IMO they never get those bundles tight enough. I've always secured 'unitized' materials as though it was all loose material.
Extrapolating Default WLL for Unmarked Steel Strapping?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by WadeH, Mar 20, 2020.
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The banding can not be adjusted by the driver and thus is not valid securement to attach it to your trailer.
Strap over the top, use edge protection, get it done right. -
Secure it as if it was a single load. Very simple
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Ahhh, I have been thinking about trying to secure a unitized bundle as if it is one solid item when, in fact, it is not one solid item. So no matter how strong the steel banding is or how tightly the steel banding is on the bundle, the bundle still can not be secured at the bottom as if the bottom were an "attachment point" on a single item?
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You have multiple stops, when you cut the steel bands to deliver your first stop then what will your plan be?
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The aluminum trailer floor has raised "friction" ridges. On particularly unwieldy loads -- loads that have unusually shaped or delicate stuff on top, I have sometimes strapped down just the bottom skid of the bundle with an excess of straps and never had any movement of the bundle -- the ridges dig solidly into the wooden skids. Then as I deliver, I just cut loose the banding holding the top skid for delivery...quick and easy. No fussing with straps at all. -
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If I recall correctly, steel strapping is exempted from the adjustable requirement. But you're right, if it loosens, it is not fixable.
Last edited: Mar 22, 2020
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Nonetheless that sort of freight does tend to settle and compress the dunnage, requiring tightening of the straps. I wouldn't use banding unless it was done in a way that loose or somewhat lose banding was still effective. (Think there way they do bricks.
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