PRIME drivers...What's your 20?

After yesterday/today's watermelon fiasco, headed to South Portland, ME from Railex, Schenectady.

 

I love watermelons...

 

Then YOU haul the @#$!#$!@#$@!%$^&#&*@#$! things. *mumbles something about stupid useless people in sales.*

 

LOL I dont think I can strap those down really well.... lol

 

(this is not critical so take it for what it is)

You guys do bagged potatoes and onions, why not watermelons (excluding winter weather freezing)

Watermelons come in tubs secured to pallats with lids for stacking... Can't say Ive actually seen them on a flatbed because i can't tell what's under 90% of the tarps I see.

I'm curious what are the weather conditions or quality requirements for our flatbeds to carry onions or potatoes. I've seen mesh bagged onions on our flatbeds. Same stuff I've carried myself in a reefer. Although the temp setting isn't really refrigerating them in my reefer, my guess it might be an airflow thing to prevent mildew or mold. Might be the same reason the tarps never fully cover the backside of a onion flatbed load.

Reefer is not necessarily required for watermelons. I've seen them (watermelons) in dry vans. Must be another weather/temp deal.

In a similar vein I carried nuts. The shipper had a poster in their office reminding them "no dry van trailers" between certain dates.

I have yet to see how a grocery warehouse offloads the flatbeds. My guess is the same that I've seen at the produce markets but without the convenience of an open air dock.

 

ta denver co.....drove across i70 hoping i wouldnt have to chain up and lucky me i didnt got to miss all of the action of the winter weather which im glad they lifted the chain law as i was heading to vail

 

I think I am going to post pictures of my loads. I think you might enjoy seeing feeders in action!

 

hebron oh headed to nj

 

Bloomsburg, PA doing laundry.

I've heard one guy from Prime hauling them on flatbed, it seems rare. I'd hate to see what happens when one of those cardboard tubs gets wet from rain or melon juice from them crushed with a strap.

Your right about airflow. They want them them dry and able to breathe.
If it's getting cold they will have you take a warmer route.

I'm sure they receive a few claims with them too. Flatheads aren't used to making sure they get a good count of how many bags they have and are often "short" at the receiver. And too many like to strap everything really tight bruising everything under the strap.

 

Im tighten my load til Im sure its not goin anywhere. We most likely can haul this stuff, but is it a good idea? We have to tighten our loads down tight enough so they cant move, nothing else will prevent them from coming off or shifting than what we put on. Nothing in a bag should be on a flatbed. Bags settle way too much. By the time you reach the receiver youve tightened them down to the point their about cut in half. I like my metal or anything else I can tighten as far as I can.


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