My new, final resting place

Always remember that fear is a good thing with open deck freight.

 

I've been flatbedding for over 2 years which isn't a ton of time but every load I never get to comfortable with. I don't freak out but I don't forget about the load I have behind me either.

 

I'm good with flat, smooth roads, but it's the post-winter potholes that give me the shivers. I think I got out to check securement about every hundred miles or so! And the amazing thing is, nothing has moved.

I'm sitting in a Pilot near Elizabethtown, KY for the weekend because apparently my DM neglected to tell me they're only open Monday-Friday. No worries. I like hearing pretty Kentucky women speak in their gentle Kentucky drawl...

But the stupid road crew who shut down the southbound side of I65 that caused me to lose about 80 minutes should be scolded.

 

I did discover that I am 2 chains and 1 binder short, so I had to get creative with my chaining. But the load got here in the same position on the deck that they started out and I didn't have to relighted any of them. That's good. Getting them undone might be a challenge, though...we will see on Monday.

 

Do you have ratchet binders or snap binders?

 

Snap binders are the only ones allowed by the company. The one remaining on the rack carries a bit of my blood, a reminder for me that care is essential and being pi$$ed off at it will not help get the job done. Little knock from God...

 

Meaningless factoid: Since being assigned this truck in Emporia VA, I have driven it 84 hours and 3,883 miles. The bad thing is not all those miles are paid. Oh well...life is what I live, right?

 

Watch those binders. I remember years ago when I worked for big crane company in Memphis one of the rigging foreman knocked his front teeth out. Also it was two days before his wedding and I can imagine it made for some interesting wedding pictures.

 

I had one snap open and hit me in the elbow while chaining down scissor lifts once. Brought tears to my eyes