The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

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  1. skallagrime

    skallagrime Road Train Member

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    Thats broadly speaking trucking hall of shame, look at pivot, 2 peices of wood, 90 degrees from that way

    Also though, dropping on concrete... so why?
     
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    I'm guessing it's company policy. The rest of the lot is asphalt and maybe he dropped in the dark and couldnt tell. Also, it is just one long piece of wood that looks like it got beveled for dunnage, but I thought the wood looked to cheap and soft.
     
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  3. MACK E-6

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    Landing legs too short, I assume?

    That definitely looks like pine to me. People put coils on that? :eek:
     
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    Yes, Seems their feet dont reach all the way to the ground, like the song goes

    Also yes, people use pine for bunkering big coils, not *smart* people mind you, but they are unfortunately also part of the human race and therefore people
     
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    Yup, pine. soft enough to cut with a box cutter. Landing support dunnage should be as wide or wider than the feet. And use a piece of oak next time.:);)
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I use a piece of oak to block my pallet jack at work.

    The life span of oak for that is considerably longer than a soft wood.

    I can’t imagine what would possess any sane person to use a piece of pine as dunnage for a coil of all things.
     
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    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    Why should I pay for wood when I can just use the spacer that the last PVC pipe load provided? /s

    Also, how do you secure a pallet jack in an empty trailer?
     
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    close the doors
     
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    3 yrs of LTL and never had one jump out.
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Oak block, oak floor, 1000 lb or so pallet sitting on it. It does a good job of staying put.

    The device @YardMule89 mentioned works alright enough, but a block of wood is more versatile.

    I strap mine to the wall.
     
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