hey buddy.. (us flatbedders appreciate the heads up)

I always give a heads up on the radio to a fellow trucker(flat or not) if I see an issue as I would hope if I had something back there happening that I did not know about that someone would return the favour to me!

 

I just took a load to NC/SC with a strap intentionally loose on a pallet (had 2 on it. Only required 1) and nobody said nothing on the radio 650 miles to the first stop. And at a stop light.1/2 mile from the truck stop a 4 wheeler flagged me down and told me. Not 1 big truck. And I passed alot of them

 

I've tried to give a heads up a dozen times for trailers with an electrical short...looked like the trailer was at a disco, and for trailers with no lights at all, a third only had top corner lights, but not one single time has the driver answered on the cb, after a while, your like...why bother? They won't have a radio on anyway, but I still do it. I have yet to find anyone to answer, even the tanker I had to airhorn to get his attention and he was on fire.

 

Did you also mention to him that he needs edge protectors on his straps? What a moron

 

If he had the straps to the outside of the dunnage, I doubt that board would have been able to walk out.

 

It wouldn't have moved at all... let alone walked out.

 

Good call SHC. I missed that. He's one who winds a full strap instead of folding the excess. Sure recipe for straps loosening.

Weird pic though, you'd think the mud flaps would angle back some from the wind. Looks like it's sitting still.

 

Stiff mudflaps + resting against the run-under bar. Mine are the same way. They just perpetually sit in the same position. Sometimes I kick the snow/mud/crap off of them and it's like kicking concrete. They just don't move.

 

Rounded or smooth steel is one thing, but sharp beams and stuff with an edge needs protectors. I use them on anything I haul, even lumber. I'm too paranoid that a strap will cut loose, or worse yet, just get a 2" cut and DOT bear will spot it before I do.

As as for rolling up the straps, I do that as well. I've not had any problems with them coming loose on me at all. Then again I do tighten stuff down to the point it will bend steel lol

 

I believe he is sitting still.Looks like he could be in a rest area or an on ramp by looking in the mirror.