Do you put load locks on loads of rolled paper stacked vertically?

The only state I ever had look inside was arizona...

 

The only time they looked inside my trailer it wasn't an inspection by DOT; it was an inspection by PUCO, who are basically hazmat-specific DOT-type guys in Ohio. They are interested in hazmat securement in addition to all the other stuff DOT looks at. I was running a reefer at the time with no e-track for straps, and by some miracle the load lock was in place when I opened up the doors for the PUCO officer. Whew!

 

Mr. Dobalina...Mr. Bob Dobalina....

 

Nice! Most people don't get the reference. My 5-yr-old son loves singing that line. Real tongue-twister for a kid.

 

Had to watch the video...1991...wow.

 

I live in Maine and haul TONS of paper, I use straps. Because I hate load locks, they ruin trailer walls, and straps just work better. Legally you always have to have the load secured. If the rolls are tall you need to put 1 strap up high on the roll and one in the middle or just below middle. Low rolls obviously just 1.

Also if the load is split because the rolls are tall and heavy and to distribute the weight you need to go to the front, secure those rolls, then secure the FRONT of the back rolls so they don't slide forwards and screw your weight and to keep them from falling over and destroying the trailer, and secure them in the back as well. Total of 6 straps for tall rolls split load. And that is the legal way. Trust me I worked at a paper mill as a switcher for a long time and laughed at all the idiots telling me stories of getting tickets for improper load securement because DOT climbed in the trailer and the front rolls weren't secured and the front of the back rolls weren't secured from moving forward.

Load securement is a serious thing. It can save lives, let alone keep product from being damaged or the load shifting. People need to stop being lazy and then ##### when the load moves an they get a weight ticket or load securement ticket. It takes less than 10 minutes to do it and then you can hammer down with 0 worries.

 

They should be hauled on a flatbed for proper securement. But then you have all the drivers who take tarp loads w/o tarps. Paper rolls are very absorbent.

It would scare the feces out of the public to see what's sitting loose inside of all these aluminum tin can vans rolling all around them.

 

So you live down the road from me and we load at the same place. Next your going to tell me we work for the same family.

 

That is nice if the load is not sealed and you can actually get to the front rolls. I hauled tall rolls and you could not get to the front.

A lot of trailers are not set up for straps, so load locks have to be used.

Slip sheets should also be used under the rolls.

 

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