I think you flatbedders should....

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  1. Sep 23, 2017 #1
    ZhenyaP1991

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    Carry some sort of flares in case your load spills at night. I almost hit someone's stuff going down the mountain tonight, luckily I was taking my time, but FedEx in front of me wasn't fortunate enough.
     
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  3. Sep 23, 2017 #2
    IluvCATS

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    I keep 3 flares in addition to the required 3 triangles. I agree. If something really happened I want more than triangles.
     
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  4. Sep 23, 2017 #3
    Old Man

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    I would be more concerned about coming up on a FedEx turned over and blocking the road than a flatbed losing it load.

    Don't remember the last time I saw a flat rack lose part of a load, but FedEx is a different story.
     
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  5. Sep 23, 2017 #4
    ChaoSS

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    Just what was in the road?
     
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    ZhenyaP1991

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    Not sure, it looked like a metal green piece of fence with edges sticking out.
     
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    ChaoSS

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    And you know for a fact that it came off of a flatbed rather than a pickup truck?
     
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  9. Sep 23, 2017 #7
    ZhenyaP1991

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    This happened on I80 eb after salt lake city, you know those curves you have to go down. The flatbad was parked, he had beams on a trailer and green metal scattered on right hand of the highway.
     
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  10. Sep 23, 2017 #8
    Tug Toy

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    I had 2 small pieces come off my flat once. I ran over it with the truck and trailer. I blew 2 tires and ruined the piece. I never should of had it on a flat to begin with. That load belonged in a van trailer. I stoped and got it out of the road immediately! Had to buy 2 tires and pay for a new part to be made.


    Lesson learned
     
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    Zeviander

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    How near to the truck was the spilled load? Why weren't you slowing down if you could see the stopped truck?
     
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  12. Sep 23, 2017 #10
    ZhenyaP1991

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    Right next to it, I was climbing down at 40 mph.
     
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