Does Admiral Merchants require a headache rack?

I think you must have one, I had a friend who had to borrow my flat head/board to hang his chains on to lease on over at Admiral Mer. he had steel tarps, one of the 1st hi. $$$ loads went over to UT. and he bought tire chains from them at or. to del. and got a load of big bags of soil to steel mill at B/ham as a return trip, he stayed leased on till he went out under his own num.

 

LS doesn’t require one.

Currently I don’t have one.

I don’t haul coils either, and strap and chain everything to destruction point.

 

I run with Admiral, pretty sure they could care less if you have a headache rack. They trust their drivers to carry whatever securement they'll need and if you can't haul a load because of a lack of chains/straps/dunnage whathaveyou, then just don't book it.

 

I know a few years back they had no requirements about equipment. You can lease a 1988 1/2 ton Ford van and they could care less

 

Yeah they're pretty lenient, they definitely have a wide spectrum of trucks leased on. Come to think of it, I know a guy that runs a huge 190" sleeper truck mated to a 48' flatbed, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't have a headache rack. I remember seeing a door on the rear of the sleeper.

 

They are about as laid back as can be. Nice people in the office. Typical Minnesotans I guess. They don’t have any “terminal” or “yard”. It’s just an little office building in Minneapolis where they answer the phones and shuffle papers. I only saw it by choice. Wasn’t going to lease on without checking them out first. They directed me to a Home Depot and sent a taxi to pick me up & take me downtown so we could talk face to face. Nice folks

 

I know "that guy"...too!!!...WINK!!