The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

I had an employer once who was always giving me the business about using straps to secure what was just "going a couple miles down the road".
I don't work for them, anymore. There is no such thing as too much, on open deck. Or, in a van with HM.

 

We've done it that way since 1982. What's the problem?

 

They was old school. All the way. Typical lumber yard. Good people to work for. But not so much on the safety and security. Part of it was my fault too. I was too young to know any better. As I wised up and asked questions. I learned to ignore their jibs and just secured it to MY liking.

 

I just now witnessed a flatbedder attempt to pull out of a loading area fully loaded with his landing gear all the way down. Heard a grinding screeching noise, jumped up to look out my window in time to see him coming to an abrupt stop. I’m next in line, and he’s in my spot. As soon as he got out of the way they’d start loading me, but he’s been sitting there in his truck not doing anything for half an hour. A little karma.

 

probably too embarrassed to get out of his truck. He knows what happened. And doesn't want to get out and fix it.

 

Strap in the middle is nearly half cut, strap at the back is chewed up as well. I let him know about the one in the middle and he responds " I know I'm not worried about it"

That's why I normally mind my business... Who cares if that crate falls off the back of his lease truck right... Straps are $9... inexcusable.

 

Yup, who cares that its a violation as well as unsafe.

 

Not worried about it?? Boy i hope he dont go thru a scale house with that nonsense.. Good on u for letting him know, i sure would hope somebody would point that out on my trailer , sometimes u could miss stuff like that if ur trying to get strapped and goin down the road... but my god that strap is barely hanging on by a couple threads what a moron i hope dot throws the book at him