I received a ticket for an unsecured load and need experienced flatbedders advice.
The load was a pyramid load of 5 3/8 " drill pipe 40 ft lenght. Nineteen pices on the bed, four high,, i had nine straps on the load plus a gut wrap in the middle. Because the two inside pieces of the third row did not have a strap touching them i was giving the ticket..
I have never had a ticket before and am wondering if i should fight this,, I know the DOT regs, but they are unclear on pipe, at least what i have read..
Any advice is appreciated.
Unsecured load ticket...need advice.
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by screamin eagle, Nov 3, 2011.
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That CAN be a rather serious ticket,
I'd suggest talking with an attorney.....Wargames Thanks this. -
I have hauled alot of pipe out of Indiana up to milwaukee. All I ever do is throw my straps over the top of the pipes. How ever many you may need to meet the wieght of the load and then I also use a gut strap every once in a while. I have had many inspections and always pass. I usally have a couple pipes with no straps touching them. I would get a lawyer and fight it.
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If your still under the load. Take pictures of all sides of the load if you plan on fighting it.
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I'd fight it too. I'd say he is thinking of chocking and securing it from rolling. As long as you had the pipe cradled, he has no way of proving that the load would shift. What is it, 0.25 or 0.5 g's or something like that. He has no way of proving it. He's just speculating. A lawyer can get you out of that.
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Fight it. Certin states are starting that bs with us hauling logs and i can tell you from doing this over 22 years its almost impossible to get a strap to touch every single log going across the top.
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Had a driver get one for having 3 coils with 2 chains each suicide. He normally hauls them shotgun with 2 chains and a strap over the top. Since they were suicide he didn't have the strap and wrote him up for 3 violations. (according to the weight of each he needed 2.3 chains per coil) When the actual fine showed up it was only $100 and showed only one violation. Unless your record is bad I personally wouldn't waste my time for $100.
Sounds like your cop was being an dick. Problem is if you were legal and he gets away with writing the tickets then he's going to be busy writing more.Wargames Thanks this. -
Make them prove the violation.
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