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Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ~BOLOGNA~, Nov 15, 2011.

  1. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    LOL Put some chains on the tarp lol Thatll hold it lol Those chains are heavy. Every load Ive picked up from a shipper since I went solo has been chained.... Three straight coil loads... All suicide...hmmm Starting to see a pattern here lol
     
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    I love it, I lost 20 lbs in 3 weeks and have not gained any of it back...and I eat anything that I want to.
     
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    gravelhauler Medium Load Member

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    I thought I loved flatbeddin until I started pulling stretch trailers with 90 to 110 ft long bridge pilings. Now I KNOW I love it.
     
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    Don't let them BS you, tarping is so easy a door slammer could almost do it!:biggrin_25522:
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    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    That's cheating lol
     
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    ultraclassic Light Load Member

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    question on load securement...when hauling coils why cant they be laid on their side? Seems like it would me a lot easier to secure, if they cant roll. Is it just for the ease of loading and unloading?
     
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    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    Some are loaded eye to the sky, ie on their side. Guess its just what kind of coil it is n how the shipper wants to load it. Ive never hauled um eye to the sky, only suicide.
     
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    dieselgrl Light Load Member

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    It's also in how the consignee can UNload it. I've hauled a number of coils eye to the sky. They're not difficult, but a little more time consuming than shotgun or suicide. I prefer hauling suicide when I have a choice.

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    This is Precision Strip in Middletown, OH .... I snapped a quick photo while they were starting to load me eye to the sky. Really short load, and a pain in the rear end to tarp because of it.
     
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    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    Ya. The last load of coils I had took 3 hours to secure n tarp, took 2 to deliver... lol Next time we will load the coils differently. Not sure about these coils Im picking up today, theyre aluminum. Only info I was given on um. Besides that I have to call in n hear the speech about what not to do.
     
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    dieselgrl Light Load Member

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    I've hauled the majority of my aluminum coils eye to the sky. Depends on how many you're getting ;-)