Items On Catwalk...and Hydraulic Lines...

Well I replace them when I see them getting bad ... So no I really haven't had any break while holding important things down.. Now when I was flatbedding yes I have had them break but they were only for the trap... I replace my bungees when I see them getting weather cracked and such.. So it's not a problem for me.. Well I guess it is cause apparently you can do it anyhow lol...

I don't see why not... Nothing I have on my cat walk is in the way of my walking path or in the way of anything at all period... Where the box I have on the catwalk is up against the support bar for the exhaust stack which is close to the cab... I have a little square walking platform on top of the 4 air tanks.. Then I also have the catwalk itself I have a clear walkway from when I step out of my truck to either the square platform or on the catwalk itself.. Our trailers do not have boxes and only our new Freightliners have frame rail lock boxes. so this stuff I store technically isn't suppose to even be in the cab because its flying projectile if you get into an accident.. If this wasn't a day cab it would be ok but it is a day-cab and there isn't anywhere to put extra washer drugs, diesel conditioner, tools, air-line antifreeze etc....



Now with all of this in mind..... How many times have you seen guys just have chains just sitting on the cat-walk, inside a bin on the headache rack or just sitting in the deeper portions of a low-boy trailer.. So there is absolutely nothing stopping these from going flying if the truck were to flip.... They would just go flying as well... As for the low-boy trailers even the big blocks of wood and other items they carry.. In the middle section of the trailer that is all open rather then a complete flatdeck all the way across...

A little off topic but I'll mention it anyhow.... You know how many times I have seen tow-truck drivers have things sitting UNSECURED on the back of the trucks.. Like brooms, milk crates etc... I often wonder about those things coming off the truck either during a accident or just driving around.... I mean they have nothing holding these items down not even bungees.....

Like I said I think this is BS... Now what I think and what the law says are too different things.. So I mean I will follow the rules because I don't feel like getting a ticket just because I don't agree with the law... I don't see a issue with the bungees holding small things like the box, shovels, brooms etc..... Those black rubber bungees are strong as long as you replace when when you see any cracks and splits in them.. If you don't keep up on that then yes you might run into a problem because they WILL brake at some point... But at the very least what is the problem with them holding a broom or shovel down.. Those things weight like next to nothing...

See with my hydraulic lines they are held up using bungees... So I am wondering if the ministry can say something about this as well... All our steel trailers have the lines held up with chains attached to a swivelling arm on the front of the trailer.. On the aluminum trailers they don't have anything like this so we attached a bungees to each line then hook the onto the grab bars that surround out little access doors to the front of the trailer

I'll take pictures tomorrow of my setups....

 

Here are the pics. 1st the box. 2nd the hydraulic lines. 3rd the extra standing areas.