The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

To be fair I saw the exact same post on Instagram and that’s the only view I’ve seen. It’s possible that there were straps farther up.

 

Saw a overaize load today. Look like 60foot rebar on 48ft trailer. Only 5 straps on it and they were all flapping. No bellies, no chokers, no chains. Just 5 straps over the top hauling ### in the left lane tailgating people on i30 eastbound out of dallas

 

They could be fishin em out of the cab right now.

 

230am last night on 27 north of chattanooga i saw a wreck with TWENTY ONE cruisers on site yet no ambalamps, fire, ems whatsoever. It was bizzare and i cant find any news about it. Im thinking police chase ended in major crash. How else can that many cops arrive before any EMS?

 

It's all flavors of hotshot, too!

 

Even tight, there was no force exerted on the load, the clevises were basically laying on deck.

Please do expound upon said legality, with securement handbook references, of course.

 

393.110(d) Special rule for special purpose vehicles. The rules in this section do not apply to a vehicle transporting one or more articles of cargo such as, but not limited to, machinery or fabricated structural items (e.g., steel or concrete beams, crane booms, girders, and trusses, etc.) which, because of their design, size, shape, or weight, must be fastened by special methods. However, any article of cargo carried on that vehicle must be securely and adequately fastened to the vehicle.

Ie you don’t throw straps over an air handler. You secure them at the securement points only. Manufacturers don’t always do a good job locating those points.

 

A few examples

 

I think unless I’m wrong, maybe the issue in that picture is the ac unit isn’t strapped to the deck. Its connected to the base of the unit itself...

 

We are talking about different loads.