First time ever pulling an open deck

Finding a new company an option? Your boss is setting you up to fail and worst of all doesn't care what could happen to you or the people around you.

 

You don't need to be trained just don't be a dumb ###

 

What'll be your excuse when DOT pulls you over and you have straps 12' apart? Do it the right way and get the training necessary. Don't be a fool just because you need a paycheck.

 

you can never oversecure a load. just take your time and look at it and use common sense. I was never trained on a flatbed either.

 

hell i got thrown out here with litte more then a phone and a good luck 9 months later i belive im doing ok

to the OP: just take it slow if ur unsure ask and if ur stil unsure throw more straps,chains, and or bungies until your sure also take it easy around corners

 

craggy1982 gave good advice. My first load was some machinery being shipped from a closed factory to a place for refurbishment half way across the country; no problems at all, with absolutely no training. Use common sense; look at the load & think what would happen to the load if you did this or that going down the road, then secure it to counteract what may happen.

 

What are you trying to secure? Cars and tractors are secured differently than a load of steel pipe.

Youtube has some excellent videos that might help also. It's already been mentioned, use common sense and take your time. I take the approach that nothing is going to move. I don't care if it takes an extra hour and more chains and straps. I'm not going to have something come off of my trailer and kill someone.