The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

90% don't know any better, or care.

 

They get you westbound at the bridge?

 

Open invite. Any of you see me do anything less than stellar, come say something. This is not me saying I'm right or perfect. Its me saying teach me. I always like and want to learn a safer and better way. I'm fair game!

 

same here. Any of you see me. Feel free to laugh cuz I don't know how to secure anything. Oh wait. I am in a reefer. I guess that is why. lol

 

One of them chased me down on my way to Berlin. Wanted to know why I ran the station. Showed him my Drivewyze and he sent me on. They were busy though!

 

Back on point. I’m gonna say the chains are too flat ( meaning, he should have moved them closer to the coil by one spool), loose, and Christ it looks like one is pressing on the dunnage of another one, just waiting to be loose. What else is there?

 

Checked the securement handbook to make sure I remembered correctly.

"If possible, angle between tiedown and deck should be less than 45, when viewed from the side of the vehicle."

They're pretty far off from 45°.

 

1. Half the dunnage isn't beveled/ half the beveled timbers are flipped the wrong way defeating the purpose of using "beveled timbers" on coils.

2. Some of the coil racks aren't underneath the actual coil.

3. No edge protectors.

4. The chain job is a complete disaster, like really bad. Some don't even appear to be binding at all...

5. No coil mats/rubber belting underneath.

6. Looks like possibly 2 or more of the coils are touching the deck.