what would you do differently

Set the first one shotgun in the coil racks and do a g force securement. Set the last one the same way but do a forward pull.

 

Horrandy had acc. like that years ago.Big chains put on 1st few rolls put thru rail and down to frame will hold better on a panic stop, A lot of shippers wont let you touch chains on their rods so padding or a strap under chain is one way, they are heated and pulled to a smaller dia. they will break and be claimed back to truck co. if chains on steel was noted on bills.

 

Slinky loads are wayyyyyyyyy too cheap to go through that much trouble.

 

That's the thing that bugs me about the butterfly wrap on slinkys. It's difficult to get the far side tight and it doesn't really pull down on the load. One place I loaded at had a parking area that had a steep slope to one side. Sure as it, they slid about 2", even after tightening down the straps and ready to roll...

I'll add a bowtie to the ends and middle.

I've done a load with bowties plus the butterfly on the ends but never "tested" it to see if it did any better. I don't see anyone doing that but have seen a few older references to that style. Maybe there is a reason?

 

Assuming you mean what would we do differently besides not slamming into stopped traffic at full speed.

Slinkys are not that difficult to secure properly with just straps. Given the condition of that tractor I don't think it really mattered that the load moved. Dead from impact is just as dead as impact plus crushing.

 

I would avoid running into a propane tanker and pushing it into the truck in front of it.

How many G's was that crash? You need to know that before trying to build a securement that would have prevented it.

 

Yup...don't run full steam ahead into stopped traffic and your load probably won't come through the back of the cab like that. You could use every strap & chain you've got and the force of a sudden stop like that from 65 mph would still likely be sufficient to break every one of them...so pay attention and use your brakes to slow down gradually instead.

 

Never seen a 65 MPH Maverick before. Not even going downhill.