dont be this guy

He has 52 barrels on there that we can see for sure, on an RGN. If there is anything in them it's not very heavy, I say he has them secured properly and would more than likely do the same myself.

 

The only I didn't like about this thread was....... The OP has never came back and said how sorry he is for calling the RGN driver a #######. There was nothing wrong with the way he secured the load!

I bet if you give the OP of this thread a RGN, stepdeck, flatbed or any open deck, he would be lost and prolly spend hours if not days trying to figure out how to secure a load.....hell...better yet , he would be on HERE asking US (the same group hes making fun of) how do I strap down a load of lumber, chain down some hum-vees, load a load of drill pipe, how to get that road grader on and off that RGN without tearing something up, how do I tarp a jet turbine from GE, ect,ect......

 

Dryvan or reefer boys who don't know any better?

 

Usually a drum holds 50 gallons. Even if 1 drum had a 14 lb./gal. weightx50gal.=700lbs/drum+50 drums=35k net.

 

RGN trailers have height adjustments (if hydraulic) in the front. That's how they lower the front part of the deck to unload. Then there's old Cozad trailers.

 

You only need two straps if its over a certain weight or over 10ft, and if it is not touching the pallet in front of it. If its up against the headboard you would only need one strap as long as the wll is in range. If there were spaces in between the pallets where they were not touching you would need to put two straps on each unit if over like 500lbs I think, would have to look it up. At least thats my understanding.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/safety-initiatives/cargo/cs-manual-chap2.htm
[h=2]check this section. Section 2.2.3.1[/h]

 

Good question. Not very much would be the answer.Depends on the Strapping dims. Point is the load is legally secured. Would it stay on board if he had an accident? Prolly not. That's why load securement is a personal call. Like a old trucker told me once......ya can't have too many straps on.

 

Actually there is a breaking strenght table.
ASC Physical Characteristics:

[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: #ffff99"]Strapping Size:[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: #ffff99"]Feet per Pound:[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: #ffff99"]Average breaking strength:[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: white, colspan: 3"]Regular duty
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1/2"x .015[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]39.3[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]950[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1/2"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]29.4[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1220[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1/2"x .023[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]25.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1880[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]5/8"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]23.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]5/8"x .023[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]20.5[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1720[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .015[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]26.2[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1420[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]19.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1810[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .023[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]17.1[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]2050[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .028[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]14.1[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]2460[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: #ffff99"]Strapping Size:[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: #ffff99"]Feet per Pound:[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: #ffff99"]Average breaking strength:[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: white, colspan: 3"]High Tensile
AAR marked and rated[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1/2"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]29.4[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]5/8"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]23.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]1875[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]5/8"x .023[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]20.5[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]2150[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]19.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]2250[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .023[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]17.1[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]2600[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .025[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]15.7[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]2800[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .029[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]13.1[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]3050[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3/4"x .031[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]12.7[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]3350[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1 1/4"x .020[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]11.8[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]3825[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1 1/4"x .025[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]4660[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1 1/4"x .029[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]5250[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1 1/4"x .031[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]5500[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]1 1/4"x .044[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]7610[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]2"x .044[/TD]
[TD="width: 156, bgcolor: white"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="width: 155, bgcolor: white"]12300[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Load secure has alot to do with the load of course. You see alot of Lumber trucks with no gut wraps. Or a logger/stringer truck off road w/ no strip wraper when it gets steep. Bad idea! Same goes for Hvy Equipment on an RGN. That's what I'm doing in CA at the moment. I don't want a Dozer rolling up over the Gooose neck into the back of my cab. No Beer for me tonight.