People who drive flatbed seem to be like people that ride Harley's, they are hardcore for Harley's/flatbed and that's it. I'm only saying that if you are looking to change and considering AE I dont think I'd consider a job of driving flatbed for a company that's primarily a van/LTL company. Yes they have the flatbed division but for the pay (which I think is the same as a t/l van driver 41.5cpm) why put yourself out in the elements dealing with dirty/frozen tarps during winter, rain, windy days when you can drive a van, have little responsibility and scrutiny about your load being secure and you can just shut your doors and go. (Not to mention the risk of back injury, falling from all of the climbing and just being clean and comfortable vs having to shower after each time you tarp.) I'm not being critical at all, but your pay is going to be primarily for driving, why not make the rest of your job as easy as possible so you can "drive" to make the $$$. As with most carriers your pay will fluctuate weekly, you will be home every weekend, and another point is many drivers dont hire on here for the money, it's the benefits, it's descent insurance, holiday pay etc. Many carriers dont have some of the extras AE has.