Palletized welded wire fencing - how to strap better?

Alfred( E. Newman) Where have you been? We need you now more than ever,,flatbed hauling presents unusual demands you never thought about as a box driver. I didn't do much flatbed, but was told, if in doubt, watch how others secure loads, bottom line, it can't fall off. Good luck.

 

2x4's across the top, or pallets. This will hold your straps in place and provide even pressure when you tighten your straps.

Be sure to stop shortly after you get going to tighten things up as you will have some "settling" occur with that load.

I usually stop in the first hour of my trip to check everything.

 

What I would say, dunnage across top.

 

Van/reefer driver so my opinion means..not much.

I would just be super worried about the way you currently have it strapped down. You don’t want to damage/deform the wire fencing and have a claim or rejection on your hands.

No charge for my opinion

 

You need v boards... That load is going to come tumbling down off the side of your trailer when that shrink wrap lets go..
They make longer ones than these that would work

The way you have it now, i would individually strap the rolls themselves. So atleast its secure. The way you have it now is not good.

You need some kind of edge protection underneath those straps as well, that fencing will cut the #### out of them and then youre really up a creek..if you have none of that you be better off tarping it the way it is .. im not kidding either. You need to right equioment to do flatbed work, this is dangerous and you putting alot of peoples safety at risk.. but atleast u are asking questions that is a good thing

 

I'd cut up a couple old belts and make corner boards. 4' or 8' 2x4's held in parallel by a foot of belt nailed to each, near the ends. Drape em over the outside edge

If theres nothing else available where youre at, you could try crossing a pair of belts for each pair of skids. That may work a bit better than straight over

I haul that stuff often without anything special, but its usually only a skid or two but they band the rolls together with steel straps so theres little chance of the bundles coming apart

 

I hauled wire like that once and hated that load. It didn't pay enough to go through the aggrevation again.

The V boards suggested are spot on. Makes all the difference on a load like that.

I used regular edge protectors. It was all I had, and I was new at this. Dunnage never even crossed my mind

 

I am pretty sure those rolls are wire-tied together in addition to the shrink wrap. So that will help, but yeah you will definitely want some V-boards for next time.

Also, put a twist in your straps to help prevent them from flapping around and working themselves loose. A couple x-straps across the front wouldn't hurt either.