Flatbed Work ?

Not if you cross chain the corners and belly wrap it in 2 places (6 chains total)

 

I've just about done everything in trucking.. Vans, Reefers, Dumps, Flats, Steps, now I'm pulling a RGN / double drop.. I like it better than any of the others.. I never have to pay for a lumper, no pallett exchanges, rarely ever do I have an appointment (Unless it is a crane appointment, it's normaly 1st. come 1st. serve)

Yes, tarping is a pain.. But, if you have to do it make sure you do it right.. There is nothing worse than trying to short cut your tarp job because the load is a short run.. Then you just wind up messing with the darn thing all the way to your destination.. Grrrrrr!! Or worse yet shredding the thing...

Taking your time and doing it right.. Pad the corners, and sharp edges. (disposable diapers work great, just buy the biggest, cheapest kind.. and tape them on w/ duct tape..presto!)

Use edge protectors, portable winches, Always have a supply of extra straps in case u cut 1.. 2" straps are nice too for securing small stuff.. Buy your bungees a case at a time.. (You can never have enough bungees..lol)

Though I don't care much for steel mills.. there are a lot of them around Chicago..Most of the guys run side kits insted of tarping. That is if you plan on making steel your main business.. Side kits are a blessing in bad winter months, they're in and out FAST.. But, they limit you.. oversize loads will require you break down your side kit.. (lots of work)..

I too like a challenge.. Every load is different, your challenged every load to secure it properly and without damaging the product.. I always preach oversecurement. You can oversecure a load 1000 times BUT it only takes 1 time to undersecure a load & your screwed..

Hope this helps??

 

Who has a better flatbed deal for drivers?

 

Are you asking which flatbed company is best? Dunno. The best company is the one with enough freight to keep you rolling. In flatbedding, the driver makes the difference.
I notice too that sometimes, someone will post a negative about a skater outfit because they wouldnt hold his hand and cuddle. Flatbed companies are not like van companies...they arent going to hold your hand. They send you load info and the rest is up to you.

 

On flat sheet steel I make a bra with chains front and back.

 

How do you make a Bra out of chains? What size chains?
Thanks
rag

 

Kind of hard to explain, but I will try. Take 1 chain underneath and back about a foot from the front. In the middle of the front bring it over the top of the steel and secure it about a foot back on the other side.. Do the same on the other chain crisscrossing in the front of the steel in the middle of the trailer. It will make a X out of the chains front and back. Do the same to rear of the load. Then toss the rest of your chains across the top. Bad boy won't go anywhere. No way for it to slide.

 

Yep...thats what I meant when I said "crosschain the corners" in my previous post...that load would stay on if you flipped the trailer off the side of the mountain.