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Some people have no humor do they Jumbo..

SHC, if you still had the step you never would of had to worry about the hgt..

 

Don't feel bad, I can't get them to put my tarps up either, and can't walk on the top of the load so EVERYTHING has to be done from ground level. Guess they don't like dent's in the top of the wing and considering it's a few million dollars I can understand.

Anyway, this weeks load, 20' wide X 70' long going to the port in Savannah, GA to load on a ship to Israel next Wednesday. Got going late last night, everything was good till I got my Missouri DOT inspection this morning, found a blown left steer wheel seal so now I'm waiting on the Petro to get here and fix it while I pay 2 state troopers and 2 pilot cars by the minute.

 

Never would have gotten the load because they can't load a step in their docks, as it has too much of a down slope for a step to clear. Trust me, i asked them 'Why didn't you order a stepdeck trailer" ....... oh well

 

Ouch that's gonna hurt

 

Well an OOS for the leaking seal and the contaminated shoes, a warning for the expired annual inspection, no citations. The officer who does my Missouri super-load inspection each week is a hell of a nice guy, he's the head DOT guy for that troop and I have built quite a good relationship with him since I see him every week. Hell he even brings me coffee when he does a early morning inspection. He was so torn, he really wanted to just let me go knowing I would have it fixed tonight but like I said to him, if I get 2 miles down the road and someone runs into me or anything else happens he's not going to be the investigating officer and it would be blatantly obvious at that point that it was leaking when he inspected the truck. I said even though this is a high dollar load with a lot riding on it's delivery to the ship on time it's not worth his job. I have NEVER had a DOT office apologize for 1 sec let alone 30 minutes when writing an equipment violation. He even drove 15 miles round trip back into town to get more coffee and bring me a couple egg mcmuffins while I was waiting on the repair truck.

So yes, it was a little spendy this morning, $575.00 for road service but I did have them replace the bearings as well as the seal and shoes. I even went with the upgraded spindle nut that has a new locking device and never needs re-torqued. Guaranteed to hold end-play for the life of the truck. I was supposed to roll at 07:30, we pulled onto the road at 10:30 so I'm not going to complain. If you ever break down in the Joplin area and need service, call the Petro and ask them to send Wayne. That mechanic was absolute first class business, knew his stuff and worked like a fine tuned clock till my tire was back on the ground. He even called me a couple hours later to make sure I re-checked the oil in the hub. That's not service typical of most "Road Squad" mechanics. I made sure that there was something in his shirt pocket when he left so that he could take his wife out for a VERY nice dinner.

 

I'm sure that situation sucked but getting good service out of the repair guy had to help I bet.

 

Lljist picked up this load. Can someone please help me figure this out? I don't know how many straps I should use. Or should I use chains? And, this is a big wtf moment for me too. Lol

 

I would go with straps and since you need one every 10 feet plus a penalty strap at the front I would use 7 minimum. You'll need 30' long straps minimum to get over the top of the load and don't forget to put a twist in them otherwise they'll vibrate like hell and against that big aluminum sound resonator everyone will hear you coming for 5 miles. Oh and the receiver might not like the paint removal from the vibrating straps either.

 

I would use chains, chain it to the ground pull the pin and drive like hell.

 

Lol. hilarious. I can't figure out why they gave me an empty van. Before they tried to get me to swap with a van driver that knew next to nothing about flatbedding. Drove two hours AWAY from my receiver only to find out that they screwed up. I know in this case there was probably no one else close by, but I don't think we have any drop and hook trots in El Paso, which makes me wonder where I'm going to get another flatbed. Gotta love dispatch

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