Considering flat bedding....

Just use a tarp bungee, it'll be fine.

 

I recently heard a receiver tell me a guy showed up in northern Vermont in the snow in sandals and sweat pants with a light jacket. He told them he couldn’t untarp, so they untarped, unstrapped and folded his tarp for him while he sat in his truck. I asked why they didn’t refuse the load and he said they really needed it. Unbelievable.

 

It would've been a cold day in hell b4 i folded that tarp for the #######.

 

That’s exactly what I said. I can understand untarping and unstrapping, but leave the tarp where it lay

 

I bet I could have untarpped and unsecured that load pretty fast with just a pocket knife.

Take him out to the far end of the lot and just start cutting the bungees off. Same for the straps but make sure you do it on the hook side. Can't have your employees using a winch bar on his truck because of the possibility of injury if it slips. Especially with the slippery ground conditions. Throw all his #### in a pile directly under the trailer while you unload your product.

 

Lol ya definitely what you’d feel like doing.

 

I feel personally attacked with the flip flop slander. When I ran tankers I'd wear flip flops as much as possible. Wearing non breathing rubber boots for 14 hours sucks. I didn't care if I was walking 2 miles to the mcdonald's in Wyoming in the snow in 10 degree weather. The flip flops are coming out. #### rubber boots.

 

It's one thing to wear flippers when ur on your own time. But some of these guys show up to jobsites with them on

 

Suggestion:

You're a "flop"....to other drivers....& to your customers....if you don't "flip"....to a set of appropriate shoes/boots/clothing....B4 exiting your tractor.

Given the above commentary -- feel more than free to "flip" me off.

-- L

 

You do you, but there is multiple reasons why when you are driving flip flops are bad attire, most of them have to do with safety when crap hits the fan, the other one is appearance as a professional driver. I personally wear slip ons when I am driving, closed toe slip ons for comfort, I don't get out of the truck with them on to include fueling or anything else, simply because I don't want that crap in my truck, but also for safety reasons. If I step in fuel or unknown puddles when I am fueling, I leave them in my bunk storage, if I don't then they go next to my passenger seat.