In the end, it's not so bad.
Like I said, I pushed the rate up $200 to deal with assumed detention. *****ed my way to an additional $400, so $600 to sit here today basically.
My biggest irritation is that I had planned to have trailer in shop this afternoon to make sure I got it back on Friday. Spoke with Great Dane today, pretty good chance i will get it back by Friday anyway. If not, pick it up Monday, as I will likely take the weekend off anyway.
Every industry has it's issues. I learned to hate flatbed very quickly in the short couple of weeks I messed with it. Doing it without tarps? Might consider learning the securement if that was the case.
Then, there seems to be an increased deadhead involved with flatbed from all I have talked to. I'd rather bounce a few minutes and occasionally deal with stupidity like this I think.
My fault for playing with fire (walmart)