Adventures of a Flatbedder at Roehl

I came across a Cargo Securement book while cleaning out the lug boxes of my KW. Hmmm, maybe I'll study it...nah!

 

My idea of cargo securement is one load lock, maybe, or one cargo strap, maybe. The most important thing to remember when securing the load is to close the doors!

 

Couldn't agree more!!!

 

yeah closing doors is always the hardest...LOL....I have 5 load locks and 2 van straps... I like the load locks much more than straps...cause it always seems that the loads you want to throw a van strap on you couldn't because the load went past the holes for the strap.....ahh but I love my load locks now.... I think the most futile securement I have done is the big paper rolls out of Niagra Falls I always threw a strap or two on just to look good knowing fair well that if the roll tipped my trailer would cave in like a crushed coke can...lol...

 

So true! Last week I had a load that the shipper secured for me. They nailed a 2 x 4 to the floor with massive nails. Thanks alot! I spent 20 minutes ripping the board apart and doing my best to remove the nails. I ended up ripping the heads off the nails with my crow bar and pounding what remained into the floor with my sledge hammer. The really dumb part was that the load was a load of empty plastic jugs on pallets. Not heavy and not moving. Whatever.

 

OH God thats funny...you know whats nice about reefers....METAL FLOORS no nails here....that and when the trailers MT a washout is soon to follow We do have an account with the streakin beacon for trailer washouts...but i am supposed to contact my FM first about washouts.....

 

When I pulled reefers I only needed a trailer wash out when either the trailer smelled funny or when it looked like slaughter house with blood all over the floor from when I hauled swinging lamb carcases. Yuck!

 

I was just curious since I didn't see the training on their web page..