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Very true,
Also to include at the officers discretion.

 

Where I'm from they are specific.
They measure from the king pin to the front of the most forward part , be trailer or the load protruding the trailer.
With out permits we are only allowed 71 inches king pin lead as it is known.

 

Ummm actually most of them do. Need to check with each state specifically, but that may mean getting into their specific state regulations and laws if it is an issue with them. If they aren't mentioned, side of caution says stick with stock vehicle tractor/trailer lengths if unsure.

I noticed using the "Oversize Load & Pilot Car Directory 2011-2012" that if there are length issues, they mention them in the text of that state, but again, these need to be checked against each state. I also have an old reference section in a company manual with State by state F.O.H. and R.O.H. specs, but it's out of date, and needs to be checked. The Alabama reference alone had been updated, but then again, it's a guide and final checking with each state must be done to be up to speed on regs.

 

Is that the fabric that goes under a road? Ive hauled that before. Nice load!

 

My great big OS load to California.....all 7,500# of it.

 

Almost as bad as my super hauler metal frame I posted.

 

Yeah, there is 1 box that needed tarped so I spent $6 at Lowes and bought an el-cheapo one.

This load has been kind of a pain, since that small aluminum box has worke itself loose of the boards holding it up 3 times now. I've got 3 2" straps and a 4" on it now and it won't go anywhere. But now the large piece has managed to break a 2x4 board that was keeping a bracket from hitting the deck, so now I get to figure out how to fix that. The shop here at the Peelot doesn't have a floor jack and they won't use their forklift to raise it for me 2". So I'm gonna have to get creative, but I think using my winch bar as a lever I can raise it up enough to get a new piece under it. I'll try after dinner, I put in 700 miles today and I'm beat.

 

This was one of the worst loads I have ever done in my life, but also the one I am proudest of. I picked up a load of onions from Hatch, NM., and took them all the way to Chicago, for delivery to a Chinese food Distributor. My boss was told the place I was loading at would sell us temporary side kits, but when I got there, they didn't have any. The onions in this picture are all loose bags, not secured to the skids in any way. I had to cover the top, and one-third of the top side with my tarps, but could not cover more, or the onions would turn black. I strapped the load down as good as it could be done, and headed up the road.

I can't remember how many times I stopped to adjust my straps, but it was a lot. A whole lot. But my ability to adapt my driving to the load I was carrying, allowed me to make the entire trip without a single lost bag. During my trip, I saw a lot of guys who were not so lucky, and they had side kits. The highway had a lot of spots where I saw a couple lost bags, and one or two spots that had a dozen bags within a quarter-mile.

When the Chinese dock workers finished unloading me, they were amazed all the bags had made the trip. The manager, who was this drop-dead gorgeous Chinese woman, called me up to the office. She gave me an envelope, which turned out to have $100 in it. She told me any driver who made the trip with no loss, got the same. Then she smiled, and continued "your the last truck in, and the first driver who got the bonus".

The $100 was nice, but the pride I walked away with that day meant a lot more to me. It was not easy, to say the least, but doing the job right usually is not the easy way.

 

Yep, that's what it is, polypropylene. Can't get the straps "tight", it keeps squishing.

 

Congrats!!! Youre now the dedicated onion man!! lol

Did you have to leave some chains/binders behind? I hauled um to Pa. Nice load, I liked it. Was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Strap n go