First steel coils

You don't have to nail them down,your trailer should have a signal/clearance light in the center. If is a single coil load it about where that light is. Look under the deck in that area, if it has the coil package, there will be extra crossmembers there. Should be other drivers there loading too. Don't be Bashful, ask questions, most any flatbedder will be glad to help

 

@Al. Roper you beat me to it. LOL!!

 

Rubber belting??? Enlighten old wise one
An I haven't picked an actual coil up yet but I went ahead an bought the racks for it. I have the combo trailer with the extra crossmembers under the bottom as well

 

Just some pieces of rubber mat, or belting, should be about 4' long,8" or so wide. Probably about 1/2" to 3/4" thick. Keeps the wood from scuffing the metal. @heavyhaulerss is the resident coil guru! lol Since you have the coil pack, you should have no issues with your trailer. You can most likely pick up the rubber at a trailer dealer. I kmow Utility in Birmingham has it, as well as the beveled timbers and such.

 

Or cut up some thick rubber mud flaps, I have used those too

 

Getting used to hauling them

 

Some coils need rubber. Some go bareback. I second the mud flaps. I found one awhile back and cut it in half. It was one of the nice thick rubber ones. Watching for another one.

Flatbedding sure does turn a guy into a dumpster diving hoarder.

 

I use "friction pads" under my coil racks. Basically thin rubber squares of material that I lay my coil racks on. Then I set my coil racks and dunnage, and lay two rubber strips (one per board) length wise so they stay between the dunnage and coil.

After that, it's chains and edge protectors and padding out the upper edges so my tarps don't get destroyed.

 

I've seen that done, but honestly, if you're chains come loose or break, that friction mat isn't slowing it down. I got enough crap shoved I'm my boxes.

 

True, if the chains break you're pretty much screwed. On the other hand, the friction mats help keep the 'bunk' in place as the crane sets the coil in place, and also keep the 'bunk' from shifting back and forth in transit which in turn also helps reduce extraneous pressure on the chains.

On the other hand, I've seen plenty of drivers who don't use them, and I admit I've forgotten them once or twice myself with no ill effect.