Oh great...One of LaHood's lackey's are probably reading this and is going tell LaHood.....
LaHood will then ban all boxes on trailers....
Why do some truckers dislike flatbed trucking
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Lonewolf403, Sep 12, 2010.
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I personally enjoy the hard work that is involved in flatbedding. It is my way of staying in shape and I get paid for it! I do not even mind the lumber tarps in 100 deg weather!
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I have van, flatbed and two hoppers.
Not giving up on hopper at all, I needed the hopper for harvest and learned that they are harder to find as harvest approaches. When in town have pulled a couple loads. But also have another farm hand that we hired. So I have a deposit on an '05 Int 9400 that should arrive next week. This guy will pull the hopper on a part-time basis and I hope take a couple of my direct van loads. If not, I will be pulling the van at least once a month until we can hire another driver that is more interested in OTR, lease an O/O and/or broker it out.
We have a lot going on and growing faster than I had planned but the opportinities keep presenting themselves. Will post more about that in the O/O section.outerspacehillbilly and Working Class Patriot Thank this. -
Thanks for thoughts on boxes. Being that I currently drive a 780 with APU I am looking to get the weight back as far as possible. But in front of front axel should not be an issue. Plus if I do that maybe I could get away with one big box and save a little money.
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I've been pullin' flats with boxes between the axles since the 80's and have never had any of the problems you describe.
Quit beatin' your equipment Les...It'll last longer!
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No need for boxes on my wagon.....
I should say if you are gonna haul coils or loads concentrated in the middle you will have problems. -
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I'm not sure I understand his point...
But I've hauled a coil or 2 on spread axle flat beds, with no problems.
He may have been referring to heavy belly loads in a van trailer (heavy loads, sitting on a very small amount of trailer floor)...which IS a bad idea. Vans aren't built for it...notice the difference in frame rails. -
Local guy does heavy coil with 880 with headache rack and all with no problems. Did notice they sit back a bit from center but wanted to check so don't show up and get turned away becasue I can't scale and they will only load in center of trailer.
But even still that would only be an issue on 48k+ loads.
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