The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

I really don’t know. And since this is the flatbed speculation thread. I’m guessing it’s because of securement. If you spin it around you are unable to chain the end with the coolers.

 

Can you show me the regulation for texas requiring flags or banners, at any width?

 

Except Jerry had a dam sight more hair. Probably be the only difference though.

 

Since you've proven more times than not to be insistent on your opinion overruling anyone else's, if you read my response, instead of "assuming", you'd have read:

Your assumptions is why I often don't respond to you, but you seem to like to snipe from the side lines with absolute insistance and defensive responses, so next time read the full text, not just what triggers you....and no, I'm not wrong. Thank you.

 

The best I can give you with regard to Texas, is this reference from a website that specializes in the oversize shipping, appropriately named, Wideloadshipping.com.

Oversize Load Signs in Texas | Lights, Safety Flags, and Warning Signs
Required marking, safety flags, and warning signs for heavy haul and oversize loads in Texas: When transporting heavy haul and oversize loads, the tractor-trailer unit must always have its low-beam headlights turned on. Any shipment that extends from either side of the actual trailer width requires red or orange fluorescent warning flags that are no less than 16 inches square as well as red lights/lamps. If you are transporting anything that has a rear overhang in excess of 4 feet from the rear of the trailer, you will be required to place two red lamps at each rear extreme corner. Red lights must be visible from a minimum distance of 500 feet. Any shipment over 8 feet and 6 inches wide will require a strobe, and red lighting is an addition to warning flags. Trucks must have either 1 strobing amber light with a minimum base size of 8 inches or 2 simultaneous flashing amber lights mounted on the roof of the power unit. Signs must be applicable to the shipment being moved, such as “oversize load”, “long load”, etc. Signs must be a minimum of 5 feet in width but no wider than 7 feet with a yellow background and black letters a minimum of 8 inches tall.​

What I can tell you, is that one carrier I drove for, the terminal was domiciled out of Texas, and I drove a lot of OS/OW mostly OS out of there and every load had to be flagged that was even slightly over the rail..many times I had to call the terminal to get permits because the shipper was dishonest about the actual width. As soon as it went over my rail on either side because of the way it needed to be loaded, it got permitted and flagged, minimum. Hope this helps.

 

Sounds like that website is making things up as they go. Here are the actual regulations that apply to oversize loads in texas. Only one time does the word “flag” Or “oversize load” appear in this document, both times with regards to escort vehicles. Maybe I’m missing something.
Request Rejected

 

I run a 10’ wide, 126’ length permit in TX. Our permit states flags on rear overhang over 4’, no mention on over width. No banners necessary. Run nights on Interstates Only. All I can remember off top of my head. Have to watch curfew’s in quite a few municipalities.

 

From the document you provided:

(E) Warning flags must be either red or orange fluorescent material, at least 12 inches square, securely mounted on a staff or securely fastened by at least one corner to the widest extremities of an overwidth permitted vehicle, and at the rear of an overlength permitted vehicle or a permitted vehicle with a rear overhang in excess of four feet.

All of the text above this passage refers to escort vehicles. This however, refers to the permitted vehicle.
HTH

 

I hauled a load of junk transformers - none were that big, but that's the direction they loaded me also. Lifting straps on forks x 4 is probably the most stable. I couldn't chain half of mine due to the type of lifting eyes they had and had to fish straps through the cooler fins over the top.

 

My last texas was 15’11” wide, 99’ long and 8’ of rear overhang. No mention of flags or banners anywhere on it. I know their 30 day or annual permits are a bit different.

to be clear I’m not advocating for not flagging or signing. I run signs and flags anytime I’m leaving the state or over 10’ wide in texas. They just aren’t legally required.