Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

My new, final resting place

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by DenaliDad, Mar 20, 2015.

Page 15 of 110
  1. Apr 24, 2015 #141
    MJ1657

    MJ1657 Road Train Member

    7,521
    50,152
    Jan 28, 2012
    Isanti, MN
    0
    Always remember that fear is a good thing with open deck freight.
     
    MJ1657, Apr 24, 2015
    MJ1657, Apr 24, 2015
    #141
    DenaliDad, truckon and Rugerfan Thank this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Apr 24, 2015 #142
    Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

    7,534
    37,819
    May 3, 2011
    Redding,CA
    0
    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.
     
    Rugerfan, Apr 24, 2015
    Rugerfan, Apr 24, 2015
    #142
  4. Apr 25, 2015 #143
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    5,204
    3,175
    Aug 10, 2011
    An Alaskan lost somewhere in the Lower 48
    0
    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.
     
    DenaliDad, Apr 25, 2015
    DenaliDad, Apr 25, 2015
    #143
  5. Apr 25, 2015 #144
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    5,204
    3,175
    Aug 10, 2011
    An Alaskan lost somewhere in the Lower 48
    0
    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.
     
    DenaliDad, Apr 25, 2015
    DenaliDad, Apr 25, 2015
    #144
    Rugerfan Thanks this.
  7. Apr 26, 2015 #145
    Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

    7,534
    37,819
    May 3, 2011
    Redding,CA
    0
    Do you have ratchet binders or snap binders?
     
    Rugerfan, Apr 26, 2015
    Rugerfan, Apr 26, 2015
    #145
  8. Apr 26, 2015 #146
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    5,204
    3,175
    Aug 10, 2011
    An Alaskan lost somewhere in the Lower 48
    0
    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...
     
    DenaliDad, Apr 26, 2015
    DenaliDad, Apr 26, 2015
    #146
    Mtn Gal and 88 Alpha Thank this.
  9. Apr 26, 2015 #147
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

    5,204
    3,175
    Aug 10, 2011
    An Alaskan lost somewhere in the Lower 48
    0
    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?
     
    DenaliDad, Apr 26, 2015
    DenaliDad, Apr 26, 2015
    #147
  10. Apr 26, 2015 #148
    vikingswen

    vikingswen Road Train Member

    1,436
    1,990
    Jun 14, 2012
    In the Stratosphere
    0
    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.:biggrin_25524:
     
    vikingswen, Apr 26, 2015
    vikingswen, Apr 26, 2015
    #148
  11. Apr 26, 2015 #149
    Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

    7,534
    37,819
    May 3, 2011
    Redding,CA
    0
    I had one snap open and hit me in the elbow while chaining down scissor lifts once. Brought tears to my eyes
     
    Rugerfan, Apr 26, 2015
    Rugerfan, Apr 26, 2015
    #149
  12. Apr 26, 2015 #150
    88 Alpha

    88 Alpha Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

    5,595
    18,181
    May 12, 2012
    SouthEast Alabama
    0
    I know next-to-nothing about the flatbed side of the trucking industry so I'm curious, why would a company only allow a snap-binder instead of the ratchet binders? Is it because you can only get a snap binder just so tight and you can continue cranking on a ratchet binder, thus ultimately damaging the product you are trying to secure?
     
    88 Alpha, Apr 26, 2015
    88 Alpha, Apr 26, 2015
    #150
    jeff18 Thanks this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 15 of 110