Van trailer/ e track needed?

I have 20’ straps, little long most of the time but that’s better than to short. I prefer the ratchet style myself.

 

My vans are the wabash duraplates with vertical e track. I highly recommend having e track. This reefer I just bought has horizontal e track which I sought out. Also a Wabash. We use straps into the e track on a regular basis.

Edit: After reading the thread I guess I have Logistics posts in the vans. Whatever. lol

 

Whatever the truck stop sells. Those yellow ones. lol. Make sure and get the ratchet ones though instead of the pull type. I’ve bought several from Truck Pro as well.

 

You likely wont need both.
Generally speaking, just 1-4 straps straps will be good for most loads. 1 or 2 (top and possibly bottom of pallets) plus 2 more if the pallets are double stacked. Can get 16ft straps from most truckstops for $25-30. Lightweight and easy to store, just roll them up and toss them in your cab.


Logistics bars cost around $80 and are a bit harder to find due to their size, most truck stops only have 1-2 in stock occasionally since they aren't big sellers, most drivers don't need or use them. Heavier then friction load locks and can be a pain to store. Easy to get a bracket to store tube style load locks on the back of a cab, but I have yet to see one for square logistics bars. Logistics bars or more for allowing stuff to be stacked when the pallets can't sit directly on top of each other. Can also be useful to create a 'wall' to separate multiple loads if running 2 different loads at the same time to different places.

Even against the wall, some shippers make me remove them before loading.

 

Another thing to be mindful of is the working load limit of strap. If you have stuff sectioned/grouped, you’ll need a few extras depending on weight. Those loads will be rare though.

I found the decking bars worked well with my reefer. Straps to hold cargo in place, then decking bar to make a flat wall for the bulkheads.

Most of the time you can grab straps off the loading dock people leave behind. I got 20 off a few loads going to GulfCable. They would throw straps away after unloading. I asked to go fishing for them, guys said knock yourself out. Chinese straps but free is free!

 

Seriously? ####.
They could make a killing even selling them for just 5 bucks to drivers in the checkin office.

 

Dead serious! There was another place in Maybrook NY that was doing that. Though some were damaged, but still free is free lol.