Most double drops have a “flip axle” to handle the weight of these large loads. The flip axle is attached to the trailer’s rear frame by hinge plates and pins. It folds down for heavy loads, then back up onto the back deck for storage.\r\n\r\nRGN double drops carry vehicles that drive on for easy loading. That includes construction equipment, forklifts, trucks and tanks.\r\n\r\nConventional double drop trailers (those without RGNs) more often are loaded by crane.[/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-4022\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/double.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. STRETCH &amp; EXTENDABLE (TELESCOPIC) TRAILERS \"][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]A stretch trailer features a sliding mechanism that grows or shrinks the size of the cargo bed. It adjusts to ideal size for the load.\r\n\r\nStretch trailers come in flatbed, step deck, double drop and RGN configurations. You can find them in lengths of up to 80’ and widths of 96” to 102”.\r\n\r\nGenerally of steel construction for maximum support, stretch trailers are heavy. So are their loads: lumber, rebar, steel beams, train tracks, <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">wind turbines</a>. Total weight often limits the size of these loads.[/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-4027 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stretch.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. OTHER SPECIALIZED TRAILERS \"][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]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4356 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/9-axle-tractor-combo-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4257 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Schnabel.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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-4357 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/13-Axle-Tractor-Trailer-Combination-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Heavy Loads</h2>\r\nTruck weights have been regulated since the early 20th century. The first laws attempted to prevent damage by early iron and solid rubber wheels to dirt or gravel roads. Current law protects bridges and pavement from the weight of ever-larger loads.\r\n\r\nFederal law limits the gross truck weight of routine permitted loads to 80,000 pounds. Each state has its weight limits, typically 46,000 pounds for legal loads and 80,000 pounds with a routine permit. (See “Super Loads” below.)\r\n\r\nIn some cases, the <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula</a> further reduces that limit. (Many states also have bridge formulas, most notably California). The Formula calculates weight limits based on the number and spacing of truck axles. It prevents the concentration of weight in short trucks or on short spans of long trailers.\r\n\r\nFederal law also limits total weight carried on any axle to the following:\r\n\r\n• Steer axle: 12,000 lbs.\r\n• Single axle: 20,000 lbs.\r\n• Drive axle: 34,000 lbs.\r\n• Tandem axles: 34,000 lbs.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axles provide flexibility when placing heavy loads on a trailer. The same gross weight limits bind a spread axle trailer, but it can carry more weight per axle.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Standard tandem axles are 5’ apart; together they may carry 34,000 lbs. “Split” tandems are at least 10’ feet apart. Each counts as a separate axle when calculating per axle weight limits. Under federal law, spread axles may carry 40,000 lbs. on the two axles. (State laws vary.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axle trailers are more stable when loading and unloading. Cargo weight between axles is better distributed. Spread axles provide a smooth ride that’s less damaging to road surfaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, the spread axle\'s wider turning radius can be difficult to maneuver. Tires, wheels, suspension parts and pavement all suffer if the driver takes too tight a turn.</p>\r\n<a name=\"heavyloader\"></a>\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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4029 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-9.36.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Heavy Load Trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4171\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spread.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Super Loads</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some shippers need to move cargo that far exceeds “<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">routine permit limits</a>.” The definition of a super load varies from state to state. A loaded truck that’s over 16’ wide, 16’ tall, 160’ long and/or 200,000 lbs. qualifies in most.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These “super loads” require special, often custom, versions of flatbed and specialty trailers. They present potential disruptions and risks to fellow motorists and physical surroundings. That’s why most states and cities tightly regulate them.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\">state or city’s permitting process</a> for super loads may require any or all of the following:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n 	<li>Engineering survey of the load</li>\r\n 	<li>Route survey to see that overhead signals, lines and bridges don\'t pose a contact hazard</li>\r\n 	<li>Bridge analysis determining the weight limit and axle configuration</li>\r\n 	<li>Analysis of traffic patterns and emergency vehicle routes</li>\r\n 	<li>Railroad crossing schedules and plan for special ramps to cross tracks</li>\r\n 	<li>Drawing of shipment</li>\r\n 	<li>Shipper’s letter</li>\r\n 	<li>Explanation of why other transportation isn’t available</li>\r\n 	<li>Practice run of the route</li>\r\n 	<li>Assignment of state-vetted escort support</li>\r\n 	<li>Schedule that accommodates day and/or time restrictions in different states. (In some states, super loads travel only during daylight hours on weekdays. In others, they move only at night or on a Sunday. In some jurisdictions, super loads may not travel during the spring thaw.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Surety bond</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lone Star is the recognized leader in planning, permitting and hauling super loads. Our drivers get paid more for their experience pulling over-dimensional freight.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Want to <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-reasons-to-drive-for-lone-star/\">earn more</a> for taking on a challenge?</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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3419\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Picture31.jpg\" alt=\"over the road flatbed trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"368\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][/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]', 'Specialized Heavy Haul Jobs: A Truck Driver\'s Guide', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '3111-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:53:56', '2018-08-02 19:53:56', '', 3111, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/3111-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(4492, 1, '2018-08-02 19:57:30', '2018-08-02 19:57:30', '[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=\"3/4\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h1>12 Reasons to Drive for Lone Star</h1>\r\n[break]\r\nAre you a safe trucker with OTR experience? <span class=\"s1\">Do you want to advance your career by hauling high-paying flatbed loads? </span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"s1\">We can give you at least a dozen great reasons to become a company driver for Lone Star, </span><span class=\"s1\"><b>PLUS a $6,000 Sign-On Bonus!</b></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=\"1/4\" 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\"][toggles style=\"default\"][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"1. Drivers Come First\"][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>We\'re Family</h2>\r\nWe know our flatbed and over-dimensional drivers are the best in the business. As a driver for Lone Star, you\'re treated with respect. Count on us to be fair. We always do what we say we’ll do.\r\n\r\nIf you doubt us, ask our drivers:\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>Everyone knows me and the other drivers. They do me right.</em>\r\n– Ken Putt</span></blockquote>\r\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>I’ve been here just over 2 years of my 20-year trucking career. They have been a very good company to work for.</em>\r\n– Randy Martin</span></blockquote>\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 wp-image-4000 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/drivers-come-first-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. You’re Paid More\"][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>We Pay Our Drivers Top Dollar</h2>\r\nAt Lone Star, we listen to our drivers. That\'s why we recently upped our pay package for all company drivers. We pay top dollar on every move.\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">$6,000 Sign-On bonus</span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">$0.48 to $0.66 per mile <i>(depending on verifiable over-dimensional (OD) experience)</i> – empty and loaded miles paid</span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"> Our drivers’ annual pay ranges from $55,000 to $95,000 and averages $70,000</span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tarp pay: $50 for each tarped load</span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stop off pay: $25 for any stop you make between the original pickup and the final delivery</span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Toll and scale passes</span></li>\r\n 	<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Driver referral bonuses: recommend a friend!</span></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nMore money - a great reason to drive for Lone Star.[/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-4001\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/money.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. You Control Your Finances With Guaranteed Pay\"][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>Count on a Consistent Paycheck</h2>\r\nNo need to worry if weather, breakdowns or other factors beyond your control slow you down. Our guaranteed pay program has you covered. If you’re available for dispatch - even if we don’t have a load for you - we guarantee you at least $1,050 weekly.\r\n\r\nWe pay weekly through direct deposit. We’re a well-run company with a strong financial foundation. More reasons to choose Lone Star.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\r\n<h2>Count on a Consistent Paycheck</h2>\r\nIf you are available for dispatch and we don’t have a load for you, we guarantee you at least $1,050 weekly. No need to worry if you\'re detained by weather, breakdowns and other factors beyond your control while on the road. Our guaranteed pay program has you covered.\r\n\r\nWe pay weekly through direct deposit. We’re a well-run company with a strong financial foundation. More reasons to choose Lone Star.\r\n\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=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-4279 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gpay.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. You’ll Love Our Benefits\"][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>We’ve Got You &amp; Your Family Covered</h2>\r\nFinding a great benefits plan is key to your choice of trucking companies. Lone Star company drivers have one of the best packages in the industry.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Paid vacation</li>\r\n 	<li>Affordable group health insurance plan: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage</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>Web access to weekly settlement, load tracking, available load, driver payroll and employee benefit info</li>\r\n 	<li>Driver’s safety awards for accident-free years</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe Lone Star family - employees, contractors and dependents – enjoys the support of the TEXR Foundation. TEXR’s programs award:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Scholarships and grants to help fund secondary and post-secondary education</li>\r\n 	<li>Financial grants to those who have encountered tragedies or hardships</li>\r\n 	<li>Matching dollars for approved fundraising efforts</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 wp-image-4385 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/money-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. Save For Retirement – We’ll Kick In a Generous Company Match\"][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>Plan for Your Future</h2>\r\nAs a Lone Star company driver, you’re eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan after 6 months. Set money aside for retirement, knowing your contributions are fully vested. (You can take your money with you if you leave.)\r\n\r\nWe help you save more by matching a portion of your annual contribution. Our matching contributions are fully vested after you’ve been with Lone Star at least 5 years.[/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-4002\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/plan.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"6. You Schedule Home Time Around Your Home Life\"][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>Be Home When You to Need to Be</h2>\r\nOTR drivers spend a lot of time on the road. At Lone Star, our drivers average 3 weeks on the road to every week home.\r\n\r\nWe understand that a trucker’s family time is precious. You want to work around important events like birthdays and anniversaries. And we all have emergencies.\r\n\r\nWe’re flexible when it comes to scheduling home time. We work with you. Ask our drivers.[/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-4295 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/family-1.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"7. You Enjoy the Company of a Rider At No Cost\"][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>Share the Adventure</h2>\r\nWe know being an OTR driver can be lonely.\r\n\r\nWant to share the adventures of the open road with a friend or family member?\r\n\r\nWe’ll let a passenger join you at NO COST:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Your spouse,</li>\r\n 	<li>One child, stepchild, foster-child, niece, nephew or grandchild age 12 or over or</li>\r\n 	<li>One adult age 19 years or older.</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-4004\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/team.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"8. OTR Drivers: We Pay You to Train \"][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><strong>A Training Program Just For You</strong></h2>\r\nAre you a safe driver with at least one year of OTR experience? Want to move up to a high paying <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/reasons-to-become-an-otr-flatbed-truck-driver/\">flatbed driver job</a>?\r\n\r\nWe’ve created the training program for you.\r\n\r\n<strong>We pay $750 per week while you complete orientation and open deck training. </strong>(Open deck training includes flatbed securement training.)\r\n\r\nYou’ll fly and/or drive a rental car to our training center in Gainesville, Texas. You’ll stay at Lone Star’s private hotel, enjoying Wi-Fi, private showers and daily maid service. You’re our guest! We take care of your travel, hotel and daily meal costs.\r\n\r\nAfter training, you immediately earn more pulling an open deck. And that’s only the beginning.[/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-3805 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lonestar_81.jpg\" alt=\"Flatbed Trucking\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"9. OTR Flatbed Drivers: We Give You the Experience to Earn More\"][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>Our Career Advancement Program</h2>\r\nAre you currently driving a traditional flatbed?\r\n\r\nAsk about our career advancement program.\r\n\r\nAt Lone Star, we pay you more to take on a challenge. Just let us know you’d like to haul bigger, higher paying loads. Start by pulling <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">over-dimensional loads</a>. Move up to <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/heavy-haul-jobs-truck-drivers-guide#heavyloader\">super heavy haul</a>.\r\n\r\nFollow the path beyond the standard deck to level 5, if that’s your goal. We provide all the freight and equipment experience you could want.[/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-3794\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lonestar_3.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driving jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"10. Your Equipment, Freight &amp; Support Team Are the Envy of the Industry\"][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>Drive Hassle-free</h2>\r\nLone Star has the most impressive fleet of tractor and trailing equipment on the road today. It includes step decks, double drops, removable goosenecks, stretch and multi-axle equipment.\r\n\r\nYou’ll haul the most diverse, <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">head-turning freight</a> in the industry. We handle everything from building materials to aerospace components and wind turbines.\r\n\r\nYou’ll cruise in comfort – at 65 mph. You drive late model Peterbilt and Kenworth tractors equipped with:\r\n\r\n• Power heated mirrors\r\n• Power steering &amp; windows\r\n• Auxiliary power units (APUs)\r\n• APU refrigerators and inverters\r\n• 9-speed manual transmissions\r\n• Outward facing cameras\r\n• Rand McNally tracking and communication system with electronic logs\r\n\r\nWe make sure you drive hassle-free in a truck you can be proud of. We keep all our equipment in good repair. We pay for 3 truck and trailer washes every 30 days.\r\n\r\nYou’ll work with some of the best dispatchers and managers in the business. Both customers and drivers are fans of our dedicated support personnel. You’re joining a team that creates great solutions to complex transportation challenges.\r\n\r\nIncluding the occasional breakdown. If something goes wrong on the road, our dispatchers work hard to get you up and running – day or night.<em> (And with <strong>Guaranteed Pay</strong>, you won’t worry while you wait for repairs!)</em>[/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=\"11. You Join America’s Largest Open Deck Specialized Transportation Network\"][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>Our Family Includes 15 Sister Companies</h2>\r\nFounded in 1988, Lone Star is one of North America’s premier specialized heavy haul carriers. Our terminal network includes 22 full-service operations throughout the United States.\r\n\r\nIn 2014, we <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/about-lone-star-heavy-haul-drivers#daeske\">merged with Daseke, Inc</a>. We have 15 sister companies. Together we form the largest open deck/specialty transportation company in North America.\r\n\r\nDaseke serves many of the world’s most respected industrial shippers. Combined operations stretch throughout 49 states, Canada and Mexico.\r\n\r\nAs a part of Daseke, we enjoy a small company feel with large company resources. Each Daseke company has its own management and operating teams. Sharing our values, many are known for outstanding safety records and as “best places to work.”[/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-4281\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/daeske.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"12. You Work For The 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=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2>Our Star Shines Brightest in the Industry</h2>\r\nWhen you work for Lone Star, you work with the experts.\r\n\r\nLone Star’s flatbed and heavy haul drivers are the most accomplished drivers on the road.\r\n\r\nFueLoyal ranks our team 4th among the 25 Best Flatbed Trucking Companies. It calls us “a successful leader in the industry of specialized transportation.”\r\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\r\n<h2>Our Star Shines Brightest in the Industry</h2>\r\nWhen you work for Lone Star, you work with the experts.\r\n\r\n• Proudly drive the trucks of a well-maintained fleet.\r\n• Get expert guidance through the rewarding challenges of OTR flatbed driving.\r\n• Drive more and wait less. Get paid more. And with our guaranteed pay program, never worry about missing a paycheck.\r\n\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=\"1/2\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3789 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Lonestar_13.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"302\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][/toggles][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]Online trucking forums tell you Lone Star is a good place to start as a flatbed driver. And stay.\r\n\r\nGreat drivers feel at home at Lone Star.\r\n\r\nHere’s what Jacob Hall had to say after just 3 months as a Lone Star company driver:\r\n<blockquote><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">I love this place. . . . This is my first flatbed company, and they make me feel right at home.\r\n</span></em>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Not only do they give you great trucks and equipment, but they stand behind their word. You actually get paid what you’re told. They also keep you running.</span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Their first priority is your family, then you, then your load. They put your family needs first, and I love that about this company. They have brought my family back up from being broke to making it comfy.</span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thanks, Lone Star. You have a wonderful company, and I\'m not going anywhere.</span></em></blockquote>\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 wp-image-4006\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/facebook-LoneStarTransportationLLC-2018-07-24-20_58_08-1-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"481\" height=\"383\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/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]', '12 Reasons You Should Drive for Lone Star', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2795-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-08-02 19:57:30', '2018-08-02 19:57:30', '', 2795, 'http://lonestar-llc.biz/2795-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(4493, 1, '2018-08-02 19:58:39', '2018-08-02 19:58:39', '[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\" 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=\"3/4\" 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\nSpecialized heavy haul jobs let truckers pull the largest loads with jaw-dropping equipment. Specialty trailers handle cargo that pushes beyond the dimensions of the legal load.\r\n\r\nStep deck and drop deck trailers provide a few more feet of clearance for the tall load. Stretch trailers offer the option turning that load on its side to remain legal. These trailers also carry oversized cargo.[/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\"][/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. STEP DECKS - OR SINGLE DROP DECKS\"][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]The best-known specialized flatbed trailer is the step deck. It’s also called the single drop deck.\r\n\r\nThe step deck trailer has two levels. Unlike a standard flatbed, the step deck’s bed drops down after clearing the tractor. The top deck is 60” off the ground. The lower main deck is about 2’ lower than the front deck.\r\n\r\nStep deck trucking is used for tall loads. Step deck trailers can carry legal loads with cargo up to 10’ high. They commonly haul construction vehicles, machinery and heavy freight over 9’ tall.\r\n\r\nBecause step deck trailers are so low, forklifts can load them from ground level. When equipped with removable goosenecks, their cargo can roll to the ground.[/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-4026 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stepdeck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"2. REMOVABLE GOOSENECKS (RGN) – OR DETACHABLES\"][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]Some specialty flatbed trailers are equipped with removable necks. When detached and moved away from a trailer’s bed, the front end of the trailer lowers to the ground. It creates a ramp for self-powered cargo, like heavy vehicles and equipment.[/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-4024\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gooseneck.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"3. DOUBLE DROPS - OR LOWBOYS\"][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]A double drop deck trailer carries the tallest loads. It looks like a step deck or RGN in the front. It has another short deck over the trailer’s rear tires. Between these two short decks runs a long, very low main deck. Dropping below the trailer’s axles, this center deck is called the “well.”\r\n\r\nThe double drop trailer’s deep well and low-profile wheels permit it to carry legal loads with cargo up to 11’6” high. Most double drops have a “flip axle” to handle the weight of these large loads. The flip axle is attached to the trailer’s rear frame by hinge plates and pins. It folds down for heavy loads, then back up onto the back deck for storage.\r\n\r\nRGN double drops carry vehicles that drive on for easy loading. That includes construction equipment, forklifts, trucks and tanks.\r\n\r\nConventional double drop trailers (those without RGNs) more often are loaded by crane.[/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-4022\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/double.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"4. STRETCH &amp; EXTENDABLE (TELESCOPIC) TRAILERS \"][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]A stretch trailer features a sliding mechanism that grows or shrinks the size of the cargo bed. It adjusts to ideal size for the load.\r\n\r\nStretch trailers come in flatbed, step deck, double drop and RGN configurations. You can find them in lengths of up to 80’ and widths of 96” to 102”.\r\n\r\nGenerally of steel construction for maximum support, stretch trailers are heavy. So are their loads: lumber, rebar, steel beams, train tracks, <a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-driver-jobs-what-we-haul/\">wind turbines</a>. Total weight often limits the size of these loads.[/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-4027 size-full\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stretch.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed trucking jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/toggle][toggle color=\"Accent-Color\" title=\"5. 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The first laws attempted to prevent damage by early iron and solid rubber wheels to dirt or gravel roads. Current law protects bridges and pavement from the weight of ever-larger loads.\r\n\r\nFederal law limits the gross truck weight of routine permitted loads to 80,000 pounds. Each state has its weight limits, typically 46,000 pounds for legal loads and 80,000 pounds with a routine permit. (See “Super Loads” below.)\r\n\r\nIn some cases, the <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula</a> further reduces that limit. (Many states also have bridge formulas, most notably California). The Formula calculates weight limits based on the number and spacing of truck axles. It prevents the concentration of weight in short trucks or on short spans of long trailers.\r\n\r\nFederal law also limits total weight carried on any axle to the following:\r\n\r\n• Steer axle: 12,000 lbs.\r\n• Single axle: 20,000 lbs.\r\n• Drive axle: 34,000 lbs.\r\n• Tandem axles: 34,000 lbs.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axles provide flexibility when placing heavy loads on a trailer. The same gross weight limits bind a spread axle trailer, but it can carry more weight per axle.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Standard tandem axles are 5’ apart; together they may carry 34,000 lbs. “Split” tandems are at least 10’ feet apart. Each counts as a separate axle when calculating per axle weight limits. Under federal law, spread axles may carry 40,000 lbs. on the two axles. (State laws vary.)</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spread axle trailers are more stable when loading and unloading. Cargo weight between axles is better distributed. Spread axles provide a smooth ride that’s less damaging to road surfaces.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, the spread axle\'s wider turning radius can be difficult to maneuver. Tires, wheels, suspension parts and pavement all suffer if the driver takes too tight a turn.</p>\r\n<a name=\"heavyloader\"></a>\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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"wp-image-4029 aligncenter\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Screen-Shot-2018-07-24-at-9.36.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Heavy Load Trucking\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" />[/vc_column_text][divider line_type=\"No Line\"][vc_column_text]<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4171\" src=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/spread.jpg\" alt=\"flatbed driver jobs\" width=\"700\" height=\"309\" />[/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\" 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=\"1/2\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Super Loads</h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some shippers need to move cargo that far exceeds “<a href=\"http://lonestar-llc.biz/flatbed-truck-drivers-terminology/\">routine permit limits</a>.” The definition of a super load varies from state to state. A loaded truck that’s over 16’ wide, 16’ tall, 160’ long and/or 200,000 lbs. qualifies in most.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These “super loads” require special, often custom, versions of flatbed and specialty trailers. They present potential disruptions and risks to fellow motorists and physical surroundings. That’s why most states and cities tightly regulate them.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A <a href=\"https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/sw/permit_report/index.htm\">state or city’s permitting process</a> for super loads may require any or all of the following:</p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n 	<li>Engineering survey of the load</li>\r\n 	<li>Route survey to see that overhead signals, lines and bridges don\'t pose a contact hazard</li>\r\n 	<li>Bridge analysis determining the weight limit and axle configuration</li>\r\n 	<li>Analysis of traffic patterns and emergency vehicle routes</li>\r\n 	<li>Railroad crossing schedules and plan for special ramps to cross tracks</li>\r\n 	<li>Drawing of shipment</li>\r\n 	<li>Shipper’s letter</li>\r\n 	<li>Explanation of why other transportation isn’t available</li>\r\n 	<li>Practice run of the route</li>\r\n 	<li>Assignment of state-vetted escort support</li>\r\n 	<li>Schedule that accommodates day and/or time restrictions in different states. (In some states, super loads travel only during daylight hours on weekdays. In others, they move only at night or on a Sunday. In some jurisdictions, super loads may not travel during the spring thaw.)</li>\r\n 	<li>Surety bond</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lone Star is the recognized leader in planning, permitting and hauling super loads. 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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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></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 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Highway Howie</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></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. 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You’re family, and we help you provide for yours.\r\n\r\nWe offer better pay &amp; benefits than our competitors. 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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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></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 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Talk – Sept. 2018</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Highway Howie</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex Robbins</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank You Howie, look forward to our conversation. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b> Howie: </b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Tex, what\'s your take on the outlook for the trucking industry in 2018 and tell us about on into the future? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now 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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Things that are important to us obviously is our people and our team.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>If you look at what\'s going on -- the baby boomers, you know, they rose to a challenge.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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 -- those challenges to the new workforce </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now not a lot of people know this -- but you were a truck driver in an earlier part of your life. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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? </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">My 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 and obviously is that business cycles in and out we graduated into other areas of business that were to kind of help balance our our business portfolio and ultimately he got out of his business and we migrated and worked for another company and obviously being exposed to a few other companies allowed me to be placed into the industry on a different level and ultimately 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 ultimately in 2004, I ended up purchasing the company from the former owners and you know -- here we are today.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">As a past professional truck driver, do you believe this has helped you connect better with your drivers?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">I 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Is it fair to say that your drivers come first at Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Drivers 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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Now here’s one that really hits home.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>We all know that truck drivers are no different than any of the rest of us.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>At Lone Star you’ve really addressed this head-on by implementing a guarantee pay program for your company drivers – explain how the program works a little.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Howie 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And we understand that and obviously we do that as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Lone Star is always looking for qualifed flatbed and OD drivers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>But you also offer a paid training program for company drivers with less experience.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Now this sounds like a great opportunity <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>why don’t you tell us about it?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, 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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Along with that comes a different pay scale that goes with that.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And if they do that, well, they can get to a level five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>So it works.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>It’s done we see it done every single day every week every month it happens.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">All right Tex, now give me several reasons why a truck driver would want to drive for Lone Star?</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">A quality environment -- as well as quality equipment -- and quality pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>When you got those three type of qualities -- I would think that would be a natural attraction for somebody in this industry or that’s chosen this profession that would want to be and engage and be a part of.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>And so that’s how we try to treat our drivers.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">That’s all the time we have for today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>Tex I want to say thank you for being here and sounds like great things are happening at Lone Star. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Tex:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thank you Howie, appreciate it.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Howie:</b></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s1\">You too my friend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>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.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">  </span>This is your happy host, Highway Howie signing off and remember -- keep driving safe out there.</span></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. 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