Post your flatbed load pictures here

I think so, I went down that a couple of months ago. Then up the other one on the other side of town. Those two hills will definately give your truck a good work out.

 

It is south of the turnpike on us30, east of 522 before you get into Chambersburg, PA

 

Very cool. I used to take gas up their.

 

Yeah it was quite interesting. At least this time all I had was an SUV on the top deck going down, and the counter weights only came in at 10,500# so going back up was a breeze.

 

PA 16 is a few more miles, but a better way to get into JLG, that is if they finally got the bridge fixed. The last time I went in there, there was a bridge out and the detour left a LOT to be desired.

 

Can you show that in writing? I got into an argument with one of our drivers awhile ago when I said he should put two straps on the front and rear pallets of a supersack load, he told me the only thing in writing is one strap every ten feet, which I knew of but Ive also heard PA tickets for not having the two straps on the front and rear pallets...

 

§ 393.110 What else do I have to do to determine the minimum number of tiedowns?
(a) When tiedowns are used as part of a cargo securement system, the minimum number of tiedowns required to secure an article or group of articles against movement depends on the length of the article(s) being secured, and the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. These requirements are in addition to the rules under §393.106.

(b) When an article is not blocked or positioned to prevent movement in the forward direction by a headerboard, bulkhead, other cargo that is positioned to prevent movement, or other appropriate blocking devices, it must be secured by at least:

(1) One tiedown for articles 5 feet (1.52 meters) or less in length, and 1,100 pounds (500 kg) or less in weight;

(2) Two tiedowns if the article is:

(i) 5 feet (1.52 meters) or less in length and more than 1,100 pounds (500 kg) in weight; or

(ii) Longer than 5 feet (1.52 meters) but less than or equal to 10 feet (3.04 meters) in length, irrespective of the weight.

(3) Two tiedowns if the article is longer than 10 feet (3.04 meters), and one additional tiedown for every 10 feet (3.04 meters) of article length, or fraction thereof, beyond the first 10 feet (3.04 meters) of length.

(c) If an individual article is blocked, braced, or immobilized to prevent movement in the forward direction by a headerboard, bulkhead, other articles which are adequately secured or by an appropriate blocking or immobilization method, it must be secured by at least one tiedown for every 3.04 meters (10 feet) of article length, or fraction thereof.

(d) Special rule for special purpose vehicles. The rules in this section do not apply to a vehicle transporting one or more articles of cargo such as, but not limited to, machinery or fabricated structural items (e.g., steel or concrete beams, crane booms, girders, and trusses, etc.) which, because of their design, size, shape, or weight, must be fastened by special methods. However, any article of cargo carried on that vehicle must be securely and adequately fastened to the vehicle.

 

PA is a little missleading with how some wording is done here.

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/pub_223/section_3.pdf

NY has adopted the FMCSA Cargo securement rules as per here.

https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/osss/truck/driver



Here's the FMCSA Driver Handbook on Cargo Securement Has some nice pictures in there.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/safety-initiatives/cargo/cs-manual.htm

 

Thank you very much Jordan. We have 10 water tankers where I work an one hotshot (dodge 5500 and 32 foot gooseneck trailer). We have quite a few good drivers and we all take turns taking the hotshot loads when they come up, but some of our very experienced tanker drivers have very limited flatbed knowledge. We mainly haul super sack loads of absorbents for spill cleanups. They weigh 2k per pallet, stacked side by side on the trailer. hauling a total of 5 rows and 10 pallets.

 

good thing I was in only in AZ, UT, and WY then!

but honestly, I left the shipper like that (plus 2 8' drop tarps on top, 108 degrees out!). and then down the road, I had stopped to check my load and decided I didn't like the way the front 2 stacks were leaning; and so added 2 more straps around the front and back.