Post your flatbed load pictures here

966K, 52,000lbs.
Overly chained with 37,000lbs of securement, but better safe than sorry IMHO.










Martin

 

todays load.. only 42k but i agree with more chains and cables than required..

 

Three of my 6 hauls today...

 

Tis the season for rental moves. Just hauled a new JLG out of Orrville, OH to Austell, GA last week. I know you're probably just moving those around locally but if you haul any for NES they'll want six chains (one on each side in the middle hole) on that Z80 since it's book weight is 35,900. NES is the only rental company so far that makes you watch a video on securing their stuff then issues a card. Some offices ask to see it, some don't. I know RSC and Hertz don't care if you unload the stuff but NES always does it at each end. Sunbelt is the only ones that don't generally have docks, so you have to wait for their truck to show up. Unless you got ramps. Sometimes they can get pretty desperate to have something moved and you can get some pretty good rates.

 

Yes, those were just local deliveries and pickups. In and out of Steel Mills and Gas well sites all day. Since I have ramps I do all of my own tricks. That includes using ground equipment to lift and load any and all equipment that I haul. If they call me for a haul, I have to be able to do it from A to Z. I haul alot of equipment to Gas well sites as well and just use the quipment onsite to unload if needed.

I moved 6 of those big boom lifts and couple of scissor lifts yesterday and boy was I tired, and I hate wearing that safety harness all day!!!

Marc M

 

Hey Marc, small world I live in Washington as well, atleast for the next few months until my wife graduates nursing school. Good to see another member on here from this part of the country.

 

And from looking at your other photos I recall seeing a few weeks back pulling out of the truck stop at 84, that little International has a mean little roar to it, nice work bringing that thing back to life.

 

What are they going to make at the Caterpillar plant in Victoria, TX? I had a load of "5th wheel trailers" that went there, forgot to ask.

The receiver said they had alot of these shipped in vans and it was a "mess". They are a bit over 5k ea.

 

I like Cat loads.

 

Thanks, I live less than 2 miles from the truck stop. Not many places to fuel a rig in Washington. It definately sounds better than it pulls. It's more like a sheep in wolfs clothing. A little L10 with a 5" straight stack. The pump has been tweaked so it'll do the job until we can upgrade.

We had our eye on an '03 Freightliner Classic with a C15, 18 speed and 46k rears with 320,000 miles. The owner decided to ship the truck to a sister company out of state dashing our hopes.

Marc M