Bogus claim on steel coil being wet. Please Help!

The best method, which covers you from loads supposedly getting "wet" lay down plastic or industrial paper sheet, than cover the material as well with it and than tarp the load. It does take extra time to do so but I guarantee your load will never get wet again I learn this from an old school trucker and it works. The protective plastic/paper is part of my everyday supplies now

 

A very longtime ago,specially when the wheather was really bad,drivers in England would tarp the floor off their empty flatbed.
THey did have a tarp that fitted the floor that way it took them less then 15 min to do.
Gave them a dry floor when reaching their next loading place.


Putting the coil on a piece off rubber will also help not to pick up moisture from the floor.

 

Where to find this protective paper/plastic? And What exactly is it called if I were to go ask for it by name? Thanks in advance

 

Some coil shippers have plastic sheeting you can use to cover their coils. You could then save it for the next time. Or, you can go to Lowe's or Home Depot and buy plastic sheeting. You can also use a plastic drop sheet used to protect floors and furniture when you paint.

 

Not with CH Robinson. They have a clause in their contract that states freight charges will be held until all claims are resolved. Same with TQL, UTI, and all the big brokerage outfits. It's not the way its supposed to be, but unfortunately if someone chooses to haul for them, they sign that right away.

 

I have Northland and if the load is rejected they pay the line haul amount, the storage of the product and the fork lift or whatever to get it off your truck into storage. At that point Northland has a company that specializes in selling rejected freight.

In my case it was hot sheets of stainless steel and cold weather. Every sheet had moisture in between and there wasn't any rain during driving. They could have fought it but they told me it was cheaper for them to pay instead of court and lawyer fee's. Northland agreed with me and the claim was not listed on my policy as my fault. I was also told I could not deliver for that shipper anymore.

One more thing. I have the optional insurance called the Wetness Clause. Without that all of the claim would have been on me. Also, I have the optional insurance that paid for the line haul, storage and forklift. It's a package deal. Can't remember what they call it but it's not much. I think maybe called premium.

 

Do a search for Visqueen plastic, we use it all the time.

 

I think this a quote every independent flatbedder must read. Learned something new this morning. Thank you so much.

KH

 

Best way is to not haul anything that has to be tarped