Raymond does that with forklifts. Only a few straps on the E-track to secure them. Not nearly enough securement. Im surprised they haven't had one shoot through the trailer yet. Been doing it that way for years
Either way, that sounds like heavier product than I'd want to trust the floor of a van trailer to safely support, especially in light of the horror stories I've heard about loads of super sacks breaking them in half.
The shipper loads them really well, 2 up front and 2 in the rear. My axle weights have always been spot on. I know what you mean though...the first time I went there I looked up their hours on google and I read some reviews as well. One guy posted pictures of his load shifting and damaging both the coil and his trailer. Look up Jupiter aluminum Hammond IN and it's the 8th review. Blamed his 1 inch straps for not holding the load back...
This looks like greasy rod to me not rebar. I’ve hauled numerous loads of rebar, never minded hauling it at all. Kept the bundles tight, over strapped it, don’t think I ever had a bundle shift forward. I also didn’t rear end another truck while hauling it.
I’ve never done full truck loads of nothing but rebar, but I’ve hauled some loads that were a few bundles. I always throw as many straps as I can on any flatbed load. Is it overkill? Probably, but I’ve never had anything come off my trailer before. Also my general rule of thumb I use when securing a load is if the strap isn’t touching it then it’s not secured. I’ve been known to throw extra belly wraps or gut straps on a load because I wanted a little extra protection on something that looked iffy to me.
From the video, this looks like bar stock, not rebar. They are smooth and a little shiny. It also looks like the driver may have placed a few 4X4’s for a header, if so, not enough and probably not in the right spot. You can hear him say that he rear-ended another semi. If you look at the amount of damage to the front of the truck, it really is not a lot considering the situation. That bar was going forward before he struck the other vehicle. He was moving at a good rate of speed before a hard brake started that bar moving. Shiny/smooth bar needs to be blocked and choked. Most shippers don’t want chain on these products because they nick and gouge the surface. Raising burs that can cause it to jam in the machining process.
A header built out of 4x4’s is only effective if the load is loaded tightly against it. You have to stop the load before it starts to move. Once is starts sliding it’s like a missile. On shinny bar the belly wrap straps will get tighter as the load starts to shift. the first, third, and fifth straps on this load are what I call belly wraps. They wrap around the load, over the top, and each end is attached to opposite sides.
I am surprised nobody manufactures a chain link headboard you could throw over the front of a load when and where needed. As said earlier Stop the inertia before it begins is 90% of the securement .
