With the newest equipment out nowadays, you should have zero trouble getting out of units. I swing the drivers door open 100 percent on every thing except behind the cab. Even that isn't too tight.
Make sure to wear good footwear and be extra careful when the truck is wet or icy. It gets really slick especially if you load often in a railyard or auction with lots of hydraulic oil spilled on the ground. It gets tracked all over the truck. I've seen more than one car hauler fall. It is safer than it used to be but its still extremely dangerous.
Fat guy hauling cars..?
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Dig into any OEM loading manual and you'll find some wording stating 'the driver must be able to enter and exit the vehicle through the driver's door without contacting any of the transport truck's superstructure' or something to that effect.
For real safety precautions if the truck you're on has any type of posts/tubes intended for a hand hold (usually on the headramp with guidewires or just a tube on quickload trailers) make sure they haven't rusted out at the base. They could give you a false sense of security. I know of one heavyset driver who took a half gainer off the headramp without the benefit of a pool to dive into. You get lots of attention but no awards.BigBob410, Banker and FallenStar Thank this. -
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I ve always been a little afraid of loading and unloading, but Im sure it is somethuing you get over.
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I'm hard at it when GM manages to scrounge up enough chips to make a few shippable cars. No plans on retiring yet. Thanks for asking.
NuCar Carriers, lol, you don't forget that adventure. It took some serious head scratching at times. 11 units on 65' equipment, you had to earn that easy money.Banker Thanks this.
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