So flat bed just passed me and load had 4 flat bed trailers chained down. I wasn’t driving but looked up and only saw the rear of load. It had 2 chains in a x formation from top of load down to the “DOT” bumper. I don’t drive flat bed but thought DOT bumpers were not meant for that and could possibly bend out. The load was also shifting as a side note.
Load chained to DOT bumper
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by DownDRoad, Oct 26, 2021.
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If so, yes its "fine" but i typically tossed a few chains across the frames as well, would have helped with the load settling.
The x pattern side to side never really strikes me as being as stable as same side corner pulldowns on stacked frames. Too much chance for wiggle and bounce loosening things
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