LTL flatbed problem

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by iceman32, Jul 2, 2019.

  1. kylefitzy

    kylefitzy Road Train Member

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    Yep. Never been a place I couldn’t deliver. Been a lot of places I shouldn’t have delivered.
    Like janeway machine is Supulpa, Ok. They built a machine shop on a cell phone tower hill. Washed out steep gravel road for the truck entrance. They have a nice flat concrete drive that the employees use.
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  4. QuietStorm

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    A lot of companies are switching to studio sleepers for flatbeds because they want to hire every pretty princess they can. It looks stupid, but also flatbeds go a lot of places that require shorter trucks.

    I think the same thing about 14' stacks on a flat top, it looks stupid and it's impractical.
     
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  5. kylefitzy

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    He’s wedged under that bridge...
     
  6. GreenPete359

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    Bull Hockey. Flat tops look great with them stack reaching for the moon. They can be an issue at times, but you learn to work around that.
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  7. iceman32

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    It’s the Frenchtown bridge. Receiver is wrong, it’s not 12’8 it’s 12’6. Anyway, we did a transfer at a nearby Stripmall. I paid the forklift guy $50, hotshot took it, done.
     
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  8. kylefitzy

    kylefitzy Road Train Member

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    Do you think there is only one bridge over the Delaware River? You failed to mention the bridge you wanted to cross has a 5 ton weight limit. If only there was an alternative route 3 and a half miles down the road...with a 55 ton weight limit.
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  9. iceman32

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    Hmm coming from 519, I saw signs saying bridge st closed. It might be open now I guess, sure.
     
  10. Numb

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    LTL ?? they usually head back to barn if there is ANY problem delivering.lol

    they don't wait more than 5 minutes or something.
     
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  11. JPenn

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    One of these days I'm going to build a low-clearance rig for these sort of deliveries. Something like a low cab-forward tractor (think garbage truck, Mack LCF or similar) pulling a low step deck. Barring load height I think I could keep it under 9'.

    Of course, there are trade offs with everything, and with that rig it becomes a ground clearance issue.
     
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