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  1. Jul 16, 2011 #1
    ge23ll

    ge23ll Light Load Member

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    why do they haul onions on flatbeds?
     
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  3. Jul 16, 2011 #2
    Mr. PlumCrazy

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    9 times out of 10 it because of weight they can put more on there than in a reefer
     
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  4. Jul 16, 2011 #3
    Onetruckpony

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    Ever opened a closed container full of onions?
     
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    corneileous and misc Thank this.
  5. Jul 16, 2011 #4
    ronin

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    Flatbed or vented van.... most brokers (and shippers) require venting - can't get much more vented than a flatbed.
     
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  7. Jul 16, 2011 #5
    Mr. PlumCrazy

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    Yep I hauled a load in my reefer
     
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  8. Jul 16, 2011 #6
    Allow Me.

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    Venting and sometimes loaded in the field.
     
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  9. Jul 16, 2011 #7
    dca

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    yes loading is a big part of it. I've hauled other produce on a flatbed. its loaded in the field then taken else where to be processed.
     
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  10. Jul 16, 2011 #8
    oicu812

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    I've also seen watermellons hauled on a flat. Only once, not sure how common it is.
     
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  11. Jul 16, 2011 #9
    the gambler

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    Hauled onions, potatos, and watermelons in a cover wagon for quite a few years. Not sure if Flordia allows watermelons to be hauled in cover wagon anymore though that was hear say.
     
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  12. Jul 16, 2011 #10
    harleymanjax

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    me too!...........whew!
     
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