Just purchased a 48 flatbed split axle. Chains and Straps?

I'm not saying there isn't money in it. There is or I wouldn't do it. What I'm saying is that the money isn't what people seem to think it is. That gross number means nothing when you have to give so much of it away. Especially to the government for the millions of creative ways they come up with to tax us and "permits". If I got to keep my gross, I'd be a millionaire in 4 years easily. Unfortunately, that won't be the case. As for your friend, he found a way to create another revenue stream off the transportation avenue. That's what I was eluding to above. Use it as a stepping stone to make something better because the transportation itself is only the linchpin off which all the real money is made off of.

 

You're missing the big picture. Yeah, a paper isn't a big deal either but 1000 of them could be deadly. Tossing a quarter into a well isn't much either but toss 3000 of them in there and it adds up. Get it?

 

How old are you?

 

We got us a modern outlaw over here..... LOL
If you need to cheat to make money, you're not very good at making money.

 

I had 24 4 inch straps, binders on them. I had 24 Chain and 24 each type of binding for them. Either center wind or folding. Then for the tarps on a covered wagon I think it was about 24 posts per side I'll have to go over it so between 120 to 160 rubber bungee cords, two of which is on each tie down ring with a bent over hook in a permanent installation. And the rest with partial bent hooks so that it will stay on if put on to fight winds.

Headache rack carried 20 chain. Trailer had a side box between the axles with the important idea that the lids on those open from bottom up to top. That way you don't damage them by opening them, then get loaded and crush the lids into the ground.

You also had chopped conveyor belt material and about 10 sections of wood with one corner chopped lengthwise, about 7 feet each and two sets of angle iron to hold them. The wood generally went under the frame or into one side box depending on type of trailer.

The tarps go into the sidebox as well when stowed. One company had a welded tool box installed onto the catwalk behind the tractor to carry the straps rolled up. That freed up some space and kept things a little more organized.

Two 5 foot two inch galvanized metal cheater pipe keeping in mind that if a binder wont bind, you ease it off half a link to get that bind instead of busting something with it.

 

When you finish your first year's tax return it will be clear.