My load got wider

How are you going to get the straps off without the whole thing falling off the sides?

 

Does anyone else have ANY questions about DIVISIBLE and NON DIVISIBLE loads?

 

We call those loads "next time" loads. As in "Next time I have to haul that stuff I'm gonna...."

Stay on your toes when you unload. Be ready to run.

 

To get an OSOW permit, the load has to be non divisible. Say, for example, you are getting some lumber....some 16ft 2x4s. Would you turn the bundles out across the trailer so that the load is 16 ft wide, or would you turn it for it to fit inside the rub rail? If you took the load at 16 ft wide, and ordered an OSOW permit for the load, the permit will say that the load MUST be non divisible. If you run across a scale or the highway patrol sees it, they will ask to see your permit. They're going to void the permit because the load violates the terms of the permit. The fine is going to be huge.

non divisible
You cant have multiple pieces stacked side by side and overhanging the sides of a 102 wide trailer and get an oversized permit.
You cannot have multiple pieces stacked on top of each other and have the load higher than 13'6 or 14ft and be permitted for over height.
You cannot have multiple piece load on a trailer and get an overweight permit.
You cannot have multiple pieces stacked end to end and get an overlength permit.

Now, what constitutes overweight and over length and overheight depends on the state/province you're going through but they all state that the load has to be non divisible. There ARE exceptions: Hay, farm implements, self powered cranes will seem like they would fall into the rules, but when there are exceptions to the rule, the state/province will not require a OSOW permit.

 

Broker said he had a load of poles 54ft long. After waiting 6 hours I get loaded in one go from a big forklift. 56ft long and 9.5ft wide. It was a divisible load so had to refuse it because it cannot be permitted. Didn’t pay good enough for that anyway.

 

Don't say anything about a permit. They shouldn't bother you.

Notice the comments about unloading? HEED those warnings, dude. Your load is extremely dangerous.