Grade this one.

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  1. JB7

    JB7 Road Train Member

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    This should be in the Hall of Shame but I did not have that option.
     

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  3. rollin coal

    rollin coal Road Train Member

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    What's the problem? I see truss loads looking like that all the time.
     
  4. kwswan

    kwswan Road Train Member

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    Looks like it's strapped good. I don’t see the problem.
     
  5. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    The load itself looks fine. The thing I don’t see is a chaser. Round here, it would be required.
     
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  6. Razororange

    Razororange Road Train Member

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    Not a single thing wrong with it from the pictures. Care to elaborate on what you think was wrong?

    The pictures are taken on I-270 in Gaithersburg, MD. The load itself doesn't look to be any more than 11-12ft wide to me. Maryland doesn't require a rear escort until the load is wider than 13ft.

    All the overhang has to be off one side for weight balance. If they tried to make it even on each side the trailer would be leaning to the left side. Putting the large overhang all off the passenger side also means you can ride in the right lane when possible to keep the overhang over the shoulder. Sometimes you have to leave that lane though.
     
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  7. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    See them all the time like this. It’s well strapped. It’s how you haul them.
     
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  8. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Just looks unsafe, like those overloaded Asian trucks Chinatown posts,,:eek:
     
  9. TripleSix

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    It’s stacked and strapped well. Everything is uniform, nothing leaning, no layers or boards walking. Also, notice how level the trailer is? This is actually good work.
     
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