Onions...

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by fragicide, Jul 23, 2020.

  1. Jacoooooooo

    Jacoooooooo Heavy Load Member

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    Heavy crapy load.
    They would load to the roof it there was one.
    I never touched those tarps after strapped. Figured they would dry themselves either way even if cought on rain, especially in the summer.
    They go on flatbed to not get sweaty and fall apart. Your company takes them because of lack of other options really. They don’t pay well, but it gets you out of the west coast.
     
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  2. Sirscrapntruckalot

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    Well now I feel bad. . And I'm in NC.

    It won't help but...thank you.

    Signed,

    A fan of onions....and corn to. I didn't want it to ....ear....I said something nice about onions without doing the same for corn. If you don't it gets salty.

    ;)

    On a serious note...who knew onions were such a pain in the ###. An the corn thing....I suppose that's one way to pop it. I'll repeat another...learn something new everyday.

    Sirscrapntruckalot - Yes yes, I'll go back to my normal area. Someone left the gate open.
     
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    Man, just imagine that cat with a whole truckload. The whole industry would see a massive change, for the better.
     
  4. skellr

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    I always thought they rode quite well. The produce shenanigans like counting all the bags to make sure they loaded you the right amount, or them mixing in bad onions was lame.

    Then your tarps and straps smell like onion for a few weeks. People walking by tend to give the stinkeye thinking you need to take a shower. :confused: :D
     
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    Stick to 12:45 to see the part where the load is already secured and tarped. The guy speaks in Portuguese but don't mind, you get the idea how it was done. He said his total weight was 77,300 lbs and was heading to Dallas with those onions. He didn't say in the video but I think he loaded them in Bakersfield area.
     
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  6. Michael H

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    I was leased to a company once and asked them about booking a load of onions. He told me the receivers were very picky and would deny loads left and right and he didn't want to be trying to peddle a truck load of onions on a street corner.
     
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  7. Tug Toy

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    I’ve hauled 2 loads and both were rejected at the original destinations. I was paid to take them to another place but not as much as other freight in the area was paying. Both ended in dead areas for flatbed.


    Now that I think about it maybe that’s part of the scam?

    one came from central California and the other from eastern Washington. Both with original destinations of Chicago. One wound up in PA and the other Ohio.
     
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  8. TokyoJoe

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    Do you really think those onions were grown in NM?

    Awfully close to the border man.

    And personally, Las Cruces and Deming don't really look like growing territory.
     
  9. Old Man

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    Stink apples have better flavor when hauled on a flat. Oil coated tarps just pulled off a load of greased bars, or oilfield chemicals, through in a good dose of nasty road spray and yum yum. Where is the fda?
     
  10. TokyoJoe

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    Imagine the rain at the truckstop bringing the piss puddles back to life and getting sprayed all over those tarps by the tires. :eek:

    Thx for making me imagine the disgusting possibilities. :eek: