The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

I've only had abrasion problems with belts on the middle barrier, never the outer 2. A half turn on the belt between the outer barriers cures them of beating on the middle one.

 

One strap over top of unit. No chains or other securment. Unit was sliding on frozen wooden deck when he hit the brakes.

 

On my way home Friday night heading east on I90 in ohio I noticed a flatbed west bound on the shoulder with his work lights on and an empty deck. A little while later a driver called out on the cb stating there was some lumber laying in the hammer lane and a 4 wheeler on the side of the road . I told him about the flatbed farther down the road and both may be related. For miles down the road I tried to advise all wb trucks about the lumber and not one answered on the cb. THEN.....Pulling into the last parking spot at my local truck stop I was pulling next to another flatbed with plastic pipe on the deck. A piece of dunnage stowed on his landing gear had walked out 2 feet. I advised the driver and he said it always does that and thanks. Just to find he had nothing holding all that dunnage in place.

 

Thursday I was in the fuel line at the J in Perrysburg,Oh I noticed a 4 inch bright yellow strap laying on the ground all bunched up ahead of the pumps. Pulled into the parking lot after fueling and found the answers to my question as why that strap would be laying in the fuel lanes. A flatbed with 2 precast panels loaded upwards the driver was reworking all of his straps. I don't think he had edge protectors under the straps and that cause the one strap failure. It looked like he was putting sections on bright yellow straps about 2ft long between the load and his straps. Don't understand why he left the one strap at the fuel island but some people are that way.

 

Im gonna tattle on myself...

I've got a load of Can Am's out of Laredo E bound to La for Monday. Dicking around with these and being told 2 4" straps per crate stack (2 tall) wasnt enough (currently sitting with 60k'ish of securment on 12k of load. I had to pull out a 4" ratchet strap from the pass side of the cab, and finished up slightly annoyed. Rolled out with an hour thirty on my clock and 7hrs to home Thurs evening. I had split my sleeper time, so only had to sit for 8hrs. Rolled out at 3:30am, stopped for fuel in Van Horn and found this on my passenger step...

 

So your tattling that your a steady driver?

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Thats called bragging.....

 

Heyyyy there's my lost chicken stick,can you email it to me ?? Thx in advance.
Lmao

 

That just proves you are a smooth driver. I've left my bar on the truck's deck plate before. Drove 30 km back to the yard and found it there when I dropped the trailer. Happens at least once to everyone. Hopefully the person who does it can drive smoothly enough to keep it there.

 

The fuel hose from your last fuel stop? How did you not notice that while loading?