Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

Rubber belt from port

 

Too good to fraternize with us 'door slammers' now, are ye?!?!?!? SMDH.

 

This is a good picture. Let’s look at a few things here.
This driver tried to use shortcuts that didn’t work.
If you notice on the bundles, each one has 3 bands. At the bands is a sticker. This is the point of contact. This is also the point where clamping force is highest and transfers to the deck. A strap should have been placed at each of these locations. Putting straps between these points only bows the lumber a slight bit, now you are working against the “spring” in the lumber. Very little clamping force is working on the load. This allows the load to walk around. Should a hard brake happen, the shift will be epic!
Additional straps placed along the load are only going to be for control of the load, with minimal clamp force, unless stickers are placed at those points from top to bottom. Length and weight will dictate the number of straps, just know where maximum clamping will be.

On a side note. This mill is being cheap. The bundles in the picture should have 4 stickers/bands minimum on each of them.

 

Another generator going to the Port of Baltimore

 

Dubuque Iowa to Ashland, Va 544L and 333G. This is the 27th loader for me in the last four months. I told them that it’s going to wear out my trailer with those heavier tracks and loads on the outside aluminum supports. Dispatch “Nah it’s fine”. Well this happened today

 

Correction 17th loader not 27th. Sorry my texting thumbs aren’t working tonight

 

15’4” wide from Texas to Washington with my straps over the tarp. It’s tarped very tight but still balloons up on top, even with the straps over the tarp. I don’t want to find out what Wyoming wind would do to a tarp without straps.

 

Boop, back for 1 load...or two I should say, can’t say no to $155/hour to move rig matts!

 

Induction coils for a steel furnace.

Going from NJ to Laredo. After that somewhere far south in Mexico. Strapped the pallets too, but I hadn't done it when i took the photos. exico.