Flatbed trucks may really not have to provide a tarp but it really does help guard the material they are transporting. When securing a tarp to a flatbed truck you must first be sure to keep the tarp is secured around by the load just after which that the two remaining flaps on both parties are secured to the18 wheeler with bungee cords.
Most with the women I spoke with were over-the-road (OTR) drivers which meant they drove long-distances, cross-country and, therefore, weren't home often. Them were single; many one traveled using a dog for companionship. One of the many women traveled with a dog and two cats in their truck mounted crane for Construction. She was a self-employed driver along with her own truck's. She drove "solo," she said, and preferred her animals to humans as companions. She'd been driving for as well as wouldn't bring back to office improve love money. That's pretty much what they all said.