Saw an East trailer today with absolutely ZERO securement points. The floor had no pullouts or anywhere you could put those blue portable things. The trailer had no rubrail, the floor was right to the edge. It had no slider system, no winches or anything like that. The only thing I could think of is either the customer is going to install a rail and it's a narrow trailer, or they're only going to use flat hook straps and portable hand ratchets. There's nowhere to put chains. Any of you guys have an idea? I can get pics tomorrow hopefully.
edit sept 8th:
This trailer is 102" wide and has no chain pullouts, chain tiedowns, rub rail, spools, securement points for blue East portables, sliders, ability to accept sliders, ability to accept fixed (unless they want them to stick WAY out) winches or securement points, nailing strips, etc..
East trailer with NO securement points
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by allan5oh, Sep 7, 2014.
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underneath the sides of the trailer is usually where the straps hook to. they probably don't haul any chain loads.
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Got any pictures of this trailer so we can get an idea what you are dealing with?
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Used to be an outfit I the metro Boston area that had trailers specced like that. 48' all steel with non sliding tandem all the way to the rear. Used to be a joke because their drivers would use 2" hand straps, and be severely under secured. They only hauled Sheetrock. All one way.
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I'm sure the trailer had deck skirt rails and a frame. They might be installing a Conestoga on it and didn't want the added width of rub rails.
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The only way I can see is using 2" and 4" portables. But that just screams bush league to me, one side swipe from a pickup truck or even a prick with a knife and your load is all over the road. However I did remember one thing, NO conspicuity tape. That screams to me an incomplete trailer.
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An owner operator used to run around here with an East flatbed set up like this, he would add the removable strap hooks and winches as needed and when empty there would be no visible gear. Very clean look was his goal, nothing extra when loaded Nothing when empty.
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There's nowhere to put winches unless they're attached via flat hook. Unless you're talking about the hand winches, hand ratchets, whatever you want to call them. But you simply cannot tighten those enough to be safe for things like pipe loads. That's just suicide. Plus if a vehicle sideswipes you there goes all your straps. Not a smart move.
Had another look and left even more confused. The trailer is in fact 102" wide, so nothing will be added. I took pictures and will try to post them some time. No nailing strips either. It's a completely plain floor 102" wide.Last edited: Sep 7, 2014
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East has a specific aluminum block that is used to attach your 4 inch J hook strap. just like a sliding winch, only, the hook end. Go to Easts website and look at pics of the BST series trailer.
Is this trailer all aluminum and frame painted white by any chance? If so he had the rubrails capped and polished. Not what I would do but he custom ordered it from East and it is a very nice trailer. -
No it is not like that.
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