The 2 big outfits ive seen layed over in the ditch is Frontier and Transcore. Not sure if they get up your way or not though.
They used to haul alot of those international paper co. Loads.
Refused my first load today
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Had similar issues.
They do that because the customers started complain about the difficulty in unloading when the steel is butted.
Had to listen to a customer complain last year for about 20 minutes, because he had to fight to seperate them before he could unload them.
I just simply explained that I wasn't leaving the mill with that steel spaced.
So I cinched it all together with three gut wraps.
He didn't like it but understood, especially when I politely told him that I'd wait until his wife was next to me on the freeway then had cut hard right and slam on my breaks, all 10.
You should have seen the look on his face.
Of course it took me twice as long to get unloaded, but oh well, he learned his lesson.
Now when dispatch tells me I'm picking up another one of these loads, I make sure I have at least 16 4x4x12" blocks handy.rank, Chewy352 and Dye Guardian Thank this. -
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If a driver is pulling a trailer with logistics posts or an e-track or two down the side, there is absolutely no reason why he/she shouldn't be keeping a few straps handy. -
I've hauled more paper rolls than I ever want to remember. Aluminum coils also. Most of mine were in a reefer. Smooth poly walls and an aluminum floor that your unable to nail blocking to creates problems.
The little green book has a separate chapter with special rules on hauling them now. Basically every roll has to have 3 points of contact with either the trailer or other rolls.
Large rolls normally have to be split loaded. Half in the nose. And half over the trailer tandem. It's the rear group that causes the problems. In a reefer your only option is to have a traction mat under the front rolls of the rear group. And I believe now they have to be banded together over the tail by law. But I haven't pulled a load in a long time.
It's much the same as pulling a smooth bore tank. You just gotta drive the thing for conditions.
Trouble is in the steering wheel drivers today. Out of sight out of mind. They'll pull the same stupid stunts they do with 5 pallets and 10,000 in the box and then be surprised at the results.rank, passingthru69, DDlighttruck and 4 others Thank this. -
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What about large spools of wire....took this of a competitor about 2 years ago. Rolled over the blocking and this is how it ended.
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That looks ugly, at least it stayed in the trl
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