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Flat rack question?

Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by fortycalglock, Mar 17, 2016.

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  1. Mar 17, 2016 #1
    fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    I hauled a 20' flat rack out of Savannah today. When I was leaving the delivery? The front and back fell scaring the crap out of me. Why didn't they fall when loaded, the 2x4 spacers?
     
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  3. Mar 18, 2016 #2
    striker

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    Someone unlocked it, the uprights should have been locked in place.
     
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  4. Mar 19, 2016 #3
    fortycalglock

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    Yeah I figured something more than a 2x4 should be holding them up. First stop light BOOM. I'm just glad I have can locks on my step and didn't have to strap it down.
     
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  5. Mar 20, 2016 #4
    RERM

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    silly question, what's a flat rack???
     
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  7. Mar 21, 2016 #5
    fortycalglock

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    Google 20' flat rack. It's a container without walls or a roof.
     
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  8. Mar 21, 2016 #6
    w.h.o

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    So like a flatbed but with the chassis support
     
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  9. Mar 21, 2016 #7
    fortycalglock

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    It's basically a flatbed container but it has foldable front and back walls for the crane to latch on to when loaded. This particular load was wide and tall, so a secondary attachment needed to be hooked to the crane first. It's the yellow thing in the background. image.jpeg
     
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  10. Mar 23, 2016 #8
    wis bang

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    The ends fold so they can ship several back in the space of one
     
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  11. Mar 23, 2016 #9
    nikmirbre

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    Funny, not too long ago(I think last month or end of Jan) I was at JIT in savannah and witnessed this very same thing .... scared the crap out of me as I was tarping about 30 ft away....
     
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  12. Mar 23, 2016 #10
    fortycalglock

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    This happened just outside of Universal studios. I thought some tourist just smacked my trailer.
     
    fortycalglock, Mar 23, 2016
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