The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by MACK E-6, Dec 11, 2017.
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But yes, it would be nice to see a crackdown on stuff like that. Cops write tickets to more drivers, and then those drivers (hopefully) learn to speak up and have the trailers loaded right...and the more drivers that demand trailers get loaded correctly, the less hassle I have when I make such demands. That saves ME the time I'll need in order to properly secure MY load, with proper edge protection and everything.
...and for what it's worth, I don't haul a load of bricks without wrapping it with a snow fence and using edge protection. 2 straps across the first and last bundle, and 1 strap across all of the middle bundles. If there's a "single" stuffed in the center of the load, the "double" in front of and behind also gets 2 straps. I've never lost a brick. It takes TIME to secure the load properly...and I still haven't got an answer which is the worse violation: rolling down the road with a less-than-optimally secured load HOPING nothing falls off because I've got to go in order to make it home inside of the 14, or to take the time to properly secure the load and blowing past that 14th hour? Considering I don't often venture out more than 3-4 hours from the house, getting a motel simple isn't an option...I'm going home.
...and what happens if a situation arises along the way, such as a load starting to shift? Do you push on because you're cutting it close on hours or throw the log book out the window and make sure the load is safe? Right or wrong, ELD's are going to change some people's response to that...and only a fool would deny that. -
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Or something like that. It would not surprise me to hear one of these clowns say something like that.Badmon, MartinFromBC, Zeviander and 2 others Thank this. -
"the straps are not enough securement"
better to have more securement than not enough. -
i dont care if your going 50 feet secure the product, anything is possible.
murphys law was for a reasonMartinFromBC, BigBob410, Grubby and 1 other person Thank this. -
Murphy was an idiot.
He made a law.
Obey the law.Dan.S, MartinFromBC, BigBob410 and 3 others Thank this.
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