The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

Well, they're supposed to. I have a oily spot on my trailer from one that was leaking. Guy that loaded me said to make sure the straps aren't touching any of the cooling tubes or plates or they'll snap right off when the trailer flexes and really make a mess when they puke oil everywhere. The way they were loaded, I had to fish a lot of twisted 2" straps to get everything without touching fins.

 

I was curious. You hear so much BS and what I heard about the oil was that it was some kind of super nasty stuff...like an instant carcinogen if there is such a thing. We haul for PG&E quite a bit but we never haul transformers or any of the switching equipment.

 

And in your usual condescending know nothing way, you're the rich one, trying to obfuscate the issue with that misleading link, as your own link still states that you must flag the load. Re-read what the text in the picture that you provide says, and try to expand your reading comprehension beyond your already limited ability. The load still must be flagged. Read that text under "Standard Conditions:" It says, quite unequivocally "Movement to marked with signs and flagged in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by this department."

Also, you're being disingenuous citing only part of the regulation from your CaseText reference, which isn't the TDOT, but still, if you read the reference in the picture posting you show above, it requires that you follow the "Rules and Regulations 1680-07-01-.20". Not the section you show which is from previous parts of that reference, 1680-07-01-.06 only shows that you are trying to pass off as legitimate and complete, and it isn't. The proper section in .20 reads as follows:

(b) Any motor vehicle having a load or vehicle component which extends more than four inches (4") beyond the sides of the vehicle or more than four feet (4') beyond the rear of the vehicle shall have the extremities of the load marked with a red or fluorescent orange flag, not less than eighteen inches (18") square, at each point where a lamp is required by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations under 49 C.F.R. § 393.11, Table 1.

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-07-01-.20​

I linked you to the TDOT regulation in my previous posting and it still is legitimate and correct.

In addition, if you insist on your reading of this:

Non Standard Conditions:

3 Loads that exceed 10' in width must have proper OS/OW signage, markings and lighting per Rules and Regulations 1680-07-01-.20​

...which is at the top of your picture permit, then you need to understand that is particular to that condition of "in addition" to normal markings and lightings, not only applied when it's 10', the marking and lightings also apply to below 10', just not a sign.

In addition, your errorneous insistence and rude behavior has earned you my one and only ignore in these forums, ever. Aren't you special.

I've driven plenty, and will still, and your demeaning remarks show your yellow streak, and sensitivity to being wrong as well as your lack of reading comprehension and understanding of how to read legal documentation properly. You're the wannabe.

Bye.

 

Yes, but every once in a blue moon we will pick up a bad one that was drained (or leaked out ).

 

You might be thinking about PCB's (Polychlorinated BiPhenyls) which you can read about in the link as to the hazards as well as its chemical makeup.

 

They used to contain PCB's, which is outlawed now but there may still be a few in use out there, I'm not sure on that. We won't touch anything unless it has a "non-PCB" label.

 

He told me the oil type when I asked, but my file storage was full and the brain didn't retain that tidbit lol. Mineral oil, more or less was my takeaway. I'm sure you wouldn't want to dump it in your water well, or spray the garden with it, but no worse than ester or pag oils in a/c systems.

 

The oil had PCBs in it back in the oil days.
Had a smell like gear oil nasty...

 

Yeah used to fill with PCBs. We had a transformer on a pole in front of our house it blew one day. PG&E came out and hauled away all the dirt in front of the house and replaced it

 

I love the smell of gear oil! But I’ve been told I’m peculiar my whole life, maybe liking the smell of gear oil is just another simptom lol