Hauling pipe

Because trees are wrapped but not secured to the trailer. Besides, 99% of the log trucks are day cabs.

 

The only place that you can tie to the trailer is at the bunks

 

I would say that if your halling pipe every day that might be an option with some modifications. But a flatbed is a versital trailer able to cary just about anything. The driver stores all the dunage,tarps, pipe stakes,coil racks, and securement under the deck to allow the loading of whatever on the deck.

 

I also think the height of the pickets might make it difficult to load some loads.

Also a log trailer has an incline which also might pose some issues.

More importantly, it only takes 90 seconds to put in 4 pipe stakes.

 

Takes me 95 seconds. I must be doing it wrong.

 

I used to do it in 60, but I was young then.............

 

The last thing was already stated. You can get another haul with a flatbed easier than you can with a log truck. Log truck might be great during the boom times but in times like now you would be stuck with a truck that can only haul one commodity type. Not a good business plan unless you are hauling logs.

 

As @cnsper brought out logs are not secured. If you put pipe in a log trailer, you wouldn't be able to prevent the pipe from smashing through the cab. It would be suicide.