One of these things is not like the others….

Good heads up! I know it's s thank-less job, but THANK YOU for caring about the safety of the general crazy public motorists, and me! (If you see me out there, which is rarely)

 

This is a TERRIFIC EXAMPLE...for others....of what to potentially expect....when doing flatbed duty.

GREAT SAVE there....

-- L

 

One would think that their should be a better way for the shipper to secure their product.
They used to lag screw them to the boards and the screws would split the wood.
Looks as if they found another cost saving Best Practice adding share holder value.

 

My drivers would not be allowed to have that load on their truck without running another strap over the row. I am surprised that nylon strapping is even allowed as a primary means of tying it down on the pallet.

 

Sure seems like a cheap securement for what i would think is a relativity expensive piece of hardware .

 

I HATE when that happens....

 

2x4s and real screws would do the trick, nails and pallet top wood is just not quite enough.

Better places use a stronger strap and better blocking, or have tabs to lag to pallet, cant strap over top of them.

1, would tip outside edges towards center loosening strap completely creating 0 securement
2, anything that messes with the integrity of the transformer top would result in exploding transformers when put in service