I load out of Cemex near Xenia/fairborn OH and they will help you roll out your tarps and use a hoist system to pull the tarps up over your load for you, then you can pull outside and bungee the tarps. that's not too terrible, doesn't take much longer than if I would do it myself.
No Tarping Station-No Tarping?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Working Class Patriot, May 26, 2012.
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PM was on the default mode.....Changed it....
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Also....We are all here fighting about the same battle....
I appreciate help with folding tarps and I will help another driver out too.....
If you see a newbie or, even an old hand having a tough time with tarping....Instead of mocking or ignoring them....How about lending a hand....Hott Rodd Thanks this. -
I agree wcp, I'll help anyone roll tarps or tarp aslong as I have my own stuff taken care of. I dont care how old they are or what company they work for.
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Working Class Patriot Thanks this.
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I was offered 3 loads this weekend that paid around $4.25 a mile but required tarps. I only have a steel tarp that i carry to cover some plate loads I find every now and then. If it requires anything more than a 4' drop and is over 16' long I just turn them down. Not worth it in my opinion.
DrtyDiesel and aiwiron Thank this. -
I have a set of 4's.....a set of 6's....and a 10' X 10' smoke tarp....The 8's stay home.....
My experience....99% of the time 8's are required for a load....They are cheap and heavy.... -
1.haul ONLY no tarp loads!
2.buy a conestoga
3.pull a van!
It's not that difficult, however it seems everyone thinks the shipper should cater to them. If I'm a shipper and a driver shows up and insists on help tarping after they accepted the load they need to turn their truck around and leave. As a trucking company I've bought 13 conestogas so me or my drivers never have to break a sweat tarping. That's called personal responsibility, I spent $180,000+ to keep from throwing rags ever again, I didn't expect the shipper to do it for me! Just irritates me when people want to inconvenience the many to help the few.
A local steel processor put electric roll tarps on all their sidekits to help reduce injuries. (over 200 trucks) I guess according to some all the places they haul to/from should have just paid someone to help each one with their tarps instead doing it themselves. -
Jfaulk is that precision strip? I see that some of their trucks have the electric arms on their side kits.
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